D.O.I: http:dx.doi.org/10.4127/ch.2011.0052 Eydi Hossein 1 , Raheim Ramezanineghad 1 , Bahram Yosefi 2 , Seid Nasrolla Sajjadi 3 , Esmail Malekakhlagh 4 1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Iran 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Razi, Iran 3 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran 4 Department of Literature, School of Management, University of Guilan, Iran Abstract Organizational effectiveness continues to be a popular topic in management settings, seminars, and research projects. Sim- ilar levels of attention prevail in area of sport management. This construct has been contested by theorists and researchers for many years. As the study of organizational effectiveness in profit organizations is complex and confused, studying the con- struct in nonprofit organizations like sporting organizations may be even more troublesome due to their distinctive nature. This article draws from the general literature on organizational ef- fectiveness and the specialized Literature on organizational ef- fectiveness in sport and nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Five major approaches to measuring organizational effectiveness, i.e., Goal attainment, systems of resources, internal procedure, multiple constituency and competing values framework have been reported in the literature. Review of literature showed that tow approach of multiple constituency and competing val- ues framework as a multi dimensionality had a most usage in sport environment. Key Words: Organizational effectiveness, Goal attainment, sys- tems of resources, internal procedure, multiple constituency, com- peting values framework. X X OPHΓIA OPHΓIA – C HOREGIA HOREGIA Sport Management International Journal SMIJ – VOL. 7, Number 1, 2011 Scientific Forum in Sport Management Compressive Review of Organizational Effectiveness in Sport