Identifying and Prioritizing Factors Influencing the Startups of Sport Science Students in Iran Using Analytical Network process (ANP)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad,Iran

2 . Associate Professor of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad, Iran

3 PhD. Student in Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Startups play a key role in reducing unemployment and economic growth. Governments have been turning to college student startups since the early twentieth century.
Field Research and Experience The student startups at the universities of the country express the lack of flourishing. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the growth of sports science startups in Iran using network analysis technique.
The statistical population of this study consisted of experts in student startups, professors and students of management of sport science faculties of Iran and were selected as snowball sampling. From in-depth interviews with experts and research backgrounds, 41 factors were identified and classified into 6 clusters as effective factors. The data were analyzed with the help of experts and software from SuperDisign and SPSS. The experts prioritized the clusters in the order of individual founding factors, college learning environment, academic economics, technology and communication, facilities and social and cultural settings. In the overall ranking below the criteria, the Founder of Social Up and Emotional Intelligence Startup was ranked as the most important priority and the family support for sport was the least important. It is recommended to launch a network called Sports Industry and Community Needs to apply student research results and increase student motivation and innovation.

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Applied Research in Sport Management
Volume 9, Issue 4 - Serial Number 36
Spering 2021
April 2021
Pages 71-90

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  • Receive Date: 28 March 2020
  • Revise Date: 01 September 2020
  • Accept Date: 15 September 2020

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