The effect of entrepreneurial foresight on Iran's sports industry

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
hasan isazadeh
akbar fathi
YJH
Abstract
The purpose of the current research was to predict the future of entrepreneurship in Iran's sports industry. Applied research method is qualitative. The designers of the research were entrepreneurship experts in physical training and the participation of sports management professors, who were purposefully researched until the researchers reached theoretical saturation, 18 of them were researched as a sample. Data analysis was done by coding theoretical bases and expert interviews. After identifying the factors that are used from the cross-matrix in MikMak software and the key factors were selected.desirable future scenario of entrepreneurship in Iran's sports industry was compiled. The research results showed that there are 10 common factors between influential and influential key factors and 30 possible situations were defined for 10 factors. In the scenario writing section, the number of 12 scenarios has a very high probability of occurrence; As a result, relevant managers and planners can create a better future for the country's sports entrepreneurship by emphasizing and paying more attention to those factors. Also, the country's sports managers and planners should always be aware of the occurrence of any of the scenarios identified in this research and other similar researches by monitoring the environmental factors, and by reviewing and evaluating their strategies in the event of any of the scenarios, a comprehensive understanding of the future obtain and, if necessary, formulate and use strategies appropriate to the prevailing conditions.
Keywords
Foresight
entrepreneurship
sports industry
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