Sport Management Studies

Investigating and Analyzing Effective Factors on Entrepreneurship of Iranian Physical Education Graduates

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Payame Noor

2 Professor of Sport Management, University of Payame Noor

3 Assistant Professor of Sport Physiology, University of Payame Noor

Abstract
Employment issue is an important national challenge, especially among university graduates, in the upcoming decade. Therefore, identifying and developing characteristics related to entrepreneurship has a considerable importance, especially among physical education graduates. The main goal of the present study was to identify effective factors on entrepreneurship of physical education graduates. This descriptive-analysis study was of exploratory type which was done as a field research. The statistical population included 11 faculties of physical education in Iran from 2003 to 2008, the number of which was 4235 people. According to the statistical estimation, the sample size was obtained as 200 people. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (Ra =0.887) was used in this research to estimate validity of the questionnaire. Since the mentioned questionnaire was provided based on the identified factors affecting entrepreneurial of physical education graduates in research background and expert’s opinions, therefore, the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed spontaneously. Thus, in this study, similar investigations were examined and views of experts were used by Delphi method in order to identify the factors which affect entrepreneurship of physical education graduates in six psychological, demographic, educational, administrative, environmental and professional competence dimensions. Using statistical methods, the effectiveness of these factors was confirmed and, finally, some suggestions were presented according to the performed analyses.

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 10, Issue 47
April & May 2018
March and April 2018
Pages 131-152

  • Receive Date 22 March 2015
  • Revise Date 12 April 2015
  • Accept Date 15 April 2015

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