Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 دانشگاه خوارزمی
2 Kharazmi
3 University of Tehran
4 kharazmi university
Abstract
The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and analyzing the factors that form the ecosystem of sports startups in Iran. Theme analysis was the method of choice for carrying out the exploratory, qualitative research. 16 experts in the field of entrepreneurship and sports startups, including the founders of sports startups, science and technology parks, growth centers, university professors, and elites in the field of sports entrepreneurship, were subjected to semi-structured, in-depth interviews. The five-stage model of Castleberry and Nolen (2018) was used for data analysis. The findings showed that the main components of a sports start-up ecosystem include education and research, human capital, social capital, government policies, cultural values, infrastructure and support factors, economic factors, market factors, and technology. It can be said that although there are general frameworks for understanding start-up ecosystems, the findings confirm slight differences in the underlying layers of the sports start-up ecosystem. Therefore, the success of sports startups in Iran requires a correct understanding and recognition of all the specific components of their ecosystem, in which government policies and economic factors seem to play a more colorful role.
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