Effect of Information Technology, Human Resources Management, Organizational Entrepreneurship on Sustainable Development of Sport Tourism Based on Karmen Model

Today, tourism with the sport industry has been greatly matched. With the advent of modern knowledge, this relationship has become widespread and has created a dynamic and powerful industry around the world. Since this industry is one of the most profitable and high value added industries, obviously, policymakers at the macro level of sport of countries are interested in the scientific and continuous attention to this industry- especially in areas that have the potential for the tourism industry. Therefore, this research investigates the impact of information technology on sustainable development of sport tourism in Iran, taking into account the intermediary variables such as human resource management and organizational entrepreneurship in Iran. This research was applied in terms of correlation method and in terms of collecting data. The statistical population consisted of the sports experts of the Ministry of Sport and Youth and tourism experts of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization- a total of 242 experts. In this research, the questionnaire on sustainable development of sport tourism, organizational entrepreneurship, information and communication technology and human resource management as a tool for data collection was used after validation, stability and reliability. Descriptive statistics (mean, frequency, standard deviation and inferential statistics) were used to categorize raw data and Kolmogorov Smirnov tests and Pearson correlation coefficients for examining hypotheses using SPSS software. The results of research hypotheses showed that there is a significant relationship between information technology and sustainable development of sport tourism. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between organizational entrepreneurship, human resource management and sustainable tourism development.