Designing and Explaining the framework of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Sport

The purpose of this research was to designing and explaining the framework of entrepreneurship ecosystem in Sport.

The research method was systematic qualitative. The statistical population consisted of professors, managers, business owners, entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors and advisers in the field of sports industry. The statistical sample was selected and deliberately selected on a targeted and accessible basis based on the relevance of the subject and the scientific validity. The research instrument consisted of three tools: library study, semi-guided exploratory interview and two-step Delphi technique. The validity of each research tools was based on sample validity and the coefficient of agreement between Specialists and experts was approved.

After analyzing the data collected from coding and framing and structural and systematic analysis, Researchers identify the main actors in the creation of an entrepreneurship ecosystem in sport, which include six main areas: entrepreneurial environment; human capital; entrepreneurial leadership; places, equipment, and sports services; financing; and, entrepreneurship infrastructure. Finally, using the two-stage Delphi method, the framework for entrepreneurship ecosystem in sport was designed and explained.

Given that the definition and restructuring of one of the responses of organizations and systems to environmental changes and the ecosystem of entrepreneurship in the country faces many challenges, Therefore, the framework designed in this study can be used to evaluate, analyze and systematize the basis of the basic sports entrepreneurship ecosystem.