Explaining the quantitative pattern of influential factors to lead corruption in Iran’s football industry

The present study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of the method of conducting quantitative research and the type of Structural Equation Modeling Research (SEM) that was used to construct a conceptual model of research using the method of Grounded Theory (systematic). The statistical population of the study consisted of all the heads of the ministry of sport and football federation, academics and professors of the university, media representatives, managers of football clubs, coaches, players and referees who were qualified (N = 165). This was selected using purposeful sampling method. To collect data, a questionnaire was made through interviews with experts and scholars were prepared. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was obtained by 10 professors and experts and the reliability of the tool was obtained by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 897). In order to examine the factor structure of the questionnaire, exploratory factor analysis was used to identify 18 of the 71 items was leading. Data compiled by confirmatory factor analysis using partial least squares (PLS) were used to assess the validity was confirmed. Considering the significant coefficient values obtained with 95% of confidence in the structural model, all the causal, subjective, interventional, strategy and consequence factors had a significant and positive effect on the pivotal phenomenon of corruption. Only did the relation between causal, subjective, interventional and strategy factors have a significant negative effect on the results.