The Design and Codification of Development Model of Entrepreneurial Skills for Students of Sport Management in Iran

The aim of this study was to design the development model of entrepreneurship skills for sport management students of Iran. This descriptive-analytical study was of exploratory nature which was conducted as a field. The statistical population included 2761 sport management students. According to Morgan table, 338 subjects were selected as the sample by simple random sampling method. For the purposes of this study, a researcher-made questionnaire with 28 items was used; its face and content validity was confirmed by 15 sport management professors and its reliability was calculated in a pilot study with 30 subjects and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α=0.94). Construct validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by factor analysis. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used. The findings showed that environmental, technical, commercial and management factors played a role in developing entrepreneurship of sport management students. Also, all fit indexes of development model of entrepreneurial skills in sport management students were favorable and confirmed this model.