Thematic Analysis of Factors Affecting the Development of Iran's Sport Economy

The purpose of this research was to analyze the factors influencing the development of Iran's sports industry.

The method of qualitative research was thematic analysis. The statistical population of the study is experts (experts, experts and experts in economics and sports management) in the field of sport economics. Sampling was purposeful. The research tool was interviewed. Which was made up of 14 people. The validity of the research tool (interview) was evaluated by interviewees and then by specialist professors. For internal consistency, reliability was used to measure reliability, with a reliability of 0.83. For analyzing the data, the method of analytic analysis was used.

Based on the findings of the semi-structured interviews, various factors affect the development of the sporting economy. These factors were classified into six main categories. Categories include: sports development, business-economic factors, business activities, legal-supportive requirements, management requirements, and hosting international events. These 6 items include 13 concepts and 45 agents or open source.

Based on the findings of this research, we conclude that for the development of the Iranian sports industry, we should focus on the extraction categories of this research, in which case we can have dynamic economic activity.