Analysis of Entrepreneurial Barriers in Sports

Today, entrepreneurship is known as the engine of growth and development of countries, but there are obstacles to achieve this.The purpose of this study was to analyze the barriers to entrepreneurship in sports from the perspectives of students, faculty members, and sports managers in Tehran. The present study was applied in essence and descriptive-analytical in terms of purpose. The statistical population was all graduate students (420 students), faculty members (90) and sports managers in Tehran (85 people). The statistical sample based on Morgan table included 332 people who were randomly selected and available. The instrument was a modified questionnaire. Sports management professors confirmed the validity of the questionnaires and the reliability of the questionnaires was reported in a pilot study using Cronbach's alpha 0.92. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the selected groups in the structural and environmental components (p 0.001, F = 1.103). Therefore, in order to facilitate the formation and development of entrepreneurship, it is suggested to decision-makers and policymakers of the country to pay attention to the obstacles and how to overcome them.