Javad Paziresh; Shahab Bahrami; Nazanin Rasekh; Hamid Ghasemi
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to design and develop a model of legal dimensions of economic crimes in professional sport. The method of the study was mixed. The statistical population in the qualitative part included the elites of the economic and legal field in sports, which was done using purposive ...
Read More
The purpose of this study was to design and develop a model of legal dimensions of economic crimes in professional sport. The method of the study was mixed. The statistical population in the qualitative part included the elites of the economic and legal field in sports, which was done using purposive sampling method and theoretical saturation technique. In addition to the economic and legal elites in sports, the statistical population of this study includes some senior managers of public and private sports organizations in Iran, including managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, sports federations and municipal sports organizations, as well as some senior managers of clubs. Iranian professionals, which included 276 people. Data collection tools in the study included a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by examining the opinions of experts, the validity of the structure using factor analysis test and also its reliability according to the calculation of Cronbach's alpha (total alpha = 0.85). The results showed that in the qualitative part, which was done through content analysis and open, axial and selective coding in the form of five general components of causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, main phenomenon, actions and consequences. Also, the quantitative results of the research showed that the amount of T corresponding to each factor has a significant effect and the whole framework of the legal dimensions of economic crimes in professional sports was approved and the research model has a good fit.