abolfazl emami; farshad emami; mostafa afshari
Abstract
Abstract Today, the sport is considered one of the diverse industries in world trade. It is also economically an important factor in reviving the national economy in many countries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of investment development on economic empowerment of Iran's sports ...
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Abstract Today, the sport is considered one of the diverse industries in world trade. It is also economically an important factor in reviving the national economy in many countries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of investment development on economic empowerment of Iran's sports industry. The research method was mixed and exploratory such that, at first, fifteen sports experts were chosen through purposive sampling and were interviewed in depth. Following qualitative data themes analysis, 101 different codes were extracted in six main themes and Seventeen sub-themes. Also, investment development questionnaire encompassed 79 questions and economic empowerment was designed with twenty questions (a>0/80). The study population consisted of all individuals with a management background in sports, university professors and experts in the field of economics, management and marketing of sports whom were administered the questionnaires of which 197 were returned. The research findings in the qualitative part revealed six variables of investment development, and in the quantitative part showed that the research model would have the goodness of fit and investment development affects the economic empowerment of Iran's sports industry.In this regard, it is suggested that in case, economic policies are defined to create an open space based on economic liberalization in order to access new markets, foreign capital and new technology, and measures are taken to increase economic stability, capital risk; investment will decrease and, consequently, the flow of domestic and foreign investment in the country's sports industry will increase.