Investigating the Role of Internal Market Orientation on the Development of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Sports Business Owners (Case Study: Sports Clubs in Ilam Province)

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1 M.A. Sport Management, Faculty of physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Instructor, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Emam Ali, Tehran, Iran.

4 Lecturer, University of Ivanki, Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Humanities, University of Ivanki, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the role of domestic market orientation on the development of entrepreneurial orientation in sports business owners. The present study was a descriptive-correlational study in terms of purpose, applied research and prospective time. The statistical population of this study was 210 managers of all private sport clubs in Ilam province. Statistical sample was selected against population. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to evaluate the distribution of data. In data analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine simple two-way relationships between variables and structural equation modeling was used to determine multiple relationships. The results showed that the indices obtained from the model fit. Also, to investigate the research hypotheses and the impact of internal marketing on entrepreneurial orientation and its dimensions by structural equation modeling, the final research model was tested in two standardized coefficients of the paths related to the research hypotheses and significance coefficients. The coefficient of significance between the two variables of internal market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation was greater than 1.96 and equal to 14.17, which indicates that internal market orientation has a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial orientation. It is Suggested that sports business owners, in order to improve the status of their business, in the first stage try to have a complete and clear understanding of the wants and needs of their employees and in the next stages to think about attracting more customers.

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Journal of Sport Management Knowledge
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2023
Pages 87-98

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  • Receive Date: 24 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 30 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 13 December 2023

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