javad moradi; rasool nazari; Mohammadreza Moradi
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the economic and financial barriers affecting the performance and sustainable development of Iranian football industry. Methodology: Due to exploratory nature of the research, the qualitative research method was used to identify the most important barriers ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the economic and financial barriers affecting the performance and sustainable development of Iranian football industry. Methodology: Due to exploratory nature of the research, the qualitative research method was used to identify the most important barriers related to the research subject. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 experts.Using the Grande theory, the research sample was selected through a combination of theoretical and snowball sampling. Results: The results of the study considered 45 economic and financial barriers to performance and sustainable development of Iranian football industry. Conclusion: According to the research findings, economic and financial barriers affecting the performance and sustainable development of the Iranian football industry can be divided into two general categories: external and internal factors. External factors are factors outside of Iran's soccer industry and internal factors are internal factors.