The relationship between organizational structure and entrepreneurship in Sport and Youth Organization

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The aim of present study was to investigate the relationship between organizational structure and entrepreneurship in Sport and Youth Organization of Mazandaran Province. The method of this research was descriptive –correlation. The statistical population of the present study were Staff and Chief the Sports Board the Sport and Youth Organization in Mazandaran Province. The statistical Samples were equal to statistical population. To collect the data of Organizational structure of Stephen P. Robbins, entrepreneurship Sharifian and demographic questionnaires were used. The validity of questionnaires was confirmed by constructive comments of sport management professors, sports board staff and chief and their reliability determined by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.77 and 0.86 respectively.
The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics Kolmogorov-Smirnove test (KS-test), pearson correlation and linear regression. The results of this study indicated that there was a positive and significant relation between the Formalization components with entrepreneurship (r=0.318, p=0.001). The results of the linear regression analysis indicated that formalization subscale was found to just strong predictor of increase entrepreneurship. Therefore, according to the results authorities should pay attention to this factor as the most important factor in entrepreneurship.

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