Identify indicators and components affecting the adoption of open innovation policy in selected sports federations

The aim of this study was to identify the indicators and components affecting the adoption of open innovation policy in selected sports federations. Participants in the present study were all university experts, faculty members, experts, secretaries and presidents of federations. Sampling was done by purposive and theoretical methods. Theoretical saturation of the samples was obtained after interviewing 14 people. The number of samples was not determined before the research was conducted and the sampling process continued until some kind of information saturation was obtained; this means that no new information was extracted from the data during the interview. The tools of the present study were semi-structured interviews. The intra-subject agreement method was used to confirm the reliability. Three coding steps were used to analyze the data. Using open coding, model categories were identified; then, in the axial coding stage, the link between these categories was determined in the form of a coding paradigm. The coding process in the form of six dimensions of the paradigm model that includes effective causal indicators including organizational structure, managerial support and readiness for change, contextual factors including staff, infrastructure, motivation, strategy and innovative culture. Barriers include manpower, structural barriers, cultural barriers and knowledge barriers. In this regard, the proposed strategies include knowledge and training, participation, competitive environment and organizational dynamics. Finally, the use of the model will lead to the consequences of productivity, creativity and social functioning.