Presenting Model of Intellectual Sovereignty Development in Iranian Sport

The present study was designed to present a model of intellectual development in Iranian sport. The present study was a mixed type study that was conducted qualitatively and quantitatively. The statistical population consisted of the elite of sport management and intellectual property elite in the country. Twelve individuals were identified as the research sample using snowball sampling. In the quantitative section, the statistical population included researchers and inventors in the field of sport, 210 of whom were selected using available sampling method and according to Morgan table, 132 individuals were selected as the sample. The research instrument consisted of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Coding according to the Strauss and Corbin paradigm model was used to evaluate the qualitative data and the structural equation method was used in the quantitative part. Data analysis was performed in SPSS 20 and Smart PLS 2 software. The results of the present study showed that there are some causal, contextual, interventional conditions, consequences, and strategies for developing intellectual governance in sport. The results of this study also showed that the research model has a good fit. In general, the development of intellectual sovereignty needs to address certain issues related to government, the media, and profitable individuals, while considering laws, structural, cultural and social conditions. In the meantime, the present study has shown that improving social responsibility, central justice and controlling theft plays an important role in the development of intellectual governance in sport.