The analysis of effective factors on the development of insurance in local sports of Iran: based on data foundation theory

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the development of insurance in country sports based on the data foundation theory. The research method was qualitative and its nature was exploratory-fundamental which was done based on the data foundation theory. The statistical population of the study included all the elites in the field of insurance in sports. Based on the selection of snowballs, 15 people were identified as the sample until they reached theoretical saturation. Data collection tool included semi-structured interviews. Open, axial and selective coding were used to analyze the research data. The output of the research was a paradigm model of factors affecting the development of insurance in the country sports. In total, five general categories were identified, which included causal factors, contextual factors, intervening factors, strategies and consequences. In the axial coding stage, causal factors, contextual factors (legal issues, structural issues, cultural issues and knowledge issues), intervening factors (managerial factors, attitudinal factors, economic-political factors), strategies, consequences (sports consequences and technical consequences) and the main phenomenon was identified along with the codes related to each factor.