The effect of innovation climate in classrooms on the ability to start independent business of physical education students of Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

Authors

1 Master of Sports Management, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

2 Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

Abstract

Innovation in today's world is a team effort that the most basic and first important step and goal for innovation is an organization to be open to new ideas and concepts. Therefore, the purpose of this study was the effect of the atmosphere of innovation in the classrooms on the competence of starting an independent business in physical education students of Tabriz Azad University. The present study, in terms of purpose, was part of applied studies and in terms of causal-comparative research method was conducted in the field. The standard questionnaires of Durabaji et al. (1998) and Anderson and Dunkelberg (1990) were used to collect information on the innovation climate and the ability to start independent businesses. The face and content validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by six professors of sports management. The reliability of the questionnaires was determined using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was obtained for Innovation Bar (1998) (α = 0.84) and for Independent Business Start-up (1990) (α = 0.87). Physical education students of Azad University, Tabriz Branch formed a statistical population of the study that using Morgan table from 517 people in the study population, 250 people were randomly selected. Descriptive statistics were used to report the subjects' information, mean and standard deviation. According to the number of subjects, the Kolmogorov-Sminrov statistical test was used for normal distribution of data. Regression test was used to analyze the data. According to the results of the data analysis, all the factors of innovation climate (challenge, freedom, trust, idea time, fun, contradictions, supports, debates, risk-taking) in the classes on the ability to start Independent businesses have a positive effect on physical education students of the Islamic Azad University of Tabriz; Therefore, creating an atmosphere of innovation in students' classrooms can create new businesses and improve the employment status of physical education students.

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