Naslov
The analysis of the correlation between experiences acquired by doing sports and experiences needed for a successful start up

Autori
Medić, Rino ; Bačić, Ana ; Medić, Dora

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), stručni

Izvornik
2014 M-sphere book of papers : selected papers presented et 3rd international M-Sphere conference for multidisciplinarity in business and science / Vranešević, Tihomir - Zagreb : Accent Press, 2014, 249-255

ISBN
978-953-7930-06-6

Skup
3rd international M-Sphere conference for multidisciplinarity in business and science

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 02.10.2014. - 04.10.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
sport ; entrepreneurship ; start-up ; athletic experiences ; entrepreneurial experiences

Sažetak
Doing sports has, from the ancient times, been characterised as something that contributes to the general health of an individual. By developing sport and by bringing it to a higher level, one develops a range of experiences typical for athletes. Professional athletes invest years in their psychological and physical development and regardless of whether they are doing an individual or a team sport, they develop qualities and skills which can prove useful for their future careers. Since a professional career of an athlete has a time limit, depending on the sport they do, a high number of athletes decide to set up a business during or after their athletic career. Will experience they had acquired during their career be an advantage or a disadvantage? This paper tries to establish the correlation between experiences acquired when doing sports professionally and experiences needed for setting up a successful start-up. The paper also tries to show to what extent the two are dependent on each other as well as to what extent they can be useful or harmful when launching a new business. For the purposes of this paper a secondary research was conducted, i.e. the available literature on entrepreneurs and athletes was analysed as well as on the qualities and skills typical for each of the professions. As the primary research a questionnaire was circulated to interview former athletes who set up their own businesses, successfully or unsuccessfully, and the gathered information was used as the basis for an analysis. The paper also lists athletes who started a business successfully as well as those who did not succeed in doing so. Based on this, the paper tries to establish experiences which increase or decrease the chances for success and to find the correlation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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