1 Department of Coaching, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, 15100, Türkiye
2 Department of Management, Akdeniz University, Antalya, 07000, Türkiye
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship scores among sport sciences students and whether these scores differed by selected demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted with 200 students (120 men, 80 women) from the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Data were collected using a personal information form and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scales (Cronbach's α = 0.954 and 0.946, respectively). Year of study was defined as the undergraduate year in which students were enrolled (1st–4th year). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis, independent-samples t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Innovation and entrepreneurship scores were strongly and positively correlated (r = 0.76, p < 0.001). Male students had higher innovation (p = 0.038) and entrepreneurship (p = 0.034) scores than female students. No significant differences were observed by age group, year of study, sport branch, self-reported entrepreneurship knowledge, or monthly income (all p > 0.05). The findings show that innovation and entrepreneurship are closely related in this sample and that, among the demographic characteristics examined, only gender was associated with a small difference; given the cross-sectional design, the results should not be interpreted causally.
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