Policy Proposals for Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Korea Sport Industry

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify problems in the current policies for the Korea sport industry and suggest ways to improving performance and the development of Korea sport industry by applying the Delphi method.BR Method: Two rounds of Delphi method were employed by using an email questionnaire in order to examine the current policies for the Korea sport industry such as providing sport industry information and trends, providing support for overseas expansion, and providing training of sport industry professionals. The data were collected from 40 experts including sport management professors, business professors, economics professors, researchers, professionals, and public officers in the Korea sport industry. The questionnaire in the first round consists of two parts including the brief description and performance of the current policies for the Korea sport industry and personal opinions from subjects with regard to the policies. In the second round, the subjects were asked to rate the degree how they agree with the identified problems and solutions from the first round of delphi method with 5 point Likert scale.BR Results: Based on the Delphi method, some problems were identified and several solutions were suggested for Korea sport industry development and strengthening the competitiveness of the Korea sport industry.BR Conclusion: Practical implications of findings and limitations of the study were discussed and suggested.