Document Type : Research Paper

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The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effect of Psychological capital on corporate Entrepreneurship and presenting suitable model in the Ministry of Sport and Youth. The method of this study was descriptive and correlation. 275 subjects of this study were stratified randomly selected from all staff of the Ministry of Sport and Youth. Two questionnaires of Psychological capital (Luthans, Youssef & Avolio, 2007) and corporate entrepreneurship (Lawson, 2014) were used to collect data. One-Sample T Test was used to determine the status of Psychological capital, corporate entrepreneurship and their components and Pearson Correlation Coefficient Test and Structural Equation Modeling were used to determine the relationship among the variables of the research. The results indicated that mean of Psychological capital and its all dimensions were significantly upper than the intermediate level, mean of corporate entrepreneurship was equal with intermediate level, there is significant relationship between the Psychological capital and its all dimensions with the Entrepreneurship and research model approved the effect of Psychological capital on corporate entrepreneurship. On the basis of the findings of the present study, enhancement of Psychological capital in the Ministry of Sport and Youth can improve the entrepreneurship of the organization.

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