Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of investigating and modeling the methods of private sector participation in student sports.

Methods: The present research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative), so first, a conceptual model was presented using the Grounded theory method and the systematic design of Strauss and Corbin. The participants in the qualitative part of the research were 20 academic experts and specialists from the Ministry of Sports and Youth using a purposeful method, and in the quantitative part, based on the minimum requirement of the PLS software method in structural equations. 200 sponsors from the field of sports and sports businesses were randomly selected.

Results: According to the results of the qualitative section, causal factors (employee characteristics, leadership and structure), contextual factors (hardware and equipment, laws and policies), central phenomenon (knowledge, communication, updating), intervening factors (organizational factors, management factors), strategies (central regulation and development), consequences (human resource management, dynamism and entrepreneurship of the private sector) were identified in the form of a conceptual model. Also, according to the results of the quantitative section, the factor loadings of all dimensions of the research had appropriate values and the significant coefficients were estimated to be above 1.96.

Conclusion: Every organization needs a specific leadership, and undoubtedly all managers know that their success depends on human resources and leadership style in organizations, and this idea has led them to seek the appropriate style in managing the affairs of organizations.