Table 3

Descriptive results of the perceived importance of sport management competencies according to country.

Factors	Country					H	E_R²	p
Factors	Spain	Italy	Croatia	Bulgaria	Germany	H	E_R²	p
1. Sport Facility Management	6.16 ± 0.63	6.06 ± 0.43	6.90 ± 0.22	6.22 ± 0.81	5.73 ± 0.49	83.793	.403	< .001***
2. Marketing and Financial Management	6.02 ± 0.83	6.13 ± 0.42	6.72 ± 0.41	6.00 ± 1.00	5.74 ± 0.50	53.112	.255	< .001***
3. Strategic Planning Management	6.06 ± 0.65	5.68 ± 0.61	6.83 ± 0.39	6.35 ± 0.67	5.55 ± 0.59	81.337	.391	< .001***
4. Event Management	6.27 ± 0.81	5.38 ± 0.66	6.89 ± 0.29	6.45 ± 0.65	5.52 ± 0.80	98.829	.475	< .001***
5. Human Resources Management	5.97 ± 0.73	4.85 ± 0.84	6.88 ± 0.33	6.10 ± 0.85	4.84 ± 0.91	110.761	.533	< .001***
6. Research	5.89 ± 1.15	5.15 ± 0.69	6.88 ± 0.35	6.30 ± 0.75	5.17 ± 0.72	102.259	.492	< .001***
Note. Significance level p < .05 p < .01 **p < .001.