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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
Challenging the existing perspectives and models upon which sport management has been founded, this Research Agenda compiles cutting-edge research from expert contributors to offer a new definition of sport management.
Examining the evolution of sport management as an academic discipline, this Research Agenda challenges the concepts, theories and standards for what should constitute legitimate future contributions to the field. Focussing on key strategic paradigms in sport governance and leadership, it tracks current management and research trends, and discusses the emergence, application, and relevance of emotion-related research into sport management. Examining sport organisations and professional sport at both international and national level, it identifies sport as both a high-profile social institution and an important leisure pursuit that exists within an increasingly business-like framework.
Directing further research into community sport organisations, high performance sport systems and volunteer contributions to sport delivery, this Research Agenda will be an invigorating read for students and scholars of sport management studies. Its insights into governance, leadership and strategy in sport management will prove invaluable to practitioners working in the field.
Trade Review'With an appropriate focus in organisational studies, this insightful text skillfully combines both historical underpinnings and future directions for sport management research. The collection masterfully and broadly extends and defines the sport management research agenda, providing creative and innovative insights into how the field can continue to impact how we view, deliver, and study sport in the years to come.' -- Marlene A. Dixon, Texas A&M University, US
‘Sport management scholars and practitioners can be proud of the growth and refinement of the field over the past 40 years. Renowned scholar David Shilbury and his contributors have effectively chronicled our exciting journey, and outlined a blueprint for a more brilliant future. I congratulate and applaud them for sharing their expertise and insights in this wonderful text.’ -- W. James (Jim) Weese, Western University, Canada
Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiii PART I OVERVIEW OF THE SPORT CONTEXT 1 In search of sport management 1 David Shilbury 2 The evolution of sport management as an academic discipline and future research and practices 19 Chad Seifried 3 Popular culture, sport, and management 37 Aaron C. T. Smith, James Skinner, and Daniel Read 4 A research agenda for emotions in the management of sport organisations 55 Géraldine Zeimers and David Shilbury PART II STRATEGIC PARADIGMS THROUGH GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 5 Reflecting, prioritising, and energising for a new generation of sport governance research 75 Joshua McLeod, Lesley Ferkins, and Ian O’Boyle 6 An agenda for future leadership research in sport management: explorations, considerations, and challenges 93 Steve Swanson and Jon Welty Peachey 7 Strategic paradigms in international and national sport federations 111 Danny O’Brien 8 Strategic paradigms in professional sport 127 Anna Gerke PART III ORGANISING FOR PARTICIPATION 9 High-performance sport systems: current developments and future challenges 147 Jan-Willem van der Roest, Veerle De Bosscher, and Simon Shibli 10 Community sport trends and future opportunities 165 Katie Misener, Kristen Morrison, and Haley Baxter 11 Volunteers: systems, capacity, costs, and models 183 Pamela Wicker 12 Postscript 199 David Shilbury Index
