Research Agenda for Sport Management

Edited by David Shilbury, Foundation Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Deakin Sport Network, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

'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.'

• Contents:Preface xiiiPART I OVERVIEW OF THE SPORT CONTEXT1 In search of sport management 1David Shilbury2 The evolution of sport management as anacademic discipline and future research and practices 19Chad Seifried3 Popular culture, sport, and management 37Aaron C. T. Smith, James Skinner, and Daniel Read4 A research agenda for emotions in themanagement of sport organisations 55Géraldine Zeimers and David ShilburyPART II STRATEGIC PARADIGMS THROUGHGOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP5 Reflecting, prioritising, and energising for a newgeneration of sport governance research 75Joshua McLeod, Lesley Ferkins, and Ian O’Boyle6 An agenda for future leadership research in sportmanagement: explorations, considerations, andchallenges 93Steve Swanson and Jon Welty Peachey7 Strategic paradigms in international and nationalsport federations 111Danny O’Brien8 Strategic paradigms in professional sport 127Anna GerkePART III ORGANISING FOR PARTICIPATION9 High-performance sport systems: currentdevelopments and future challenges 147Jan-Willem van der Roest, Veerle De Bosscher,and Simon Shibli10 Community sport trends and future opportunities 165Katie Misener, Kristen Morrison, and Haley Baxter11 Volunteers: systems, capacity, costs, and models 183Pamela Wicker12 Postscript 199David ShilburyIndex