Sport, Business and Management: Volume 14 Issue 3

Scoping practical implications and managerial relevance in sport management

Brandon Mastromartino, Michael L. Naraine, Windy Dees, James J. Zhang

There remains a critical issue in sport management scholarship in that the field lacks a well-defined framework for delineating practical implications in research. This research…

Farmers league: squad structure and resource dependency

Antoine Feuillet, Loris Terrettaz, Mickaël Terrien

This research aimed to measure the influence of resource dependency (trading and/or shareholder's dependencies) squad age structure by building archetypes to identify strategic…

Innovation is the key: identifying factors to increase career satisfaction and psychological well-being in millennial and generation Z sport employees

Jasamine Hill, Minjung Kim, Brent D. Oja, Han Soo Kim, Hyun-Woo Lee

The purpose of this study was to investigate how to generate innovative work behaviors among Millennial and Generation Z sport employees and its impact on their career…

Resources, structural designs, climate and performance management in Botswana National Sport Organisations

Lobone Lloyd Kasale, Moses Shanako Moruisi, Elsie Gaolatlhe Motswakhumo

This research investigates the roles that resources, organisational structure and climate play in the performance management of National Sport Organisations (NSOs).

The ongoing struggle for legitimacy: the case of an unsanctioned community sport organization

Daniel Wigfield, Ryan Snelgrove

The purpose of this research is to explore how one unsanctioned community sport organization (CSO), AM Hockey, sought to acquire legitimacy in a highly institutionalized minor…

To attract viewers based on batting strike rate: an analysis of men’s international Twenty20 cricket

R.K. Renin Singh, Subrat Sarangi

This study explores match related factors and their impact on the batting strike rate in Twenty20 cricket – an aspect which can generate excitement and fan engagement in cricket…

Millennial football fan participation: the influence of football video games on play and engagement

Luke Butcher, Mark Bryant

Traditional sports have seen declining participation at many levels, with football being no different. This is occurring at a time when emergent technologies present new…

Sustainable behaviours of physical activity and sport practitioners – scale validation

Cristian Gregori-Faus, David Parra-Camacho, Ferran Calabuig

This study aims to analyse a new model to assess the sustainable behaviours, sustainable attitudes and sustainable knowledge on sport practitioners.