{"product_id":"a-research-agenda-for-sport-management-elgar-research-agendas","title":"A Research Agenda for Sport Management (Elgar Research Agendas)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Research Agenda for Sport Management (Elgar Research Agendas) (Hardcover, 232 pages) – Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n Elgar 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.\u003cp\u003eChallenging 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirecting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   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\u0026amp;M University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘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           About the Author   Edited by David Shilbury, Foundation Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Deakin Sport Network, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia                                           ","brand":"David Shilbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069995208938,"sku":"9781800378315","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/816AqEuMiKL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781236399","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/a-research-agenda-for-sport-management-elgar-research-agendas","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}