Pub Date : 2022-06-21DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.2014182
Lourdes Turconi, Sally Shaw, Mark Falcous
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine how decision makers interpret diversity and inclusion (D&I) within a national sport organisation (NSO). Discourse analysis within the context of Critical Management Studies was established as a framework to investigate how discursive practices can be simultaneously supportive and restrictive to D&I’s development. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with key personnel at one NSO, New Zealand Rugby. The findings identified five discursive practices related to D&I. These were speech acts, othering, meritocracy, performance, and the role of sport. The discussion illustrates that these discursive practices can be simultaneously supportive, ambiguous, and contradictory. The study also addresses calls to investigate discursive D&I practices in an NSO. Further research is encouraged to further reflect on the critical paradigm and its usefulness in disrupting the status quo of discursive practices related to D&I, and with practitioners to investigate other D&I discursive practices and to understand and challenge their influence in sport organisations. HIGHLIGHTS Diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies are a feature of most sport organisations. Critical Management Studies was used to discursive practices of D&I in a New Zealand National Sport Organisation. Evidence of inclusive practices of D&I were found. Evidence of resistance to D&I was also found. The authors call for a greater understanding of D&I discursive practices and better understanding of their complexity in sport organisations.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-27DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1948260
Greg Joachim, N. Schulenkorf, Katie Schlenker, S. Frawley, A. Cohen
ABSTRACT As sport users continue to evolve, so must the approaches sport organisations take to optimally serve them. From the field of management, design thinking arises as a promising means of pursuing the human-centred generation of value for users. To establish the suitability of design thinking activities for use in sport management practice, we undertook a qualitative case study intervention within a commercial sport organisation. An activity derived from design practice, known as the Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ), met emergent criteria of suitability for adoption in practice. Further, the introduction of the activity linked to themes of design thinking in a manner consistent with previous explorations of design thinking in sport management research and practice. As such, this study builds on nascent but evolving work on design thinking in sport management and carries implications for both fields. HIGHLIGHTS Design thinking enables identification of the unmet needs of sport users. An intervention is undertaken to identify a design thinking activity for sport practice. The Lightning Decision Jam is a useful design thinking activity for sport practice. The Lightning Decision Jam enables reflection in sport management practice. The Lightning Decision Jam might help hybrid sport organisations avoid dysfunction.
{"title":"“This is how I want us to think”: Introducing a design thinking activity into the practice of a sport organisation","authors":"Greg Joachim, N. Schulenkorf, Katie Schlenker, S. Frawley, A. Cohen","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2021.1948260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1948260","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As sport users continue to evolve, so must the approaches sport organisations take to optimally serve them. From the field of management, design thinking arises as a promising means of pursuing the human-centred generation of value for users. To establish the suitability of design thinking activities for use in sport management practice, we undertook a qualitative case study intervention within a commercial sport organisation. An activity derived from design practice, known as the Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ), met emergent criteria of suitability for adoption in practice. Further, the introduction of the activity linked to themes of design thinking in a manner consistent with previous explorations of design thinking in sport management research and practice. As such, this study builds on nascent but evolving work on design thinking in sport management and carries implications for both fields. HIGHLIGHTS Design thinking enables identification of the unmet needs of sport users. An intervention is undertaken to identify a design thinking activity for sport practice. The Lightning Decision Jam is a useful design thinking activity for sport practice. The Lightning Decision Jam enables reflection in sport management practice. The Lightning Decision Jam might help hybrid sport organisations avoid dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"25 1","pages":"428 - 453"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48460105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-23DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.2014184
Y. Ko, Akira Asada, W. Jang, Daehwan Kim, Yonghwan Chang
ABSTRACT Most sport teams utilize mascots as a distinctive brand element to draw the attention of existing and potential fans and to deliver optimal fan experiences. We investigated the effects of anthropomorphic promotion using team mascots on the potential fans’ psychological and behavioral responses. We employed a 2 (figure: logo vs. mascot) × 2 (background color: cool vs. warm) between-subjects factorial design, using the Miami Marlins in the experimental scenario. After controlling for baseball involvement and brand familiarity, analysis of data obtained from 239 potential fans demonstrated the positive effect of anthropomorphic promotion using team mascots on participants’ psychological closeness and media consumption intentions. To explain the psychological mechanism of this effect, we tested and confirmed a causal model containing a sequential mediation (figure type → perceived anthropomorphism → psychological closeness → media consumption intentions), in conjunction with perceived loneliness. HIGHLIGHTS Anthropomorphism of a mascot creates a closer psychological closeness with new fans. Anthropomorphism of a mascot leads to greater media consumption intentions. Mascots are effective promotional tools for new fans.
{"title":"Do humanized team mascots attract new fans? Application and extension of the anthropomorphism theory","authors":"Y. Ko, Akira Asada, W. Jang, Daehwan Kim, Yonghwan Chang","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2021.2014184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.2014184","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Most sport teams utilize mascots as a distinctive brand element to draw the attention of existing and potential fans and to deliver optimal fan experiences. We investigated the effects of anthropomorphic promotion using team mascots on the potential fans’ psychological and behavioral responses. We employed a 2 (figure: logo vs. mascot) × 2 (background color: cool vs. warm) between-subjects factorial design, using the Miami Marlins in the experimental scenario. After controlling for baseball involvement and brand familiarity, analysis of data obtained from 239 potential fans demonstrated the positive effect of anthropomorphic promotion using team mascots on participants’ psychological closeness and media consumption intentions. To explain the psychological mechanism of this effect, we tested and confirmed a causal model containing a sequential mediation (figure type → perceived anthropomorphism → psychological closeness → media consumption intentions), in conjunction with perceived loneliness. HIGHLIGHTS Anthropomorphism of a mascot creates a closer psychological closeness with new fans. Anthropomorphism of a mascot leads to greater media consumption intentions. Mascots are effective promotional tools for new fans.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"25 1","pages":"820 - 846"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47645621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-28DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2022.2066391
Alana Thomson, M. Hayes, C. Hanlon, Emeritus Kristine Toohey, Tracy Taylor
ABSTRACT Women’s professional sport has grown over the last decade and so has academic scholarship investigating it. It is timely to review and consolidate extant scholarship to identify patterns and gaps in research and future directions for research to support continued advancement in women’s professional sport knowledge and practice. This paper presents a systematic quantitative literature review (SQLR) of 57 academic peer-reviewed journal articles researching women’s professional sport leagues and published between 2000 and 2019. We provide bibliographic findings, extend the typical SQLR approach and provide an inductive thematic analysis of article findings to synthesise the knowledge base present in the extant research. Based on our SQLR findings, we highlight four key research directions, including the need for (1) diversity in inquiry and reflexivity by researchers, (2) innovative and enabling theories and conceptual frameworks, (3) transdisciplinary research approaches and (4) sustainable business models for women’s professional sport. We emphasise that to advance our theoretical understandings and sport management practices in women’s professional sport, academics must commit to exploring women’s sport in new and different ways, to achieve new and different knowledge and outcomes. HIGHLIGHTS Research into women’s professional sport leagues is predominantly informed by academics and research contexts from the USA and Australia, and some European countries. Mainstream theories from sports sociology, marketing and management dominate the body of knowledge and most adopt qualitative methods. There appears to be an expectation that women’s professional sport should be an exemplar of diversity, inclusion and social change. Opportunities exist, moving forward, for transdisciplinary research to advance women’s professional sport knowledge and practice.
{"title":"Women’s professional sport leagues: a systematic review and future directions for research","authors":"Alana Thomson, M. Hayes, C. Hanlon, Emeritus Kristine Toohey, Tracy Taylor","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2022.2066391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2066391","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Women’s professional sport has grown over the last decade and so has academic scholarship investigating it. It is timely to review and consolidate extant scholarship to identify patterns and gaps in research and future directions for research to support continued advancement in women’s professional sport knowledge and practice. This paper presents a systematic quantitative literature review (SQLR) of 57 academic peer-reviewed journal articles researching women’s professional sport leagues and published between 2000 and 2019. We provide bibliographic findings, extend the typical SQLR approach and provide an inductive thematic analysis of article findings to synthesise the knowledge base present in the extant research. Based on our SQLR findings, we highlight four key research directions, including the need for (1) diversity in inquiry and reflexivity by researchers, (2) innovative and enabling theories and conceptual frameworks, (3) transdisciplinary research approaches and (4) sustainable business models for women’s professional sport. We emphasise that to advance our theoretical understandings and sport management practices in women’s professional sport, academics must commit to exploring women’s sport in new and different ways, to achieve new and different knowledge and outcomes. HIGHLIGHTS Research into women’s professional sport leagues is predominantly informed by academics and research contexts from the USA and Australia, and some European countries. Mainstream theories from sports sociology, marketing and management dominate the body of knowledge and most adopt qualitative methods. There appears to be an expectation that women’s professional sport should be an exemplar of diversity, inclusion and social change. Opportunities exist, moving forward, for transdisciplinary research to advance women’s professional sport knowledge and practice.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"26 1","pages":"48 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43252900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-21DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1968174
Liz Wanless, C. Seifried, Adrien Bouchet, Annie Valeant, M. Naraine
ABSTRACT Framed by the diffusion of innovations theory, this paper explored the adoption of natural language processing (NLP) in professional sport. NLP, the ability for computer algorithms to be trained for pattern recognition in text data, is of key interest given the surge in text data available for sport business use. Ninety-one teams (73.98%) from the “Big Four” North American professional sports leagues: the National Football League (NFL; 68.75%), the National Basketball Association (NBA; 76.67%), Major League Baseball (MLB; 73.33%), and the National Hockey League (NHL; 77.42%) participated. A multiple methods approach utilizing a discrete derivative of the Bass model, integrative literature review and qualitative description uncovered the mechanisms, timing and key influences surrounding NLP diffusion. The findings highlight NLP diffusion at near peak adoption for the professional sport industry, reveal the organizational influences catalyzing the adoption timing, and create the context for academics and practitioners to embrace NLP. HIGHLIGHTS The discrete Bass model findings highlight natural language processing (NLP) diffusion at near peak adoption. Full NLP adoption for the professional sport sample is predicted for 2031. Key NLP adoption influences were multi-faceted from business processes to personnel.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2022.2051393
Wenche Wang, Stacy-Lynn Sant
ABSTRACT Using a contentious issue in sport – the athlete protests during the playing of the national anthem – this paper examined the relationship between media outlets’ social media coverage of athlete protests and the social media user interest and sentiment. We analysed data sourced from the media outlets’ official Instagram accounts, along with comments on these posts. Using both sentiment lexicons and Random Forrest machine learning models, we derived the sentiment of 496 official Instagram posts and 137,735 user comments. We utilised logit and ordered logit regressions to examine whether media coverage of the athlete protests was responsive to user interest and user sentiment towards the issue. In addition, we employed multinomial logit regressions and two-stage least squared regressions to investigate media’s selection of topics and portrayal of the protests. We found strong evidence that both media’s decisions to cover the protests and how they cover the issue are sensitive to social media user interest and sentiment. HIGHLIGHTS Test the relationship between social media coverage of athlete protests and social media user interest and sentiment. Media coverage of the protests was sensitive to social media user interest and sentiment. Media outlets were more likely to cover topics at the intersection of sport and politics when user sentiment towards the protests was negative. When there was increased social media interest media outlets tend to use more negative tones to cover the protests.
{"title":"A big data analysis of social media coverage of athlete protests","authors":"Wenche Wang, Stacy-Lynn Sant","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2022.2051393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2051393","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Using a contentious issue in sport – the athlete protests during the playing of the national anthem – this paper examined the relationship between media outlets’ social media coverage of athlete protests and the social media user interest and sentiment. We analysed data sourced from the media outlets’ official Instagram accounts, along with comments on these posts. Using both sentiment lexicons and Random Forrest machine learning models, we derived the sentiment of 496 official Instagram posts and 137,735 user comments. We utilised logit and ordered logit regressions to examine whether media coverage of the athlete protests was responsive to user interest and user sentiment towards the issue. In addition, we employed multinomial logit regressions and two-stage least squared regressions to investigate media’s selection of topics and portrayal of the protests. We found strong evidence that both media’s decisions to cover the protests and how they cover the issue are sensitive to social media user interest and sentiment. HIGHLIGHTS Test the relationship between social media coverage of athlete protests and social media user interest and sentiment. Media coverage of the protests was sensitive to social media user interest and sentiment. Media outlets were more likely to cover topics at the intersection of sport and politics when user sentiment towards the protests was negative. When there was increased social media interest media outlets tend to use more negative tones to cover the protests.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"26 1","pages":"224 - 245"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42025293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2022.2048548
L. Kihl
ABSTRACT The persistence of integrity problems in national sports organizations (NSOS) globally suggests that current approaches (e.g., good governance, piece meal legislation and policy) to curbing them are ineffective. Scholars have argued for a broad strategy to enhance integrity, deter unethical behavior, and prevent integrity system failures. theoretical gap exists in conceptualizing a national sport integrity system (NSIS). Drawing from accountability, integrity systems, integrity management, and sport integrity literatures a holistic and configurational framework of the actors, and the internal and external components of a NSIS was conceptualized. A NSIS is comprised of institutions, policies, practices, agencies, and actors responsible for promoting and safeguarding the integrity of an NSO. A NSIS was designed for both federated and unitary sport governance models that onsists of three interconnected components: the institutions that serve as the operational arm of the system, the accountability arm that is responsible for guarding integrity, and actors who manage the operational systems and accountability mechanisms. An NSO collaboratively coordinates and assists with capacity building to suitably delivery the system components across the respective levels of governance. The paper concludes with consideration of how the system may be used in practice, challenges for adoption, and directions for future research. HIGHLIGHTS The distinction and connection between sport integrity, integrity management and sport integrity systems are made. A novel approach to promoting sport integrity and curbing the broad range of integrity risks and violations is presented. The role of different actors in creating a national sport integrity system id. The design and implementation of a national sport integrity system for federate and unitary sport governance models is outlined. A framework that can be used to design an integrity system that is tailored to the country, national sport organization, and stakeholder needs is presented.
{"title":"Development of a national sport integrity system","authors":"L. Kihl","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2022.2048548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2048548","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The persistence of integrity problems in national sports organizations (NSOS) globally suggests that current approaches (e.g., good governance, piece meal legislation and policy) to curbing them are ineffective. Scholars have argued for a broad strategy to enhance integrity, deter unethical behavior, and prevent integrity system failures. theoretical gap exists in conceptualizing a national sport integrity system (NSIS). Drawing from accountability, integrity systems, integrity management, and sport integrity literatures a holistic and configurational framework of the actors, and the internal and external components of a NSIS was conceptualized. A NSIS is comprised of institutions, policies, practices, agencies, and actors responsible for promoting and safeguarding the integrity of an NSO. A NSIS was designed for both federated and unitary sport governance models that onsists of three interconnected components: the institutions that serve as the operational arm of the system, the accountability arm that is responsible for guarding integrity, and actors who manage the operational systems and accountability mechanisms. An NSO collaboratively coordinates and assists with capacity building to suitably delivery the system components across the respective levels of governance. The paper concludes with consideration of how the system may be used in practice, challenges for adoption, and directions for future research. HIGHLIGHTS The distinction and connection between sport integrity, integrity management and sport integrity systems are made. A novel approach to promoting sport integrity and curbing the broad range of integrity risks and violations is presented. The role of different actors in creating a national sport integrity system id. The design and implementation of a national sport integrity system for federate and unitary sport governance models is outlined. A framework that can be used to design an integrity system that is tailored to the country, national sport organization, and stakeholder needs is presented.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"26 1","pages":"24 - 47"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41992278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2022.2050107
Edward Horne, Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe, B. C. Green
ABSTRACT The authors explore the challenges and opportunities for a youth sport system in an entrepreneurial marketplace by identifying areas of (mis)alignment between parents and coaches, a key partnership in youth sport development. The context of tennis was used to recruit a sample of 130 parents and 113 coaches based in the United States. Choice-based conjoint analysis was used to compare the relative importance parents and coaches place on key youth sport program attributes and their preference for specific attribute levels. Information sources were also examined. Significant differences were found between parents’ and coaches’ preferences for specific program implementations, and the importance they placed on each attribute. Univariate analyses revealed significant differences for parents’ and coaches’ preferences for levels within each attribute, although the order of preference for each level was the same. Parents and coaches also differed in the importance placed on information sources. Overall findings indicate misalignment, which may affect parent/coach collaboration and ultimately inhibit effective athlete development. However, the findings do suggest the potential for collaboration, as parents and coaches value shared responsibility. Recommendations for facilitating collaboration for more effective athlete development include reducing consumer confusion via shared language and interpretation, and stimulating co-creation via structural change. HIGHLIGHTS Youth sport parents considered coach certification the most important element of a youth sport program. Coaches placed the most importance on who had overall responsibility for athlete development. Parents and coaches saw shared responsibility for athlete development as preferrable. Relatively low preference for interaction acts as a barrier to effective co-creation.
{"title":"Co-creation in youth sport development: examining (mis)alignment between coaches and parents","authors":"Edward Horne, Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe, B. C. Green","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2022.2050107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2050107","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The authors explore the challenges and opportunities for a youth sport system in an entrepreneurial marketplace by identifying areas of (mis)alignment between parents and coaches, a key partnership in youth sport development. The context of tennis was used to recruit a sample of 130 parents and 113 coaches based in the United States. Choice-based conjoint analysis was used to compare the relative importance parents and coaches place on key youth sport program attributes and their preference for specific attribute levels. Information sources were also examined. Significant differences were found between parents’ and coaches’ preferences for specific program implementations, and the importance they placed on each attribute. Univariate analyses revealed significant differences for parents’ and coaches’ preferences for levels within each attribute, although the order of preference for each level was the same. Parents and coaches also differed in the importance placed on information sources. Overall findings indicate misalignment, which may affect parent/coach collaboration and ultimately inhibit effective athlete development. However, the findings do suggest the potential for collaboration, as parents and coaches value shared responsibility. Recommendations for facilitating collaboration for more effective athlete development include reducing consumer confusion via shared language and interpretation, and stimulating co-creation via structural change. HIGHLIGHTS Youth sport parents considered coach certification the most important element of a youth sport program. Coaches placed the most importance on who had overall responsibility for athlete development. Parents and coaches saw shared responsibility for athlete development as preferrable. Relatively low preference for interaction acts as a barrier to effective co-creation.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"26 1","pages":"271 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45081263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1993645
Kevin Filo, N. Hookway, M. Wade, C. Palmer
ABSTRACT The employment of online peer-to-peer fundraising has become a critical aspect of the charity sport event experience. Charity sport event participants are encouraged and often requiredto fundraise as part of their involvement. Within this fundraising, participants increasingly use online peer-to-peer fundraising to solicit donations. The current research examines online peer-to-peer fundraising from the perspective of charity sport event donors. Guided by the diffusion of innovation theory and sociological approaches to technology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who had made an online donation in support of a charity sport event participant in the previous 12 months (N= 24). Four themes emerged from the interviews: technological detachment, technology eases pressure, saturated market, and cause integrity. These themes highlight concerns with the relative advantage inherent to online peer-to-peer fundraising as well as the importance of addressing technological adoption as a social process between users and technologies. The findings provide implications for event managers and charity managers to empower fundraisers to engage further with prospective donors through both online and in-person communication. HIGHLIGHTS Online peer-to-peer fundraising within charity sport events is investigated. Charity sport event donor perspectives are solicited through semi-structured interviews. Four themes emerged from the data suggesting some receptivity along with apprehensions towards the number of solicitations and causes. Charity sport event managers should empower and educate fundraisers and donors.
{"title":"An exploration of charity sport event donor perceptions of online peer-to-peer fundraising mechanisms","authors":"Kevin Filo, N. Hookway, M. Wade, C. Palmer","doi":"10.1080/14413523.2021.1993645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1993645","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The employment of online peer-to-peer fundraising has become a critical aspect of the charity sport event experience. Charity sport event participants are encouraged and often requiredto fundraise as part of their involvement. Within this fundraising, participants increasingly use online peer-to-peer fundraising to solicit donations. The current research examines online peer-to-peer fundraising from the perspective of charity sport event donors. Guided by the diffusion of innovation theory and sociological approaches to technology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who had made an online donation in support of a charity sport event participant in the previous 12 months (N= 24). Four themes emerged from the interviews: technological detachment, technology eases pressure, saturated market, and cause integrity. These themes highlight concerns with the relative advantage inherent to online peer-to-peer fundraising as well as the importance of addressing technological adoption as a social process between users and technologies. The findings provide implications for event managers and charity managers to empower fundraisers to engage further with prospective donors through both online and in-person communication. HIGHLIGHTS Online peer-to-peer fundraising within charity sport events is investigated. Charity sport event donor perspectives are solicited through semi-structured interviews. Four themes emerged from the data suggesting some receptivity along with apprehensions towards the number of solicitations and causes. Charity sport event managers should empower and educate fundraisers and donors.","PeriodicalId":48057,"journal":{"name":"Sport Management Review","volume":"25 1","pages":"847 - 870"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49353929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1974222
Sebastian Flegr, Sascha L. Schmidt
ABSTRACT Coinciding with the increasing popularity and the enormous investments that have gone into eSports over the past decade, academic literature on eSports is emerging in several fields, while an overarching perspective on strategic management in eSports is lacking to date. In this paper, we aim to reflect on the phenomenon and the extant literature of eSports from multiple fields to aid an understanding of the strategic management in eSports and to stimulate future research by providing a research agenda. We systematically review the academic literature published before November 2020 applying the PESTLE-framework to develop a holistic perspective on strategic management contributions. We synthesize 43 articles iin peer-reviewed journals using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist. The existing eSports literature is relatively fragmented and spread across several academic disciplines, including sports science, sociology, computer science, business, and law. Our findings demonstrate a large research interest in the socio-cultural aspects of eSports, focusing on the motives and preferences of eSports consumption. Research on the economic, political, legal, and environmental aspects of strategic management is in its nascency. Finally, we discuss practical implications to support the effective management and marketing of eSports. HIGHLIGHTS Academic literature has shown little attention to strategic management in eSports. We synthesize the existing multidisciplinary research applying the PESTLE-framework. Extant research has focused on the socio-cultural aspects of eSports. Key areas for further advancement of eSports management research are highlighted.
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