Critical Issues and Challenges in the Sport Industry of Growing Economies by
Topics of the sport industry in the developed economies and mechanism for their advancements have primarily been the norm of scholarly inquiries, as evidenced in several leading journals in the field of sport management; yet, contemporary and also critical issues identified above have rarely been studied, which would make this special journal issue unique and most importantly, contributing to the development of the sport industry in developing economies. Through the selection of high-quality research manuscripts, this journal issue is aimed to advance theories, seek solutions for contemporary issues encountered in the sport industry of developing economies, and ultimately advance sport business in developing countries. Consistent with the aims and objectives of IJSMS, this special issue has sought contributions that critically examine, debate, and shed light on broad perspectives of sport marketing, sponsorship, and/or business operations in the sport industry of growing economies, and ultimately advance sport business globally. Of the manuscripts submitted to this special issue, seven were selected through the rigorous peer review process and by the standard set forth by the journal. These include studies on using international sport events as part of a destination brand construction strategy in Mexico, assessing competitive balance in the Egyptian Premier League, identifying critical factors affecting the regional strategies for developing and advancing the Chinese sport industry, attracting international spectators to a sport event held in Asia through a case analysis of Formula One Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, examining sport fans' reaction to resurrected brands of sport organizations in Romania, examining consumer demand for table tennis clubs in the U.S. in an attempt to advocate for reversing the tide of sport globalization from West to East, and examining service quality and social impact perceptions of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Hopefully, scholars and practitioners would find these articles insightful, constructive, and useful; most importantly, it is expected that this IJSMS special issue will help trigger much more scholarly inquiries into critical issues and challenges in the sport industry of growing economies.
Great Coaching and Your Bottom Line : how good coaching leads to superior business performance by
If you are eager to find out the similarities between sports coach and business manager, and what lessons from the world of sports coaching can be applied to both sports and business management, then this is the book for you. It is commonly believed that, in order to achieve success in coaching, the most important things are to be a good teacher and a pedagogue, and to master in theory and practice technical knowledge about technique, tactics, and conditioning. The aforementioned is no longer sufficient to achieve a successful coach's career, and thus for the successful running of the club. Sports coaches represent a significant source of new values for sports organizations. They are one of the key factors in the business and sports success of sports organizations. Not only the competitive success, but also the business success of sports organization depends on them. In this book you will find out that today, for successful running of the sports organization, the knowledge of communication and marketing skills is as important as the expertise and the sports results of the coach. The bottom line is that better sports coaching delivers better business results.
Sport entrepreneurship and public policy by
The first article titled ''New ways of sports entrepreneurship in the university'' by Pablo Galvez-Ruiz, Antonio Jesus Sanchez Oliver, Moises Grimaldi Puyana, Jesus Fernandez Gavira and Jeronimo Garcia Fernandez discusses sport policy from an education perspective. This is important as education initiatives drive changes in sport policy. There has been an increase in entrepreneurship programs generally in universities due to the practical training they offer students. This article discusses how this trend is affecting sport education programs that instill an entrepreneurial mindset. The second article titled ''Entrepreneurial growth in elite team sport SMEs in Finland'' by Aila Ahonen discusses sport policy through looking at high performance athletes. Much of the sport policy funding initiatives have gone towards strategically trying to enhance performance results at the upper echelons of sport. Thus, this article makes an interesting contribution to the literature by focusing on entrepreneurial initiatives are affecting elite team sports. The third article titled ''How to detect potential sport intrapreneurs? Validation of the intrapreneurial intention scale with sport science students'' by Maria Huertas Gonzalez-Serrano, Ferran Calabuig Moreno, Irena Valantine and Josep Crespo Hervas focuses on measuring entrepreneurship through individual dispositions. This helps to understand how sport policy can focus on encouraging more people to take an entrepreneurial approach. The emphasis in the article is on understating the intention of sport students to be entrepreneurial. The fourth article titled ''Global brands in soccer: Identifying low-risk business opportunities'' by Pedro Garcia del Barrio and Alice Paola Aguiar takes an econometric approach to measure the performance of soccer leagues. As soccer or football is the most popular sport in the world it is an important part of sport policy but less is known about how low risk opportunities are identified. Thus, the article contributes to a better understanding about how global brands develop ideas that are entrepreneurial but take a low risk approach. The fifth article titled ''Interactions between financial efficiency and sports performance: Strategic data for a sustainable entrepreneurial approach of European football clubs'' by Dina Miragaia, Alexandre Carvalho, Joao Ferreira and Vanessa Ratten focuses on the financial performance of football clubs. Taking a European perspective the article analyses the impact of institutional policy on sport. The sixth article titled ''Does the organizational climate predict the innovation in sport clubs?'' by Juan Nunez-Pomar, Paloma Escamilla-Fajardo and David Parra-Camacho takes an organizational perspective to understanding sport entrepreneurship. This is innovative as it focuses on the organizational climate and its impact on innovation. The seventh article titled ''The universal transformational management framework (UTMF): Facilitating entrepreneurship in and through sport to leave no one behind'' by Catherine Carty, Una Moynihan and Breda O''Dwyer focuses on social responsibility and its effect on sport policy. The eighth article titled ''Intentions of entrepreneurship in sports science in higher education: Gender moderator effect'' by Moises Grimaldi Puyana, Pablo Galvez-Ruiz, Jeronimo Garcia Fernandez and Antonio Jesus Sanchez Oliver discusses the impact of sport entrepreneurship on gender. More sport policy is focusing on gender equality so this article makes an interesting contribution to the literature. The ninth article titled ''Sports sponsorship: Scientific coverage in academic journals'' by Jose Alvarez-Garcia, Claudia Patricia Maldonado-Erazo, Amador Duran-Sanchez and Maria de la Cruz Del Rio-Rama discusses the role sport sponsorship has on policy. The tenth article titled ''Exploring service quality and its behavioral consequences in sports spectating sector'' by Konstantinos Koronios, Athanasios Kriemadis and Andreas Papadopoulos discusses the impact of the service sector on sport policy. The eleventh article titled ''Sport entrepreneurship and public policy: Future trends and research developments'' by Vanessa Ratten concludes the special journal article by making some suggestions for future research and policy trends.