Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management
Social Media in Global Sport: Strategies and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Emilio Fernández-Peña, Andrew C. Billings
November 10, 2025
This book analyses the communication and content management strategies on social networks of major actors in world sport. Drawing on data analytics and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods, the book presents case studies of iconic global sport organisations and stars, from the ...
The European Model of Sport: Myth or Reality?
1st Edition
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By Borja García, Vanja Smokvina
June 30, 2025
This is the first book to present a critical analysis of the concept of the European Model of Sport (EMS). The EMS concept is widely used by policymakers at the national and EU levels, and by some sports organisations, yet it has never been comprehensively defined in official documents. This ...
Social Media in Sport: Evidence-Based Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Gashaw Abeza, Jimmy Sanderson
May 06, 2025
This book takes a close look at social media in sport and considers its significance for sport business and for the wider relationship between sport and society. Presenting new research, case studies and data, it examines the way people use social media, the changing art of managing social media ...
Equity Crowdfunding in Sports Clubs: Consumer-Oriented Strategic Marketing
1st Edition
By Szczepan Kościółek
January 30, 2025
This is the first book to focus on crowdfunding in sport. Crowdfunding is an important new financial instrument that is becoming more popular with sports organisations, and this book examines the research evidence for crowdfunding and considers how it might be successfully implemented. Presenting ...
Global Sport Management Education: Policy, Curriculum and Implementation
1st Edition
By Mike Rayner, Tom Webb, Ruth Sibson, Jacob K. Tingle
December 18, 2024
Drawing on original and innovative research from around the world, this book explores issues and opportunities relating to internationalising sport management curriculum. It explains how to design and implement an international curriculum, and therefore how to better equip graduates for work in an ...
Integrity and Sustainability in Sport: Business, Environmental and Social Goals
1st Edition
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By Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Ioannis Konstantopoulos
December 17, 2024
This is the first book to examine the critically important topic of sustainability in sport through the lens of integrity. Adopting a holistic view on sustainability, it argues that integrity is the foundation on which sustainable sports organisations, actions and processes must be built. This book...
Implementing Sport Policy: Organisational Perspectives on the UK Sport System
1st Edition
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By Marc Keech, Iain Lindsey, John Hayton
November 29, 2024
This book critically examines the roles and contributions of different organisations in the implementation of sport policy in the UK and, therefore, provides an important guide to the complexities of implementing sport policy and of achieving policy goals through, and for, sport. Presenting ...
Communication in Sport Management
1st Edition
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By Paul M. Pedersen
November 11, 2024
This book presents cutting‑edge perspectives on Communication in Sport Management, a core component of contemporary sport business. Featuring the work of leading sport scholars from around the world, this book explores seven key themes in sport communication: engagement, technology, branding, ...
Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations
1st Edition
By Emmanuel Bayle
November 04, 2024
This book is a bold and ambitious analysis of the challenges facing global sport in the 21st century and how those challenges can be met through good governance, management and regulation. Connecting the political and managerial dimensions of sport, from international governing bodies such as the ...
Sport Management, Innovation and the COVID-19 Crisis
1st Edition
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By Gözde Ersöz, Meltem İnce Yenilmez
May 27, 2024
This book looks at how sport and sports organisations have had to innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Against a backdrop of lockdowns, empty stadia and a fast-moving public health crisis, the book presents fascinating case studies of innovation and crisis management in sport, with valuable ...
Sport in the Iberian Peninsula: Management, Economics and Policy
1st Edition
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By Jerónimo García-Fernández, Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana, Gonzalo A. Bravo
May 27, 2024
This is the first book in English to offer an overview of the development of the sport industry in Spain and Portugal, examining the social, economic, cultural, and political impact sport has had in this region and on world sport more broadly. Drawing on sources in Spanish and Portuguese, the book...
Digital Business Models in Sport
1st Edition
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By Mateusz Tomanek, Wojciech Cieslinski, Michal Polasik
January 29, 2024
Digital technologies are having a profound impact on sport business, opening up new opportunities to generate income and value. This book explores the phenomenon of digitization in sport management, with a particular focus on business models and how they are being transformed in this new digital ...