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0000-0003-4687-0274
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University of Newcastle Australia
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-04-2021
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 04-05-2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2011
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 06-05-2022
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 17-01-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-04-2008
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 04-08-2021
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 23-05-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-12-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-12-2018
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 09-10-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2009
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 11-05-2018
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 07-2015
Abstract: In this manuscript, we use Bitektine’s (2011) theory of organizational social judgments to develop a framework to Capture Perceptions of Organizational Legitimacy (CPOL). We outline a three-stage framework as a method to measure the perceived dimensions on which constituents scrutinize a sport organization’s legitimacy. In stage one of the framework, we defined the organizational context of a nonprofit sport organization in Sydney, Australia to establish the classification, purpose, and relationship of the focal entity to its constituents. In stage two, we distributed a qualitative questionnaire ( N = 279) to identify the perceived dimensions on which constituents scrutinized organizational action. In stage 3 we distributed a quantitative questionnaire ( N = 860) to test six perceived dimensions, which emerged during stage two of the CPOL framework. The six dimensions explained 63% of respondents’ overall organizational judgment, providing support for the CPOL framework as a context-driven process to measure constituent perceptions of the legitimacy of sport organizations.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-11-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 14-09-2018
Abstract: Studies that have engaged parasport broadcasting, particularly through a narrative lens, have almost exclusively relied on textual and/or content analysis of the Paralympic Games as the source of cultural critique. We know far less about the decisions taken inside Paralympic broadcasters that have led to such representations. In this study – based on interviews with senior production and promotion staff at the United Kingdom’s Paralympic broadcaster, Channel 4 – we provide the first detailed examination of mediated parasport from this vantage point. We explore the use of promotional devices such as athletes’ backstories – the ‘Hollywood treatment’ – to both hook audiences and serve as a vehicle for achieving its social enterprise mandate to change public attitudes towards disability. In so doing, we reveal myriad tensions that coalesce around representing the Paralympics, with respect to the efforts made to balance the competing goals of key stakeholders and a stated desire to make the Paralympics both a commercial and socially progressive success.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-01-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-05-2021
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 08-2010
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2524.2009.00879.X
Abstract: This study was undertaken to determine if pharmaceutical companies persuade and offer enticements to Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) general practitioners (GPs), in an attempt to encourage them to recommend health websites to the health consumer. A survey instrument consisting of seven single response questions was mailed to 250 (61%) out of 410 GPs. Questions were designed to measure the percentages (%) and proportions associated with levels of persuasion and types of enticements pharmaceutical companies are offering GPs, in an attempt to encourage them to recommend health websites to the health consumer. The survey instrument allowed participants to indicate their (1) gender, (2) age and (3) years of experience (less experienced or= 10 years). One hundred and eight (43%) of the 250 GPs returned a completed survey. The return rate for male GPs was 72 (40%) and for female GPs, it was 36 (33%). Sixty-eight (63%) GPs indicated that they actively recommend health websites to their patients [male GPs--48 (71%), female GPs--20 (29%)]. This study highlights that female GPs (80%), those aged between 31 and 40 (77%) and GPs with < 10 years experience (72%) were more frequently targeted by pharmaceutical companies. This study reports that pharmaceutical companies are offering various types of enticements in an attempt to persuade Gold Coast GPs to recommend specific health websites to the health consumer. Further research should explore if similar levels of persuasion and types of enticements are being offered to GPs across Australia.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-10-2021
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 08-12-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-11-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-06-2014
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 19-11-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-12-2022
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 03-2018
Abstract: Conventional approaches to leadership in sport management regard leadership as a leader-centric phenomenon. Recent advances in the generic leadership literature have highlighted the way that people construct their own understanding of leadership and shown that these influence their assessment and responses to people they regard as leaders. This observer-centric perspective is collectively known as the social construction of leadership. In this conceptual paper, we demonstrate how this emerging theoretical approach can reframe and invigorate our understanding of leadership in sport management. We explore the research implications of this new approach, reflect on what this might mean for teaching, and discuss the practical ramifications for leadership in sport management that might flow from the adoption of this approach.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-2011
Abstract: This article presents three types of health website categories (e-knowledge, e-business and e-professional) which are currently being used to disseminate health-related information, services and medical literature to the health consumer and professional. Moreover, criteria which have been used to establish a health website’s category is demonstrated throughout this article and specific screen captures are used to illustrate each. At present, literature surrounding the categorization and evaluation of health websites is limited therefore, much of the criteria generated have been developed from an extensive review and critique of current health websites. The presented criteria checklist forms the guiding framework for this article and assists in giving understanding to the categorization and evaluation process. Furthermore, this article further presents how health consumers and professionals, through the application of such a checklist, may determine and evaluate a health website’s level of appropriateness for their specific needs (knowledge, business and professional). The criteria checklist assists the health consumer and professional to determine the levels of e-health literacy, evaluation tools and interactivity and usability components associated with each health website category.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 14-07-2022
DOI: 10.3390/FI14070210
Abstract: Doping is a well-known problem in competitive sports. Along the years, several cases have come to public, evidencing corrupt practices from within the sports environment. To guarantee fair play and prevent public health issues, anti-doping organizations and sports authorities are expected to cooperate in the fight against doping. To achieve this mission, doping-related data must be produced, stored, accessed, and shared in a secure, t erproof, and privacy-preserving manner. This paper investigates the processes and tools established by the World Anti-Doping Agency for the global harmonization of doping control activities. From this investigation, it is possible to conclude that there is an inherent trust problem, in part due to a centralized data management paradigm and to the lack of fully digitalized processes. Therefore, this paper presents two main contributions: the concept of a multiorganizational decentralized data governance model and a blockchain-based design for one of the most sensitive data-sharing processes within the anti-doping ecosystem. Throughout this article, it is shown that the adoption of a permissioned blockchain can benefit the whole anti-doping community, creating more reliable processes for handling data, where privacy and security are enhanced.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 15-07-2010
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 18-10-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2019
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 04-08-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-07-2012
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 08-2013
DOI: 10.1123/JCE.6.2.87
Abstract: Sport coaching is a multifaceted profession with many responsibilities. Coaches can have a profound effect on athletes that can be both positive and negative. Coaches have the ability to motivate athletes and increase their self-esteem. Conversely, negative effects of coaching may include athlete drop-outs, injuries, and loss of confidence. Coaches need to manage the coaching environment and create positive surroundings to ensure that athletes achieve their optimum potential. Managing a coaching environment refers to how coaches establish and maintain order. This paper explores the literature on behavior management in education and sport settings and aims to contribute to sport-coaching knowledge. General coaching tips for managing athlete behavior are suggested along with ex les of potential coaching strategies.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-07-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-02-2023
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 18-05-2017
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 27-11-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2003
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 30-10-2014
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 03-2012
DOI: 10.1123/JSM.26.2.192
Abstract: The organizational commitment of volunteers has been recognized as essential for the effective management of community-based sport. Despite this, little is known about the nature of sport volunteer commitment and, more specifically, its dimensionality and targets. This study developed measures of sport volunteer commitment within a framework of multiple dimensions of commitment and multiple targets of commitment to three organizational targets in the sport volunteering setting: the organization (in this context, the athletic center), the volunteer work team, and the volunteer role. Drawing on Meyer and Herscovitch’s (2001) general commitment model, we adapted measures from previous work of Engelberg, Skinner, and Zakus (2006) of commitment to each of these targets and tested the proposed model using partial least squares regression (PLS) modeling. Results provided support for a two-dimensional model within and across each of the targets, and also showed that the measures had adequate discriminant validity and reliability. Implications for research on volunteer commitment in sport organizations are discussed.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-08-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 17-01-2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2022
DOI: 10.1177/10126902221082483
Abstract: This conceptual article advances the value of Bourdieu's practice theory and physical capital as a tool to understand the various types of painkiller (mis)use in sport. Consuming painkillers to manage injury and fatigue is a common practice among male professional footballers and misuse can exacerbate existing injuries and contribute to chronic physical and mental health conditions. In order to highlight the interaction between micro and macro-level factors we conceptualise painkiller use in professional football as a relational process between habitus, capital, and field position wherein variation in use is a result of social trajectory and field experiences. The analysis elaborates upon Bourdieu's practice theory in sport. It shows that the importance of protecting physical capital stems from internalised dispositions about how the body is viewed, which legitimise the use of painkillers within the social field of football despite the damaging potential outcomes for players. The article extends Bourdieu's practice theory to managing painkiller (mis)use, provides recommendations towards a future research programme, and identifies potential interventions for improving athlete welfare.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-12-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-2007
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-1999
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-09-2014
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 03-2018
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 02-04-2021
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 02-2023
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 13-07-2012
DOI: 10.1057/STH.2011.10
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 20-03-2013
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 03-2013
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 29-07-2016
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 10-2005
DOI: 10.1123/JSM.19.4.404
Abstract: Although qualitative research approaches such as ethnography have been applied to the field of sport (e.g., Bricknell, 2001 Hughson and Hallinan, 2001) Sparkes (2003) has suggested that it was not until the late 1990s that sport researchers began to embrace ethnographic frameworks underpinned by critical and postmodern theories. As such, the value of these research designs has not been fully realized. The benefit for sport management researchers in applying critical and postmodern thought to ethnographic approaches is that it sharpens their critical consciousness. This article therefore develops an argument for applying critical and postmodern thought to ethnographic approaches to sport management research. In doing this we (a) provide a brief historical sketch of social science research paradigms (b) outline the benefits of applying critical and postmodern thought to sport management ethnographic research (c) present ex les of current sport and sport management ethnographic research that applies critical and postmodern frameworks and (d) provide insight into the concerns that sport management scholars should consider when applying ethnographic research designs that embrace the tenets of postmodernism. Through this discussion we conclude that, although ethnographic approaches inspired by critical and postmodern thought are not the panacea to solve all research problems, if applied correctly they can only further enhance out knowledge of the research issue under investigation.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 29-06-2021
DOI: 10.1177/15270025211022243
Abstract: League regulators aim for an equitable competition where each team has an equal chance of winning the ch ionship, termed competitive balance. It is generally assumed that closed leagues with stricter labor market regulations should demonstrate better competitive balance than open leagues with promotion and relegation. The aim of this research was to examine the competitive balance between and within seasons in the closed Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and open English Super League using five measures of concentration and dominance. Overall, the closed NRL competition demonstrated superior competitive balance. The practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2004
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-04-2020
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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