Sport entrepreneurship and innovation / edited by Vanessa Ratten and João J. Ferreira.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ratten, Vanessa, editor.

Ferreira, João J. M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports administration.

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

xix, 263 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

This book features international authors discussing the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the sports context. It focuses on topics such as the role of entrepreneurial marketing in sport, how technological innovation has changed the way sport is played and viewed, the globalization of sport as a product and service, the new types of sports that have emerged, athlete entrepreneurs and their related business endeavors and how sport influences innovation in other industries. The main themes of the book include: 1) the development of sport entrepreneurship and innovation, 2) entrepreneurship and sport, 3) innovation in sport, 4) internationalization and entrepreneurial behavior in sport, 5) entrepreneurial sport marketing, 6) sport in entrepreneurial universities and 7) the future for sport entrepreneurship and innovation. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to entrepreneurship, innovation and sport management scholars, students and practitioners. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Spore entrepreneurship and innovation: concepts and theory / Vanessa Ratten Ratten, Vanessa, João J. Ferreira Ferreira, João J. 1

2 Innovation capability of non-profit sport organizations / Mathieu Winand Winand, Mathieu, Larena Hoeber Hoeber, Larena 13

3 Influence of sports events in local tourism / Héctor Valentín Jiménez Naranjo Naranjo, Héctor Valentín Jiménez, Mari Cruz Sánchez Escobedo Escobedo, Mari Cruz Sánchez, José Luis Coca Pérez Pérez, José Luis Coca 31

4 Innovation for social inclusion in sport / Anne Tjønndal Tjønndal, Anne 42

5 The influence of Total Quality Management in the innovative capacity of municipal sport firms / Gastão Sousa Sousa, Gastão, Maria José Madeira Madeira, Maria José 59

6 Sport leadership, psychology and innovation / Venessa Ratten Ratten, Venessa 75

7 A blue ocean strategy in a sport context: a systematisation of literature / Elsa Regina M. Vieira Vieira, Elsa Regina M., João J. Ferreira Ferreira, João J. 88

8 The relevance of the social impact of sports events in the context of public financing of sport / David Parra Camacho Camacho, David Parra, Ferran Calabuig Moreno Moreno, Ferran Calabuig, Juan Núñez Pomar Pomar, Juan Núñez, Josep Crespo Hervás Hervás, Josep Crespo 117

9 Sport entrepreneurship and community development in Japan / Isao Okayasu Okayasu, Isao, Duarte B. Morais Morais, Duarte B. 141

10 Coherence, the beginning and end of everything / Marco Arraya Arraya, Marco 153

11 Sport, innovation and public policy / Vanessa Ratten Ratten, Vanessa 179

12 "Not Out"? A sociomaterial perspective on decision review systems in professional cricket / Ian McLaughlin McLaughlin, Ian, Patrick Dawson Dawson, Patrick 192

13 Consumer behavior analysis an innovation approach in non-profit sports organizations / Dina Miragaia Miragaia, Dina, João J. Ferreira Ferreira, João J. 209

14 Exploring motivation of marathon runners / Konstantinos Koronios Koronios, Konstantinos, Marina Psiloutsikou Psiloutsikou, Marina, Athanasios Kriemadis Kriemadis, Athanasios 221

15 Sport entrepreneurship and the emergence of opportunities: towards a future research agenda / Vanessa Ratten Ratten, Vanessa, João J. Ferreira Ferreira, João J. 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138941731

1138941735

9781138941748

1138941743

OCLC:

967791135