Women and Leadership Development in Australian Sport Organizations

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Marissa Banu-LawrenceUniversity of Technology Sydney

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Larena HoeberUniversity of Regina

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2020-0039
Keywords:
diversity; gender; inclusion; stakeholders
First Published Online:
10 Jun 2020
In Print:
Volume 34: Issue 6
Page Range:
568–578
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There has been growing interest in gender diversity and the leadership development of women in recent years within the broader field of management studies. Understanding leadership development processes is important for the sport industry, in which organizations are becoming increasingly professional and commercially focused. Despite the increased attention on gender diversity and leadership development within the sport industry to date, the scope and application of organizational gender and leadership development theory within an Australian sport context has been limited. As such, the purpose of this study was to explore the leadership development practices adopted by key stakeholders of the Australian sports industry, with the intention to uncover how they impact the role of women in different organizations. Specifically, the research investigated the practices of three organizations that have a major stake in Australian professional sport.

Banu-Lawrence and Frawley are with the University of Technology Sydney, Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia. Hoeber is with the University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Frawley (Stephen.Frawley@uts.edu.au) is corresponding author.
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