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Customer Engagement in Sport: An Updated Review and Research Agenda
Heath McDonald, Rui Biscaia, Masayuki Yoshida, Jodie Conduit, and Jason P. Doyle
some alignment with other contexts is anticipated, the unique motivations and complexities of sporting contexts is expected to result in unique antecedents and outcomes. Operationalizing Engagement in Sport Central to work on engagement is the operationalization of engagement focal points ( Dessart et
The Edge: The War Against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports
Scott R. Jedlicka
bodies cannot live up to their lofty but antiquated principles are not particularly remarkable. To be fair, these critiques perhaps mischaracterize the motivation behind The Edge ’s publication. This is not a text that seeks to engage academicians, but to communicate the complexities of sport governance
Exploring the Perception of Division I Coaches and Administrators About International Collegiate Athlete Exclusion From Name, Image, and Likeness Opportunities
Emily M. Newell and Simran Kaur Sethi
understanding how ICAs were and continue to be left behind in this discussion, to review NIL legislation and its perceived impact. As Chalip ( 1995 ) noted in his seminal work on policy analysis in sport, analyzing both the underlying motivations/perspectives of key actors and the societal factors that surround
The Business of Esports: The Wild Wild West on Fire
Bo Yu
points/issues within esports: inclusion and diversity, the wellbeing of esports participants and players, and the motivation to participate. The chapter describes how in esports, women participants and fans are less represented compared to traditional sports. Wells and Harrolle further encourage
Esports Business Management
Bradley J. Baker
motivations and public relations (Chapter 6), and employment (Chapter 14). Chapter 11 introduces basic managerial finance, using examples from esports. Topics include brief definitions of key terms, budgeting, and how to read a financial report. Sidebar vignettes on esports streamers, multiple revenue sources
The Roles of Perceived Safety Climate and Innovativeness in the Performance of Sport and Recreation Organizations
Minjung Kim, Han Soo Kim, Brent D. Oja, Jasamine Hill, Claire Zvosec, and Paul Yuseung Doh
compliance and safety climate ( Petitta et al., 2017 ), safety motivation, and supervisor safety support ( Hu et al., 2016 ). Petitta et al. ( 2017 ) found that safety climate was a predictor of safety compliance in the workplace. In addition, Neal and Griffin ( 2002 ) found that safety motivation also had a
Exploring Sport Employees’ Conceptualizations of Meaningful Work
Nathan R. Baer, Claire C. Zvosec, and Brent D. Oja
antecedents (i.e., job design and job crafting). Critically, the sport industry is an insightful area in which to explore meaningful work, as sport employees often have unique motivations for working in sport (see Oja et al., 2015 , 2020 , 2023 ; Zvosec et al., 2023 ). These distinctive motivations are a
The Effects of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Service Environment on Athlete Satisfaction and Performance: A Transformative Service Research Approach
Eric MacIntosh, Keita Kinoshita, and Popi Sotiriadou
under stress or fatigue (e.g., Macquet & Skalej, 2015 ); their mental health and well-being ( Rice et al., 2016 ); the psychological origins of eating ( Thompson, 1987 ) or sleep disorders ( Simpson, Gibbs, & Matheson, 2017 ); and how such factors can impact athlete satisfaction, motivation, and well
The Strength of Community: The Role of Social Support Networks in Sport Officials’ Retention
Jacob K. Tingle, Brittany L. Jacobs, Matthew Katz, and Stacy Warner
to understanding officials’ job satisfaction ( Giel & Breuer, 2020 ) and motivation to persist ( Zvosec et al., 2021 ). Specifically, exploring sports officials’ egocentric or personal connections to other officials is vital to understanding retention. Recently, Ridinger, Kim, et al. ( 2017