If We’re Not Serving Practitioners, Then We're Not Serving Sport Management

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. James Weese
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Management Science ◽  
North American Society ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
The North ◽  
Henry Mintzberg ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
American Society ◽  
Science Leadership

Many people have suggested that management theorists have become overly theoretical and frequently neglect to provide practitioners with the meaningful implications of their research findings. Acclaimed management scientist Henry Mintzberg expressed the same concerns for the leadership field of study. The North American Society for Sport Management could learn from the history and experiences of the management science/leadership fields and provide both academics and practitioners with research that both advances the field and impacts the profession.

A review of the North American Society for Sport Management and its foundational core

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad S. Seifried
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
North American Society ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Management History ◽  
The North ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
American Society ◽  
Time Specific

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the development of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and to map the foundation that specific individuals, historical works, and historians provided the founders of that organization and the field of sport management in general. The paper also aims to track the early beginnings of sport management and present sport as a viable area for business and management historians to conduct their research and discuss theory. Design/methodology/approach – Following the initial work started by deWilde et al., this study drew on a wide range of primary and secondary sources and took an antiquarian and reconstructionist approach. Specifically, time-specific sport-related/focused dissertations, research articles, and archives from NASSM, along with published books and archives, were used to work toward the purpose of the study. Findings – This paper illustrates that some of the critical founding members of sport management and NASSM drew upon the training of historians, with special emphasis from business history, and reacted to specific prompts to create the field (i.e. sport management). “History” and trained historians directly impacted the field of sport management by helping to establish NASSM, the Journal of Sport Management, and graduate study programs, in addition to fashioning the first field accreditation standards and seminal textbooks needed to educate the generalist or specialist sport management student. Research limitations/implications – This research only tracks the beginnings of sport management and focuses on the contribution of “history” toward its development. This work recognizes there were other influences that were critical to the development of sport management. Practical implications – Over time, sport management scholars have moved away from their small historical base and more toward true quantitative preferences. While this has helped the field gain some respectability within contemporary preferences, the re-utilization of historical methods and/or perspectives can help serve the future of sport management and business/management history research toward the study of emerging topics. Through collaboration sport management's leadership can realize the potential of the historical approach/orientation and management historians can enjoy another outlet to communicate their thoughts regarding management topics and theories. Originality/value – The paper highlights that sport is rich in context and available to use for the study of management theory and behaviors.

scholarly journals The North American Society for Sport Management Conference 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Akira Asada ◽  
Akiko Arai ◽  
Maki Ito
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
North American Society ◽  
The North ◽  
American Society

scholarly journals Foreword to the Issue

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Earle F. Zeigler
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
International Association ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
North American Society ◽  
Past President ◽  
The North ◽  
Philosophy Of Sport ◽  
American Society ◽  
International Aspects

Earle F. Zeigler, Ph.D., D. Sc., LL.D. retired from the University of Western Ontario in 1989. Additionally, he is a past president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, honorary past president of the North American Society for Sport Management, and was president of American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Since 1948, Zeigler has published over 50 books and monographs and 430 articles in five sub-disciplinary and sub-professional areas within the fields of philosophy, history, management theory and practice, comparative and international aspects, and professional preparation. He is also the namesake for the prestigious Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award given yearly by the North American Society for Sport Management.

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