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Tracing the state of sport management research: a bibliometric analysis

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  • Jonas Hammerschmidt

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology)

  • Ferran Calabuig

    (University of Valencia)

  • Sascha Kraus

    (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
    University of Johannesburg)

  • Sebastian Uhrich

    (German Sport University Cologne)

Abstract

This article presents a state-of-the-art overview of the sport management research discipline through a bibliometric analysis of publication data from the top five sport management journals in the decade 2011–2020. The analysis includes citation and productivity analysis of journals, institutions, countries, and articles, author citation and output analysis, and title and abstract (co-)word analysis. The data identifies the Sport Management Review as the most prolific journal of the last decade. Institutions and authors from the US are dominating the sport management research, which has increased its attractiveness in other disciplines. Co-word analysis shows recent and frequently discussed topics related to management of sport organizations and events, team and game, sport marketing and sponsorship, and behaviour and identification of the spectator. The article serves the ongoing debate on sport management as an academic field with deep insights into the publication structure and thematic dynamics of the last decade.

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  • Jonas Hammerschmidt & Ferran Calabuig & Sascha Kraus & Sebastian Uhrich, 2024. "Tracing the state of sport management research: a bibliometric analysis," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 74(2), pages 1185-1208, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:manrev:v:74:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s11301-023-00331-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11301-023-00331-x
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    Keywords

    Bibliometric analysis; Sport management; Sport marketing; Sport entrepreneurship; Overview;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General

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