Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

AB Evans, GU Pfister - … review for the sociology of sport, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Gender inequity in sport organisation boards, particularly in decision-making positions,
remains a significant issue. Considerable research exists on the topic yet attempts to …

Discursive resistance to gender diversity in sport governance: sport as a unique field?

A Knoppers, R Spaaij, I Claringbould - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Although diversity is an often cited organisational value, its support is often muted when it
pertains to boards of governance. The aim of this study is to identify discursive practices that …

Professional development, skills, and competences in sports: a survey in the field of sport management among public managers

A Sesinando, J Seguí-Urbaneja… - Journal of Physical …, 2022 - dspace.uevora.pt
Background: Sport management in municipalities has an enormous importance and is
becoming increasingly complex, requiring specific and robust skills from sport managers …

Gender, leadership, and governance in English national governing bodies of sport: Formal structures, rules, and processes

LV Piggott, JJK Matthews - Journal of Sport …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Within this article, the authors explore the extent to which the administrative and governance
hierarchies, rules, and processes of two English national governing bodies (NGBs) …

Women as leaders in male‐dominated sectors: A bifocal analysis of gendered organizational practices

W O'Brien, C Hanlon… - Gender, Work & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Women in male‐dominated sectors face significant challenges to progress their leadership
aspirations. While organizations have activated policies and practices that ostensibly assist …

Diversity and inclusion management in sport organizations: an integrative literature review

HE Næss - Managing Sport and Leisure, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research question Diversity and inclusion management (DIM) is central to organizational
science and studies of sport's contribution to diversity and inclusion in society are plentiful …

The quest for sustainable sports management: evidence from the football industry

P Tettamanzi, F Grazioli, M Murgolo - Sport, Business and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sustainability
of sports business models by means of a specific case analysis, conducted on MI Stadio Srl …

Exploring (semi) professionalization in women's team sport through a continuum of care lens

W O'Brien, T Taylor, C Hanlon… - Journal of Sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Professional team male-dominated sports have been built on masculine values; however,
these values are challenged by the increasing number of women athletes entering this …

Why organization studies should care more about gender exclusion and inclusion in sport organizations

LV Piggott, J Hovden, A Knoppers - Sociological thinking in …, 2024 - emerald.com
Sport organizations hold substantial ideological power to showcase and reinforce dominant
cultural ideas about gender. The organization and portrayal of sporting events and spaces …

Development of a model of diversity, equity and inclusion for sport volunteers: An examination of the experiences of diverse volunteers for a national sport governing …

E Legg, E Karner - Sport, Education and Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the meaning of inclusion among Black, Brown and Indigenous Persons
of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQI+ volunteers of a national sport governing body. The study …