Understanding the concept of professionalisation in sport management research |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Alberta, Canada;2. University of New Brunswick, Canada;3. University of St Mark and St John, England;1. University of Oradea,University str. no.1, Oradea 410087, Romania;2. The County Directorate for Sports and Youth Bihor, Mihai Eminescu str. no.11, Oradea 410019, Romania;1. University of Regina, Canada;2. University of Otago, New Zealand;1. University “Valahia” of Târgovi?te, Târgovi?te Bd. Carol I, Nr. 2,130024, România;2. University “Valahia” of Târgovi?te, Târgovi?te Bd. Carol I, Nr. 2,130024, România;1. Sakarya University, School of Physical Education and Sport,Sakarya, 54187,Turkey;2. Abant ?zzet Baysal University,School of Physical Education and Sport, Bolu;1. Department of Health and Kinesiology, Center for Sport Management Research and Education, Women''s and Gender Studies Program;2. Business School at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;3. AUT Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand;4. Department of Sport Management in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Brock University, Canada;5. Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom;6. School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;7. Department of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Germany |
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| Abstract: | It has been 80 years since the concept of professionalisation began to take root within the sociology and management disciplines. Similarly, the study of the professionalisation of sport has a relatively prominent and longstanding history within the discipline of sport management. Notwithstanding its continued usage and importance, there has been little systematic attempt to examine how the concept has been operationalised within sport management. In light of this recognition, this review piece draws upon extant sport management, sociological and managerial literature to (i) explore the various ways in which the concept of professionalisation has been employed within sport management, and in doing so, (ii) identifies potential research gaps and future avenues of inquiry within the sport management discipline. The review identifies three broad classifications of professionalisation (organisational, systemic, occupational) and calls for more research surrounding broader conceptualisations of professionalisation that remain relatively unexplored by sport management scholars. |
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| Keywords: | Professionalisation Not-for-profit sport Occupations Organisational change |
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