Gerrard, WJ (2015) Rigour and relevance in sport management: reconciling the competing demands of disciplinary research and user-value. European Sport Management Quarterly, 15 (5). pp. 505-515. ISSN 1618-4742
Abstract
Sport management as a field of study is necessarily context-bound but this has often meant that our research is seen as sector-specific and hence lacking the generality to merit publication in top academic journals. Yet our recognition of the importance of context means that sport management is well placed to provide research with real-world impact. And as national research evaluation programmes put greater emphasis on user-value in academic research, sport management has an opportunity to grow in stature both within academia as well as externally in the sports industry. Drawing on alternative policy models of research, particularly Stokes’s concept of Pasteur’s Quadrant, I propose a taxonomy of sport management research illustrated by specific examples. I argue that sport management needs to be more active in promoting evidence-based practice in sports organisations. I conclude with concrete proposals to improve the rigour and relevance of sport management research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Keywords: | Impact agenda; the linear (or pipeline) model of research; Pasteur’s Quadrant; the trajectory model of research; knowledge transfer; evidence-based practice. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2016 15:22 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2019 14:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2015.1085714 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/16184742.2015.1085714 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95509 |