Stakeholder Analysis and Sport Organisations

This book provides a critical examination of the origins and development of stakeholder theory within sport management research and expands the existing literature by providing insights on stakeholding in sport from various perspectives, such as governance, communication and marketing.

Examining cases from around the world and from a wide range of different sporting contexts, each chapter reflects on key insights derived from stakeholder theory before offering an analysis of the limitations of the theory and the ways in which it might be fruitfully extended or developed. It offers suggestions on how the literature on stakeholding in sport can be advanced in order to provide knowledge relevant not only to sport studies but also to organisation theory more broadly and points to future avenues of inquiry in order to extend the reach of stakeholder theory and other inter-organisational perspectives in sport management research.

Stakeholder Analysis and Sport Organisations is fascinating reading for any advanced student, researcher, policy-maker or practitioner with an interest in sport management, sport governance, sport development or organisational theory.

Anna-Maria Strittmatter is Associate Professor in Sport Management at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway, and Visiting Professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on sport governance and sport political processes within and outside organised sports, as well as sport event management. A special focus is on youth sport and self-organised sport.

Josef Fahlén is Professor at the Department of Education, Umeå University, Sweden, and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. In his research, Fahlén focuses on the intersection between sport policy and the organisation of sport.

Barrie Houlihan is Emeritus Professor of Sport Policy at Loughborough University, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. He was launch Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.