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International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing

 

Special Issue on: “Sport Organisations and Interorganisational Relationships”

Guest Editors: Dr. Geoff Dickson, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand and Dr. Laura Cousens, Brock University, Canada

This special edition of IJSMM will utilise topics in strategic management using theory and research from organisational sociology. It provides the opportunity for scholars to analyse interorganisational relationships between and amongst organisations in the sports industry.

These theories and concepts can be applied to improving our understanding of the interorganisational relationships between and amongst sponsors, licensees, broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, players associations, clubs and their governing organisations, national governing bodies, regional governing bodies, government, event management organisations, and facilities.

Subject Coverage
Theoretical approaches may include:

• Systems theory
• Contingency theories
• Resource dependence theory
• Institutional theory
• Institutional analysis and design
• Population ecology
• Agency theory

These theoretical approaches may be utilised to analyse concepts such as:

• Network governance
• Network change
• Competition
• Interorganisational cooperation
• Interorganisational conflict
• Interorganisational power
• Interorganisational trust
• Interorganisational learning
• Joint ventures
• Mergers
• Director interlocks
• Strategic alliances

Notes for Prospective Authors

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines

To submit a paper, please go to Submission of Papers

This is our preferred route for submitting papers; please use it if at all possible. However, if you experience any problems submitting papers in this way, an alternative route is suggested below

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

Important Dates

Deadline for submissions: 1 July 2005

Latest date for review decisions: 1 September 2005

Deadline for return of changes: 1 November 2005

Final submission of edited papers: 1 December 2005