Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal

CALL FOR PAPERS

SPORT, BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

TO BE PUBLISHED BY EMERALD (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/)

Further to my recent message, I am able to confirm that the first edition of the above new journal will be published in Spring 2011.

People are therefore invited to submit papers for inclusion in the journal.

Further details of the paper format guidelines and the submission procedure will be issued in due course, although authors may wish to note that the journal will in both cases follow the conventions already used by other Emerald journals.

An online submission platform will be available in due course, but in the meantime all enquiries about papers should be directed to Professor Simon Chadwick (Simon.Chadwick@coventry.ac.uk)

In general terms, submissions to the journal will be expected to:

· Use sporting examples and concepts to illustrate management theory
· Use management theories and concepts to investigate sport
· Address management problems and issues in a sporting context

The objectives of the journal are:

· To provide an outlet for high quality research, insight and opinion in the linked and related areas of sport, business and management
· To provide an outlet for high quality research, insight and opinion written by researchers predominantly working in business and management schools
· To examine sport from a business and managerial perspective
· To advance understanding of sport, business and management
· To enhance the academic study and the practice of business and management in and around sport
· To provide opportunities for exploring the latest developments, challenges, issues and thinking in sport e.g. from the perspective of a team, a club or a governing body
· To provide opportunities for exploring the latest developments, challenges, issues and thinking related to sport e.g. from the perspective of a broadcaster, a sponsor, a government department
· To deliver sport business management research that is based on perceived need, robust foundations and strong methodologies
· To deliver sport business management research that is credible, meaningful and scientifically rigorous

Within the context of these objectives, it is anticipated that papers submitted to the journal will normally fall into categories which could include:

· Fans and customers
· Athletes and coaches
· Clubs and teams
· Leagues and competitions
· Events and tournaments
· Stadiums and venues
· Commercial and non-commercial partners
· Governing bodies and representative associations
· Intermediaries and athlete representatives
· Traditional and new media outlets
· Suppliers, retailers and other outlets for sport
· Places and spaces
· Local economic, social and other relevant projects/initiatives

As such, the journal will accept submissions drawn from the full-range of business and management disciplines (either individually or inter-disciplinary in nature) including:

· Accounting
· Corporate Social Responsibility
· Economics
· Entrepreneurship
· Ethics
· Finance
· Global management
· Governance
· Human Resource Management
· Information Technology
· International Business
· Law
· Management
· Marketing
· Organisational Behaviour
· Strategy
· Supply-Chain Management

Professor Simon Chadwick
Editor
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal
Centre for the International Business of Sport
Coventry University Business School
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
UK