A Content Analysis of the Journal of Sports Economics

Mondello, Michael; Pedersen, Paul M.

doi:10.1177/1527002502239659

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“…Research in sports economics is focused on the economic value, nature, and impact of professional sports systems/leagues, team performance, and the sports labor market (Downward et al, 2019 ). The large majority of published studies in sports economics use quantitative methods and statistical analyses to investigate men sports (Mondello and Pedersen, 2003 ). Sport management investigates topics related to the business of sports, including recreational and community sports, communication, ethics, governance, gender and inclusion (Pitts et al, 2014 ).…”

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“…Women are stereotyped as being verbally more fluent (Mòe et al, 2021 ) and more competent in language arts (Plante et al, 2019 ). In academia, women are minorities in disciplines in which quantitative research is performed (Bettinger and Long, 2005 ), e.g., in sports economics (Mondello and Pedersen, 2003 ). Based on these findings, attributes related to research methods in academia might be perceived as stereotypically masculine, potentially resulting in a better role fit of men academics in the social sports sciences.…”

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The perceived role fit of women and men academics: evidence from the social sports sciences

Lesch,

Scharfenkamp,

Wicker

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe underrepresentation of women in academia is often explained by the presence of gender stereotypes and the perception that women fit the role of an academic to a lesser extent. Based on social role theory and role congruity theory, this study investigates and estimates the perceived role fit of women and men academics in the social sports sciences.MethodsData were collected with a quantitative online survey. The sample (n = 792) includes individuals who study or work in sports economics, sport management, or sport sociology (referred to as social sports sciences). The questionnaire included items that reflect attributes of an ideal-typical academic as well as women and men academics in four dimensions, i.e., leadership, research methods, media visibility, and research topics. In the first step, these items were used to estimate a total role fit index for both women and men academics, as well as indices for all dimensions. In a second step, regression analyses were used to examine how respondents' individual characteristics (e.g., discipline, career stage, gender, presence of role models) are related to their perceived role fit indices and the differences in the perceived role fit.Results and discussionThe role fit index ranges from 0 to 1, and women have a higher total role fit than men (0.77 vs. 0.75). The results suggest that women in the social sports sciences are perceived as a better fit for the role of an academic. In contrast to role congruity theory, women's leadership fit is higher than men's fit in this dimension (0.79 vs. 0.72). Regarding the associations of individual characteristics, professors seem to perceive a lower role fit for both genders than students. Furthermore, the difference between the perceived role fit of men and women is smaller for women respondents. Having a woman role model leads to a higher fit of women academics in the leadership dimension.

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Section: Theoretical Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

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The perceived role fit of women and men academics: evidence from the social sports sciences

Lesch,

Scharfenkamp,

Wicker

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Undertaking an examination of the journal will provide a measurement of the development and credibility of the sport business literature, which should be monitored with regularity to identify trends, and critically appraise contributions to the advancement of knowledge (Mondello and Pedersen, 2003). This paper is therefore organised into five sections.…”

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The first century and beyond

Oddy

Bason

2017

SBM

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Purpose In 2016, Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal (SBM) published its 100th article. While a number of other journals have been analysed as to their content, no such study has yet been applied to SBM. The purpose of this paper is to produce a content analysis examining the first century of SBM articles in order to map out what this outlet has published, and to what extent the journal has achieved the objectives set out in the first issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs a content analysis approach, with each of the first 100 research papers being analysed and coded by the two authors. Findings This study has found that there has been a general focus on sport marketing throughout the first 100 papers, while football is the dominant sport that has been studied. Over the course of the 100 papers, the majority of articles employed quantitative methods, with surveys being the most used method of collecting data. The authors were initially principally based in Europe and North America; however, the geographical location has widened over the period in question. Originality/value While there have been a number of other journals which have had a content analysis, this is the first such study into SBM.

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“… 4 A related methodology is the bibliometric analysis in the form of content analysis, e.g., Mondello and Pedersen ( 2003 ). …”

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The cauldron has cooled down: a systematic literature review on home advantage in football during the COVID-19 pandemic from a socio-economic and psychological perspective

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The phenomenon of home advantage (home bias) is well-analyzed in the scientific literature. But only the COVID-19 pandemic enabled studies on this phenomenon—for the first time in history—on a global scale. Thus, several studies to date examined the effects of empty stadiums by comparing regular matches (with supporters) before the COVID-19 restrictions with so-called ghost games (games without supporters) during the pandemic. To synthesize the existing knowledge and offer an overview regarding the effects of ghost games on home advantage we provide a systematic literature review on this topic. Our findings—based on 26 primary studies—indicate that ghost games have a considerable impact on the phenomenon of home advantage. Deeper analysis further indicates that this effect is based on a reduced “referee bias” and a lack of “emotional support from the ranks”. From a psychological perspective, we argue that our conclusions are highly relevant by emphasizing decision making under pressure and crowd-induced motivation in sports. From a socio-economic perspective, we argue that our findings legitimize a discussion regarding compensation of fans after sporting success as plausible and worth considering. Thus, our results are significant for scientists, sports and team managers, media executives, fan representatives and other persons responsible in the football industry.

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A Content Analysis of the Journal of Sports Economics

Cited by 17 publications

References 11 publications

The perceived role fit of women and men academics: evidence from the social sports sciences

The perceived role fit of women and men academics: evidence from the social sports sciences

The first century and beyond

The cauldron has cooled down: a systematic literature review on home advantage in football during the COVID-19 pandemic from a socio-economic and psychological perspective

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