The sport industry in growing economies: critical issues and challenges

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to encourage scholarly inquiries to critically examine broad perspectives of marketing and business operations in the sport industry of growing economies. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive review of literature was the primary research method to introduce the following critical questions, “what are the major challenges in the sport industry of developing economies in a globalized market environment and what to do?”. Findings Seven articles are selected based on their theoretical and practical contributions. Originality/value This special issue is committed to trigger more investigations into sport businesses in developing countries and ultimately advancing theories and seeking solutions.

Exploring Relationships among Organizational Culture, Empowerment, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the South Korean Professional Sport Industry

“…Moreover, globalization and advanced technology have forced the industry to reckon with increased competition against renowned overseas sports leagues to secure domestic sport fans [6]. To comply with these changes and resolve managerial issues, Korean professional sports teams expect their employees to be proactive in dealing with limited financial and human resources [1].…”

An attempt to study the Possible Inter-relationships amongst various Challenges Faced by Sports Industry in Indian Subcontinent

“…Sports have been popular for many, many years. Yet with the rise in popularity also comes the rise of challenges and adversity [3]. Various challenges have been explored via google scholar internet explorer , Research gate search engine etc.…”

“…It is evident that sports have emerged out of twentieth century with significant structural changes . direct media ownership of clubs and franchises , leagues and events and tours become common by 2000 as leading media companies have attempted to corner global communication markets [3,4,5]. However in the process of global sport , there are also a number of countries which lag behind due to inappropriate infrastructure or paucity of support from its government [ 3,6].…”

“…direct media ownership of clubs and franchises , leagues and events and tours become common by 2000 as leading media companies have attempted to corner global communication markets [3,4,5]. However in the process of global sport , there are also a number of countries which lag behind due to inappropriate infrastructure or paucity of support from its government [ 3,6]. Present research work focuses on exploring such challenges and barriers which hamper the growth of a country's sports industry .…”

Contextualising Sport and Tourism in Central Africa: Prospects and Challenges

“…The aforementioned studies have consistently provided the narrative on how the growth experienced by global sport tourism has largely been influenced by the consistent, but parallel, growth of both sport and tourism respectively, and the important roles that both have played in global economic conditions. Resultantly, their frequent overlapping has contributed to the significant developments in sport tourism, particularly in the developing world context (Fourie & Santana-Gallego, 2011;Tichaawa et al, 2018;Zang et al, 2018), and with specific reference to destinations in the sub-Saharan Africa, where sport is seen as a way of life, in the face of limited socio-economic opportunities. The existing research has equally begun to acknowledge that, in Africa, sport tourism has the potential to ignite and promote the socio-economic restructuring of urban and rural economies (Swart & Bob, 2007;Honary et al, 2010;Lesjak et al, 2017;Tichaawa et al, 2018).…”