Sport Management at the Millennium: A Defining Moment

An Examination of Sport Management Faculty Journal Publications and Conference Presentations in the United States and Canada

“…In addition to offering recommendations for the future of the sport management field, award winners also express their concerns. Areas of concern such as the need to shift to a broad-based "domain" of sport management (Slack, 1996, p. 97), and the call to examine all aspects that affect the overall credibility of the sport management field (Pitts, 2001) were addressed in the past. Further concerns of past award winners critically reviewed "teaching, practice and research" (Frisby, 2005, p.…”

“…Her primary concern was related to the "the state of the field" (p. 8). As a relatively young field, sport management has improved upon its proverbial reputation (Chalip, 2006;Parkhouse & Pitts, 2001;Pitts, 2001) year after year. These improvements have not been easy as the field of sport management is interdisciplinary in its own right and does not "fit neatly" as a single discipline like sociology or law (Shilbury & Rentschler, 2007, p. 31).…”

“…These improvements have not been easy as the field of sport management is interdisciplinary in its own right and does not "fit neatly" as a single discipline like sociology or law (Shilbury & Rentschler, 2007, p. 31). With certain identity struggles, it was Pitts (2001) that suggested the need to hold those in the field of sport management accountable through areas such as assessment and to be critical of their work and future work to build upon the growth of the field.…”

“…These characteristics were previously deemed by several scholars as necessary toward possibilities of enhancing the growth and credibility of the academic field of sport management (Costa, 2005;Doherty, 2012;Pitts, 2001;Slack, 1991Slack, , 1996. This type of assessment provides a unique look at a large component of what academics do to maintain standards institutions and faculty set for them that may translate into the field's overall growth.…”

Perfil dos Gestores de Academia Fitness no Brasil: Um Estudo Exploratório

“…(p. 177) No que se refere ao perfil do gestor, existe uma lacuna quanto a estudos que retratem a realidade do país. Conhecer as características do gestor do esporte no país pode balizar e nortear a Luis Carlos de Santana, Guilherme Moscardi Monteiro, Carla Costa Pereira & Flávia da Cunha Bastos preparação e o aperfeiçoamento de profissionais, desde a graduação até a formação continuada (Pitts, 2001;Miller, Stoldt, & Comfort, 2002;Celma, 2004;Bastos, 2003Bastos, , 2004 Estudos sobre o perfil do gestor de academias são relativamente escassos no país (Fagnani, 2009). O que se identifica são trabalhos científicos realizados com objetivo de avaliar a competitividade de academias nos quais também foram levantadas e analisadas informações sobre o perfil do gestor no sentido de relacioná-las a outros aspectos que explicariam o grau de competitividade das empresas e voltados a análise de elementos situacionais e práticas de gestão (Lima & Andrade, 2003;Roth, 2007;Corrêa & Ferreira, 2009).…”