Theory and theory development in sport management Academic Article

abstract

• Sport Management Review has been the sport management leader in publishing literature reviews and new theoretical frameworks. Despite these advances, scholars have not critically examined theory and its place in sport management scholarship. The purpose of this scholarly exchange is to address these issues, such that five scholars were invited to discuss how they conceptualize theory, the role of theory in the academia, and the process in which they engage when developing their own theories. This article provides an overview of the topic and introduces the articles. 2012 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand.

published proceedings

• Sport Management Review

author list (cited authors)

• Cunningham, G. B.

citation count

• 40

complete list of authors

• Cunningham, George B

publication date

• January 2013

published in

• Sport Management Review  Journal

keywords

• Research
• Synthesis
• Theorizing
• Theory

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.smr.2012.01.006

start page

• 1

end page

• 4

volume

• 16

issue

• 1