The Role of Time in Building Sport Management Theory

Abstract

Although rarely acknowledged, time has been an important factor in the management of sport. Time plays a major role for sport organizations, especially those that operate seasonally and one-off sport event organizing committees, and for staff who help deliver the sport product, such as seasonal, temporary, and part-time workers. Despite this, temporal factors have not been fully capitalized upon for the development of new theory. This study will review the influence of time in sport management research, and identify areas where a focus on time could help lead to the development of new theory specific to sport.

时间在体育管理理论建设中的作用

虽然很少有人承认时间是管理体育的一个重要因素。时间对于体育组织, 尤其是那些季节性的和一次性的体育赛事组织委员会, 以及帮助提供体育产品的员工, 如季节性的、临时的和兼职的员工, 起着重要的作用。尽管如此, 新理论的发展并没有充分利用时间因素。本研究将回顾时间对体育管理研究的影响, 并确定关注时间有助于发展体育新理论的领域。

KEYWORDS:

• Time
• management
• organizational behavior
• sport management
• human resources

关键词:

• 时间
• 管理
• 组织行为学
• 体育管理
• 人力资源

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Michael A. Odio

Michael Odio (Ph.D., University of Florida, US) is an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration at the University of Cincinnati and holds a Ph.D. in Sport Management from the University of Florida. His scholarly interests include organizational behavior and human resource issues in sport as well as career and learning outcomes for nonstandard and contingent employees (e.g., temporary, seasonal, part-time) and internships.