Taking sport seriously

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue of Management Decision and discuss the key question “Should sport be taken seriously?”.

Design/methodology/approach

The themes of the special issue are discussed and each paper is introduced.

Findings

Sport should be taken seriously because it has a significance beyond the field of play. It has become a commodified activity which creates and consumes wealth and can be used as a context for management research.

Originality/value

Rarely before has sport been taken seriously in a management research context. This guest editorial and the special issue that follows it begin that debate.

Citation

Adcroft, A. and Teckman, J. (2009), "Taking sport seriously", Management Decision, Vol. 47 No. 1, pp. 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740910929669