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Guest editor's introduction : Sports entrepreneurship : towards a conceptualisation

Ratten, Vanessa 2012, Guest editor's introduction : Sports entrepreneurship : towards a conceptualisation, International journal of entrepreneurial venturing, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-18.

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Title Guest editor's introduction : Sports entrepreneurship : towards a conceptualisation
Author(s) Ratten, Vanessa
Journal name International journal of entrepreneurial venturing
Volume number 4
Issue number 1
Start page 1
End page 18
Total pages 18
Publisher Inderscience
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2012
ISSN 1742-5360
Keyword(s) sports entrepreneurship
innovation
entrepreneurship
regional development
business ventures
entrepreneurial venturing
new ventures
sports industry
global environment
opportunity recognition
dynamic capabilities
entrepreneurial competence
entrepreneurial traits
technological innovation
sports entrepreneurs
Summary Sport is an important economic and social driver of regional development around the world. Both organisations and individuals are involved in creating innovative ways of fostering regional development through entrepreneurial practices in sport. The aim of this paper is to develop a conceptualisation of sports entrepreneurship that focuses on the role of innovation and regional development in the sports context. Different sport entrepreneurship schools of thought are discussed with a focus on developing theory based on the venture creation process. Three key components of sports entrepreneurship (opportunity recognition, dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial competence) are examined that lead to a focus on how sports entrepreneurial traits are innovative and encourage regional development. Entrepreneurial sport ventures are then stated which leads to the managerial and theoretical implications of the sports entrepreneurship construct being discussed.
Language eng
Field of Research 150304 Entrepreneurship
Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2012, Inderscience Entreprises
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045410

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