Project Team
Veronica Stephenson, Centre for Teaching Excellence & Recreation and Leisure Studies
KatieÌýMisener, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Project Summary
The aim of this exploratory teaching enhancement project is to identify threshold concepts in organizational sport leadership, with a focus on nonprofit community sport leadership, which has received little attention in the sport management literature. In sport management theory and practice, there is growing interest in collaborative approaches to organizational leadership. Through these more inclusive and interdependent leadership practices, organizations can strengthen their ability to address unforeseen challenges, guide change, build relationships, and work across boundaries (Day, 2000; Day & Harrison, 2007). Managing complexity and guiding change is of particular importance as sport organizations grapple with the lasting impacts of the pandemic while continuing to address priorities related to social responsibility and organizational accountability.Ìý To integrate collaborative leadership into our Recreation and Sport Business program, however, our literature review revealed a deeper understanding of these approaches and their development in sport organizations is needed.
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