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Perspectives of Sport Entrepreneurship

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The aim of this chapter is to focus on different perspectives of sport entrepreneurship in order to develop a better theoretical foundation. This will help by enabling engagement with stakeholders in sport as a way to advocate entrepreneurship. The historical foundation of entrepreneurship is discussed that leads to an overview of the role of sport and lifestyle entrepreneurship. Different research dimensions of sport entrepreneurship are then highlighted as a way to facilitate knowledge infrastructures in sport. The role of sport leadership is stated that links in with a focus on sport team cohesion. In conclusion, the collaborative economy is discussed as a way for sport organizations to engage in the entrepreneurship.

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  1. Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Vanessa Ratten

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Ratten, V. (2018). Perspectives of Sport Entrepreneurship. In: Sport Entrepreneurship. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73010-3_5

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