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Sports Innovation: A Bibliometric Study

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Sport Entrepreneurship and Public Policy

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The study of sports innovation has become an important area of business research, which has led to a growing number of publications on the topic in academic journals. Despite the increasing interest in research on sports innovation the literature is still fragmented with a diverse array of disciplinary perspectives. This chapter utilises a bibliometric analysis approach to synthesise the research that helps to provide a better understanding of the topic so it has more contextual focus. The literature is analysed and critiqued in terms of its interdisciplinary nature, which leads to a discussion of promising areas for future research. This helps build the field of sports innovation as a distinct discipline that connects the literature on sports with innovation management studies. As the field is rapidly gaining popularity, this chapter will play an important part in mapping current research that provides suggestions and advice to future research about sports innovation.

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  1. Management and Economics Department, University of Beira Interior & NECE—Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal

    João J. Ferreira

  2. University of Beira Interior & NECE—Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal

    Cristina Fernandes

  3. Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Vanessa Ratten

  4. Sport Management Department, University of Beira Interior & NECE—Research Unit, Covilhã, Portugal

    Dina Miragaia

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Ferreira, J.J., Fernandes, C., Ratten, V., Miragaia, D. (2020). Sports Innovation: A Bibliometric Study. In: Ratten, V. (eds) Sport Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29458-8_10

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