Organizational Communication and Sport

This edited volume illustrates the function of communication within sport organizations, offering analyses of multiple facets of the industry. Contributors examine a variety of cases including whistleblowing, athlete safeguarding, sexual harassment scandals, leadership, marketing, and social justice advocacy, among others.
Throughout this volume, contributors argue that communication plays a significant role in the operation and management of sports organizations, demonstrating the complex and challenging functions it serves in a continually-evolving landscape. The book provides a diverse approach to the study of organizational communication in sport contexts, highlighting the unique communicative challenges that leaders in the industry face, given the high visibility of sport and the significant media attention directed toward players, teams, and audiences. An internationally-diverse roster of contributors offers nuanced perspectives on how sport organizations manage communication functions through a selection of contemporary case studies that build upon existing research, discussing both practical and theoretical implications and directions for future research on the organizational communication dynamics within the sport industry.

Jimmy Sanderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas Tech University, USA. His research interests focus on social media and its impact for sport organizations and sport stakeholders.

Introduction Jimmy Sanderson (Texas Tech University, USA) 1. Sport Organizations and Whistleblowing Joseph McGlynn (University of North Texas, USA) and Brian Richardson (University of North Texas, USA) 2. Sport Organizations and Socialization Nicole Butterbaugh (University of Texas, USA) and Greg Cranmer (Clemson University, USA) 3. Violence Against Children in Sport: The Role of Digital Technology in a Connected World Aurélie Pankowiak (Victoria University, Canada), Emma Kavanagh (Bournemouth University, UK) and Mary Woessner (Victoria University, Canada) 4. Sexual Harassment and Organizational Communication in Sport Melinda Weathers (Western Carolina University, USA) and Yuming Fang (Augsburg University, USA) 5. Sport Organizations and Culture Mark Beattie (Fort Lewis College, USA) 6. Sport Organizations and Policy Management David Cassilo (University of Detroit Mercy, USA) 7. Sport Organizations and Mental Health Programming Alison Fridley (University of Southern Mississippi, USA) 8. Sport Organizations and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Sarah Stokowski (Clemson University, USA) and Angela Carter (Clemson University, USA) 9. Power and Platform: Sport Organizations' Role in Social Justice Advocacy Natalie Bunch (Georgia State University, USA) 10. Sport Organizations and Leadership Communication Nicole Butterbaugh (University of Texas, USA) 11. Sport Organizations and Legal/Risk Communication Katie Brown (Texas Tech University, USA) and Sarah Brown (Texas Tech University, USA) 12. Sport and Image Repair Christie Kleinmann (Belmont University, USA) 13. Sport Organizations and Marketing Communication Zack Pedersen (Texas Tech University, USA) 14. Sport Organizations and Strategic Social Media Communication Jan Boehmer (University of Michigan, USA), Brendan O'Hallarn (Old Dominion University, USA) and Mario Leo (RESULT Sports, Germany) About the Editor and Contributors Index