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Call for Papers
Team Performance Management in the Sports Industry

Team Performance Management
Guest Editor
Vanessa Ratten, Duquesne University, USA

Sport is a global industry that places emphasis on the role of team performance (Schnytzer and Weinberg, 2008). Most types of sport involve team work whether it is on the field or in the workplace. The composition of a team will influence its performance (Higgs, Plewnia and Ploch, 2005). It is important for all types of industries to learn from teamwork (Pineda and Lerner, 2006). As the worldwide economy becomes more competitive it is important to understand how organizations can deliver superior value through focusing on team-based performance (Sumanski, Kolenc and Markic, 2007). The aim of this Special Issue in Team Performance Management is to examine in more detail what makes a good team and how both academics and practitioners can help their teams improve. Consistent with the objectives of the journal, this special issue is interested in how to build high performance teams in the sports context. Professional and amateur sporting teams and organizations are useful to analyze to see how they enhance teamwork and performance for their members (Ross, 2008). All different types of research paradigms including both empirical and conceptual papers are welcome in this special issue. The special issue will focus on team performance management in the sports industry and includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• The role of innovation to team performance management
• Sports marketing and entrepreneurial best practices in team performance
• Challenges of working with global teams in sporting clubs
• The role of social networks to develop sporting teams
• Ethics and social responsibility in sporting teams
• Targeting and segmentation strategies in sports-based team management
• Positioning and competitive advantage in sports teams
• How managers of sporting organizations successfully manage their team’s performance
• Drivers and motivations of a successful sporting team
• Organizational work teams in sporting clubs
• How professional sporting organizations reward and compensate for good team performance
• The role of team-based performance in sports
• The secrets of successful team building and development in sport
• Managerial examples of effective sporting teams
• Human resource development in sports teams
• The impact of team-work for sales managers in sports organizations
• The role of organizational change and managerial development for sports teams

Manuscripts must be received by September 30th 2008. All manuscripts will undergo a double-blind review process. Manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue of Team Performance Management should not have been previously published nor be submitted to any other journals during the review process. As a guide, articles should be approximately 3000-6000 words in length. More information about the journal can be found on:

Please submit manuscripts by September 30th in a word-compatible format electronically to:

Vanessa Ratten
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh PA 15282 USA
Email: vanessaratten@gmail.com

References

Higgs, M., Plewnia, U. and Ploch, J. (2005) ‘Influence of team composition and task complexity on team performance’, Team Performance Management, 11(7-8): 227-250.

Pineda, C.R. and Lerner, L. (2006) ‘Goal attainment, satisfaction and learning from teamwork’, Team Performance Management, 12(5-6): 182-191.

Ross, S.D. (2008) ‘Assessing the use of the brand personality scale in team sport’, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3(1/2): 23-38.

Schnytzer, A. and Weinberg, G. (2008) ‘Testing for home team and favorite biases in the Australian Rules Football Fixed-Odds and Point Spread Betting Markets’, Journal of Sports Economics, 9: 173-190.

Sumanski, M.M., Kolenc, I. and Markic, M. (2007) ‘Teamwork and defining group structures’, Team Performance Management, 13(3-4): 102-116.

Vanessa Ratten
Assistant Professor
Leadership, Ethics & Global Business Division
A J Palumbo & J F Donahue Schools of Business Administration
464 Rockwell Hall
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Ph: 412 396 1907

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