Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue on the relationship of performance management to sports teams. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the importance of performance management to sports teams and justifies the need for the special issue....

Social entrepreneurship in sport : an introduction -- Value creation and social entrepreneurship -- Processes and mechanisms for social entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurial ecosystems in sport -- Strategies for social entrepreneurship -- Gender and social entrepreneurship in sport -- The future...