This study examines the effect of the expansion of an international sporting competition (Super Rugby) on the volume and distribution of travel required by teams competing. The original Super Rugby competition involved 12 teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In 2016, three...

The Wallabies is the brand name for the Australian rugby team and is considered one of the key sporting properties in the Australian market. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the employees of the Australian Rugby Union, the organisation responsible for the Wallabies, identify with the...

The organization of a mega-sport event such as the Olympic Games is a complex task involving a multitude of individuals and stakeholder groups. In 2000, Australia's largest city, Sydney, staged the Summer Olympic Games. The agency given primary responsibility for these Games was the Sydney...

Global sport leadership: setting the scene -- A social identity approach to sport leadership -- Developing leaders and planning succession in sport organisations -- Cross-border leadership and the management of sport -- Leadership and mega-events -- Leadership practices from a diversity and...

This book critically examines the planning, management, and operations of the world’s premier event for Para sport athletes. Noting a lack of research into how these games are planned and managed, the authors of this contributed volume discuss how the Paralympics are essentially different to...