Chad Seifried, Yizhou Qian, J. Michael Martinez, Per Svensson, Claire Zvosec

Abstract: The present study captures information on multiple variables that help us understand information about the state of research productivity and impact at various employment statuses and specifically within research-focused institutions in sport management. The goal is to help individual faculty and programs understand their present place in the field, prompt strategic thinking about how to improve or maintain a desired level of research productivity and scholarly impact, and expand the capacity of sport management to communicate, or signal, its achievements to others in academia. Signaling theory is employed to prompt conversation and comprehension on what informational cues sport management faculty and programs use regarding their reputation that is to relevant stakeholders, including potential students, industry partners, colleagues, and employers. The present research collected information on 227 faculty from 53 programs (i.e., Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity) in the United States.

Citation: Seifried, C., Qian, Y., Martinez, J. M., Svensson, P., & Zvosec, C. (2024). The state of research productivity and impact in sport management from a signalling theory perspective. International Journal of Sport Management, 25(3), 257-286.

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