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International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM) Call For papers Special Issue on: “Managing Sport Businesses in a Complex Environment” Guest Editors: Dr. John Beech, Coventry Business School, UK and Dr. Simon Chadwick, University of London, UK This special edition of IJSMM will explore a variety of topics which illustrate the range of challenges facing sport businesses that arise from the complexity of the business environment in which they operate. While articles will tend to be from a strategic perspective, there are opportunities for articles which explore the consequences of such complexity from an operations, marketing, human resource or finance perspective, or from more specialised perspectives such as risk management, sports law or the volunteer/professional interface. Contexts will include not only the more familiar areas of large professional sport such as major football clubs, F1 motor racing, horse racing and rugby union but may also cover sponsors, sport broadcasters and governing bodies, for example. Subject Coverage It is hoped that authors will provide a wide range of theoretical approaches, topics and investigations. Examples of issues that might be explored include, but are by no means confined to: Challenges and strategies for risk managers in sport Managing a sport business in an international context Reconciling the multiple financial considerations in a 21st century sport business Managing opportunities created by proliferation and convergence in the televised sports market Commercialisation and fair play: can profit and sport co-exist? Ethical and governance challenges for sport managers A view from the frontline: a practitioner view of the challenges facing sport managers Notes for Intending Authors All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines To submit a paper, please go to Submission of Papers This is our preferred route for submitting papers; please use it if at all possible. However, if you experience any problems submitting papers in this way, an alternative route is suggested below Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere Important Dates Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2005 Latest date for review decisions: 15 October 2005 Deadline for return of changes: 1 December 2005 Final submission of edited papers: 15 January 2006 Editors and Notes As an alternative to using the Submission of Papers site, you may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to one of the following: Dr. John Beech Coventry Business School Coventry University UK E-mail: [log in to unmask] or Dr. Simon Chadwick Football Governance Research Centre Birkbeck College University of London UK E-mail: [log in to unmask] with a copy to: Editor-in-Chief IEL Editorial Office PO Box 735 Olney, Bucks MK46 5WB UK Fax: +44 1234-240515 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor