This ground-breaking book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how organizational psychology can be used to understand and improve performance in elite sport. Using recent theoretical advances from this burgeoning area of research, each chapter offers key conceptual issues and practical insights across a range of topics.
The book is structured into four constituent parts,
Attitudes and emotions in sports organizations
Stress and well-being in sports organizations
Behaviors in sports organizations
Environments in sports organizations
Covering key areas such as attitudes to employment, conflict and change management, leadership, and relationships with the mass media, the book shines a spotlight on how organizational issues play a fundamental role in the experience of individuals and teams.
In an era of ever-increasing professionalism in sport, the book provides an invaluable new perspective on performance at the elite level. Including contributions from an international range of academics and practitioners, it will be essential reading for any student or practitioners within sport and exercise psychology.
1. Organizational Psychology in Sport: An Introduction Christopher R. D. Wagstaff Part I: Attitudes and Emotions in Sport Organizations 2. Commitment in Sport and Exercise: Implications for Individual, Group, and Organizational Functioning Ben Jackson, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Ken Hodge, and James A. Dimmock 3. Emotions in Sport Organizations Christopher R. D. Wagstaff and Sheldon Hanton 4. Attitudes to Employment in Sport Organizations Sarah Gilmore Part II: Stress and Well-Being in Sport Organizations 5. Stress in Sport: The Role of the Organizational Environment David Fletcher and Rachel Arnold 6. Well-Being in Sport Organizations Rich Neil, Helen M. McFarlane, and Andrew P. Smith 7. Resilience in Sport: A Critical Review of Psychological Processes, Sociocultural Influences, and Organizational Dynamics Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, Mustafa Sarkar, Claire L. Davidson, and David Fletcher Part III: Behaviors in Sport Organizations 8. Leadership in Sport Organizations Calum A. Arthur, Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, and Lew Hardy 9. Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviors in Sport Organizations Maria Kavussanu and Nicholas Stanger 10. Media Behavior in Sport Elsa Kristiansen, Frank E. Abrahamsen, and Paul M. PedersenPart IV: Environments in Sport Organizations 11. The Social Environment in Sport Organizations Luc Martin, Mark Eys, and Kevin Spink 12. Optimal Environments for Team Functioning in Sport Organizations Katrien Fransen, Filip Boen, Jeroen Stouten, Stewart Cotterill, and Gert Vande Broek 13. "We are in This Together": A Social Identity Perspective on Change and Conflict Management
