Title: The house of sport entrepreneurship - a conceptual framework for understanding the interplay of sport and entrepreneurship

Authors: Sophia Haski; Lucas Kleine-Stegemann

Addresses: Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6 50933 Cologne, Germany ' Institute for Entrepreneurship, University of Münster, Geiststraße 24-26 48151 Münster, Germany

Abstract: Research on sport entrepreneurship as the interplay between sport and entrepreneurship still needs a unified understanding, as it is an interdisciplinary field with inimitable characteristics. This article categorised the research to date based on a systematic literature review of 30 publications. First, we provide a descriptive overview of previous definitions, methods, and content focus. Second, we introduce the comprehensive framework - the house of sport entrepreneurship - incorporating four levels (conceptual work, sport to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship to sport and sport entrepreneurship ecosystem) to classify the previous literature. Third, against this background, we highlight relevant research directions. Our study contributes to the literature on the interface of sport and entrepreneurship by advancing the understanding of sport entrepreneurship and laying a theoretical basis for future research.

Keywords: sport entrepreneurship; conceptualisation; systematic literature review; entrepreneurship; sport.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.138255

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2024 Vol.16 No.1, pp.90 - 115

Received: 10 Jan 2023
Accepted: 23 Nov 2023
Published online: 30 Apr 2024 *

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