• Beyond Scope of Practice: Inferring High School Tennis Coaches' Behavior from their Nutrition and Eating Disorder Knowledge 

  Reagan, Brian Patrick; Pierce, David (Juniper Publications, 2018-02-01)

  The primary purpose of this study was to assess high school tennis coaches’ knowledge of macronutrients and disordered eating (e.g., etiology). Other purposes included identifying confidence in knowledge and any differences ...
• Using Experiential Client-Based Projects in Sport Sales Courses 

  Pierce, David (IGI Global, 2018-01-01)

  Sales has gradually gained traction in the sport management programs over the past 15 years. This article examines the extent to which client-based experiential projects are used in sport sales courses and determines if ...
• Analysis of sport sales courses in the sport management curriculum 

  Pierce, David (Elsevier, 2019-06)

  This paper examined the curriculum posted on program websites of sales education in undergraduate sport management programs in the United States. A sport sales course is offered by 22% of undergraduate sport management ...
• Industry convergence in rural tourism development: a China-featured term or a new initiative? 

  Shen, Weili; Liu-Lastres, Bingjie; Pennington-Gray, Lori; Hu, Xiaohai; Liu, Jiayi (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  Industry convergence is a popular term that has been widely referenced in the context of rural tourism development in China. All levels of government (local, regional, national) in China have repeatedly addressed the ...
• Cruise Line Customers’ Responses to Risk and Crisis Communication Messages: An Application of the Risk Perception Attitude Framework 

  Liu-Lastres, Bingjie; Schroeder, Ashley; Pennington-Gray, Lori (Sage, 2018)

  The main purpose of this study was to test cruise line customers’ responses to risk and crisis communication messages addressing health-related incidents on cruise ships. This study used norovirus infections as the context ...
• Interactive roles of social identity and evaluative attitudes in sports events participation 

  Wang, Suosheng; Wang, Wei; Lee, Soonhwan (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  The impacts of sense of place and place-based social identity have been widely discussed in tourism literature. Both identity theorists and planned behavior researchers suggested that identity and evaluative attitudes exert ...
• Urban residents’ place-based perceptions and attitudes toward tourism development: a comparison between the United States and China 

  Wang, Wei; Wang, Suosheng (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  This study aims to examine whether any cultural difference exists on the influence of residents’ place-based perceptions on perceived tourism impacts and support for tourism. A survey was distributed to urban residents in ...
• A Post-Succession Analysis of Factors Influencing Coaching Success in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball – Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics 

  James E., Johnson; Pierce, David A.; Krohn, Brian; Judge, Lawrence W; Scott, Beau F. (2017-06-16)

  Based on the reciprocal determinism component of social learning theory, a total of 736 men’s NCAA Division I basketball coaching changes between 1999 and 2014 were examined to establish which factors were related to ...
• Motivation, Satisfaction, and Retention of Sport Management Student Volunteers 

  Johnson, James E.; Giannoulakis, Chrysostomos; Felver, Nathan; Judge, Lawrence W.; David, Pierce A.; Scott, Beau F. (Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2017)

  Sport management programs often partner with intercollegiate athletic departments or community sport organizations to provide student volunteers. Motivating, satisfying, and retaining the student population may constitute ...
• Role of Dispositional Aspects of Self-identity in the Process of Planned Behavior of Outbound Travel 

  Wang, Suosheng; Wu, Lingfei; Lee, Soonhwan (Sage, 2018)

  Identity theorists suggest that one’s self-identity affects his behavioral intent directly, while planned behavior researchers believe that one’s attitude toward a specific behavior has a direct effect on his intention to ...
• Participation Versus Nonparticipation in a Charity Running Event 

  Mirehie, Mona; Buning, Richard J.; Gibson, Heather J. (Cognizant, 2017)

  Hosting sport events to raise money for charitable causes has become pervasive, yet we know little about why individuals choose to participate or not. This study examined the differences between participants and nonparticipants ...
• Resident Attitudes toward Dark Tourism, a Perspective of Place-based Identity Motives 

  Wang, Suosheng; Chen, Shengrong; Xu, Honggang (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  Place-based identity theories prove to be valid in better understanding resident attitudes towards support for tourism. Yet, its effectiveness is not verified in the context of dark tourism and resident attitudes towards ...
• Ticket Sales Outsourcing Performance Measures Using Balanced Scorecard and Analytic Hierarchy Process Combined Model 

  Lee, Seungbum; Brownlee, Eric; Kim, Yongjae; Lee, Soonhwan (FiT, 2017-06)

  Outsourcing ticket sales operations to the service provider is becoming popular in intercollegiate sport in the US. While much has been reported about ticket sales outsourcing, there is a major lack of understanding in the ...
• Applying Holland's Vocational Choice Theory in Sport Management 

  Pierce, David; Johnson, James (Human Kinetics, 2017)

  Holland’s (1997) vocational choice theory is used in vocational counseling to aid job seekers in finding occupations that fit their personality based on Holland’s RIASEC typology of personalities and work environments. ...
• Who should we hire?: Examining coaching succession in NCAA Division I women’s basketball 

  Pierce, David A.; Johnson, James E.; Krohn, Brian D.; Judge, Lawrence W. (Sage, 2017-04)

  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of newly hired coaches in relation to their predecessors, and utilize the analysis to provide guidance to decision makers in college athletic departments. This study ...
• U.S. Sport Management Programs in Business Schools: Trends and Key Issues 

  Zaharia, Noni; Kaburakis, Anastasios; Pierce, David A. (2016-02)

  The growth of sport management programs housed in (or with formal curriculum-based ties to) a school of business indicates more academic institutions are reconsidering sport management as a business-oriented field. Thus, ...
• Roles of place identity distinctiveness and continuity on resident attitude toward tourism 

  Wang, Suosheng (2016)

  Tourism literature pointed out that resident attitude toward tourism is not only affected by what benefits residents can get from tourism development, but also by their place-based identities disregarding the benefits from ...
• How mass media frames the mega sporting event:the case of the 17th Incheon Asian Games 2014 

  Shin, Hongbum; Lee, Soonhwan; Lee, Seungbum (2016)

  The study examined how newspaper articles have framed the 17th Incheon Asian Games 2014, in regard to the different issues covered, sources cited, positive and/or negative externalities frames, and the relationship between ...
• Examination of Tourism Undergraduates’ Industry Commitment, in the Context of China 

  Wang, Suosheng (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

  Grounded in the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), this study developed a comprehensive research framework that encapsulated both personal and contextual factors in terms of tourism undergraduates’ commitment to career ...
• The Role of Travel Conditions in Cycling Tourism: Implications for Destination and Event Management 

  Buning, Richard J.; Gibson, Heather J. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

  The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of travel conditions on preferred destination, event, and travel characteristics in the context of Active-Sport-Event Travel Carers among cyclists who travel to take ...

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