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Dr Sean Phelps
Qualifications
- Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
- PhD, Sport Management
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- Dissertation Title: The creation and development of an international sport federation: A case study of the International Triathlon Union from 1989-2000
- Montana State University-Billings Billings, MT
- M.S, Sport Management
- Eastern Montana College Billings, MT
- B.A, Mass Communications
Job Title/Role
Senior Lecturer
Contact Information
+ 64 9 921 9999 ext 7094
North Shore Campus
AUT University
School of Sport & Recreation
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
Teaching Areas
- Sport Governance
- Sport Marketing
- Sport Sociology
Areas of Research and Areas Supervised
- Organizational theory
- International sport federations
- National governing bodies
Current Research Projects
- Participation events and sustained, increased levels of physical activity
- The contribution of event training and event experience to long-term volunteerism
Awards
2008 Montana State University-Billings Outstanding Alumni: Exceptional Contribution
Relevant Links
Bachelor Sport & Recreation Coordinator
Division Academic Team
Business school Post-Graduate Exam Board
North American Society for Sport Management
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Tourism Research Institute
Research Summary
Dr. Sean Phelps is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Recreation Management at AUT University where he teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level. His research interests focus on organizational theory and legitimacy. Dr. Phelps has extensive practitioner experience in sport having worked for USA Triathlon, Big Sky State Games, Florida Sunshine State Games, Florida Senior Games, Montana Special Olympics, and the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
Selected Publications
Phelps, S., & Dickson, G. (2009). Symbolic isomorphism and legitimacy: New Zealand’s Ice Blacks and Ice Fernz hockey teams. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 5(1/2), 90-100.
Dittmore, S., Mahony, D., Andrew, D.F., & Phelps, S. (2007). Is sport management research diverse? A five-year analysis of dissertations. International Journal of Sport Management, 8(1), 21-31.
Dickson, G., Phelps, S., & Waugh, D. (in press). Multi-level governance in an international strategic alliance: The plight of the Phoenix and the Asian football market. Asian Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
Phelps, S. (in press). Communicating the need for a new field of dreams: If we don’t rebuild it will they go? Sport Management Review.
Phelps, S., & Kent, A. (in press). Isomorphism and choice in the creation and development of an international sport federation: A review of the International Triathlon Union. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.
Dickson, G., & Phelps, S. (2008). Who could wish for more? New Zealand’s Coast to Coast. In S. Chadwick & D. Arthur (Eds.), International Cases in the Business of Sport (pp. 90-100). Oxford, UK: Butterworth Heinemann.