This article examines the current state of sport governance research within the field of sport management. In adopting Arksey and O’Malley’s framework, a scoping review was conducted involving a comprehensive search of all published literature between 1980 and 2016. The process involved searching four electronic databases and a manual search of sport management journals. The search identified (N = 243) journal articles that examined sport governance–related issues. Findings are presented as a frequency and thematic analysis. The frequency analysis reveals a notable increase in sport governance research in recent years with a large number of nonempirical studies focused on the not-for-profit sector. The thematic analysis draws upon and extends Henry and Lee’s three notions of governance and identifies sport governance–related topics, research contexts, and social issues. Findings indicate that all three forms of governance (organizational, systemic, and political) have contributed to our understanding of s...

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体育治理：范围回顾

本文研究了体育管理领域内体育治理研究的现状。在采用Arksey和O'Malley的框架时，进行了范围界定审查，涉及对1980年至2016年之间所有已出版文献的全面搜索。该过程涉及搜索四个电子数据库和手动搜索体育管理期刊。搜索确定（N = 243）期刊文章，这些文章检查了与体育治理相关的问题。结果以频率和主题分析的形式呈现。频率分析显示，近年来体育治理研究显着增加，大量针对非营利部门的非经验研究。主题分析借鉴并扩展了Henry和Lee的三个治理概念，并确定了与体育治理相关的主题，研究背景和社会问题。研究结果表明，所有三种治理形式（组织，系统和政治）都有助于我们对科学的理解。