The objective of this article is to indicate how international business (IB) research can benefit from using sport as a research context. We present the rationale for studying organizational phenomena within sport, with a focus on benefits specific to IB research, and present examples wherein sport is used to study organizational phenomena relevant to IB. Among the examples we present, we focus on the influence of identity integration on performance of multinational teams, the influence of international experience on performance of multinational teams, and the influence of cultural differences on emotions in organizations. We conclude with suggestions for future research.

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体育与国际管理：探索研究协同作用

本文的目的是指出国际体育（IB）研究如何将体育作为研究背景而受益。我们介绍研究运动中的组织现象的原理，重点是针对IB研究的收益，并提供一些示例，其中将运动用于研究与IB相关的组织现象。在我们提供的示例中，我们重点关注身份整合对跨国团队绩效的影响，国际经验对跨国团队绩效的影响以及文化差异对组织情感的影响。最后，我们提出了对未来研究的建议。