PhD-Student Seminar

The EASM PhD Student Seminar is a two-day international seminar, taking place on 2-3 September 2024, prior to the EASM 2024 conference in Paris. The seminar aims at gathering doctoral students in the field of sport management from all over the world for mutual discussions, presentations of their research projects and feedback from senior scholars. Another important element is the creation of networks, that will hopefully encourage future joint research projects across nations and the establishment of fruitful social relations.

• Application and Registration

Applications for participation in the PhD Seminar must be submitted before 26 April 2024 (23:59 CET).

First time attendees will be given priority. To foster fruitful discussion and collaboration among the participants, a maximum of 20 PhD students will be admitted to the seminar.

Applicants will receive a notification of acceptance by 24 May 2024.

The application must include a brief overview (max. 400 words, excluding references) of the PhD project including the problem statement, research field, as well as theoretical and methodological considerations. Furthermore, applicants must indicate the name(s) of their supervisor(s), their institutional affiliation and the status of their project (e.g., beginning, halfway or at the end). The PhD project must have a sport management perspective.

Please use the main conference’s standard scientific tracks as a yardstick whether your project falls within the sport management field or feel free to contact Chris Horbel (chrish@nih.no) if you are unsure or would like to discuss in advance of submitting your application.

Please send your abstract and the required information via email to Chris Horbel (chrish@nih.no).

All successful candidates will receive their letter of acceptance and will be requested to register for the seminar and the EASM Conference via the official event booking ConfTool system. The deadline for registration is 31 July 2024. If the registration is not completed by this date, the spot will be made available for students on the waiting list.

The fee for participation in the EASM PhD Student Seminar 2024 is € 500. Participation in the EASM PhD Student Seminar 2024 includes access to the 2024 EASM Conference in Paris (full package).

• Requirements for participation

Submission of short paper

To participate, the doctoral student is required to submit and present a short paper.

Paper presentations are an important part of the EASM PhD Student Seminar. The purpose is to give young scholars the opportunity to present their work and receive comprehensive feedback from senior scholars and fellow students. We do not expect fully finished papers. On the contrary, we encourage submitting ‘early-work-in-progress’ because this provides a good point of departure for subsequent revision and improvement before submitting the manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal or integrating it in the PhD thesis.

Papers can be a first draft of a journal article, a detailed description of the research project or a (method-)chapter for the dissertation. Papers must be written in English and should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words (excluding references) in length. A consistent reference style must be applied.

We encourage a focus on research design, methodology or philosophy of science. This implies less emphasis on comprehensive state-of-art literature review (what is going on in the specific research area) and thorough analysis (we assume this will be the next step). Our intention is, if possible, to discuss the early phase of the PhD research projects. For second time seminar attendees: if a methodological paper was presented the first time you attended, you might move on to present a paper containing either your theoretical framework, a state-of-the-art literature review or an outline of your analysis.

Paper presentation and discussion

Each participant will get 30 minutes for the presentation and discussion of the paper. Participants should briefly introduce their papers/projects in a presentation of max. 10 minutes. This should include highlighting key questions to fellow seminar participants or focusing on a specific topic for subsequent discussion.

Prior to the seminar, all papers will be circulated among the participants and each participant will be assigned one paper in the role as main discussant. After the presentation by the author, the assigned discussant will provide comments and feedback and chair the subsequent round of questions and comments by other participants and the senior scholars.

We put great emphasis on a comfortable atmosphere to provide fruitful and constructive feedback to each presenter, which will hopefully support progress on everyone’s project. So please bear in mind that most participants are non-native English speakers. Over the years, the EASM PhD Student Seminar has built-up a great number of successful ‘alumni’. Also, fine international networks have been established.

Thank you for sharing your work with us!

Deadline for submission of the short paper is 4 August 2024. The short paper must be submitted via email to Chris Horbel (chrish@nih.no). Within a week after submission deadline, papers will be circulated and roles as discussants assigned.

Subject	Information
Application	PERIOD 1: Submission of Abstracts up to the 26th of April 2024 (23:59 CET); notification of acceptance by the 24th of May 2024. PERIOD 2: until the 30th of June 2024; for remaining available spots on first-come-first-serve basis.
Registration	After being formally accepted, online registration via event booking system (ConfTool) is required before the 31st of July, 2024.
Date	2-3 September 2024
Place	Paris
Paper submission	Short paper (2,000-3,000 words) to be submitted by email to the seminar hosts by the 4th of August 2024
Price	€ 500
Package includes	Admission to EASM PhD Student Seminar and to the entire EASM Conference 2024 (full package – see conference section on the website for details)
Participants	Max. 20 PhD Students

• Program

Location: Bâtiment Copernic, 5 Boulevard Descartes 77420 Champs-sur-Marne 

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LKravLdRgK9itCCm9

Monday, 2 September 2024

9.30 – 10.20	Welcome & Introduction @ The Works
10.20 – 10.30	Short break
10.30 – 11.30	Paper presentations (2 Parallel sessions)
	Session 1a (Chair: Bram Constandt)
	Michaela Lavičková Discussant: Nathalie Widmer	Challenging the Status Quo: The Role of Boardwork in Advancing Gender Equality in Sport Organizations
	Jennifer Pitson Discussant: Sixu Deng	The role of sport in contributing to successful ageing
	Session 1b (Chair: Chris Horbel)
	Daphné Perroud Discussant: Marie B. De Cock	The process of co-branding of the personal brand of Paralympic athletes with their stakeholders in France and Canada
	Bruce Bingxu Cheng Discussant: Celina Gaedeke	Explore the Influence of Perceived Social Media Marketing Activities of the Premier League on the Consumer Relationship Quality and Consumers’ Word-of-Mouth Intention in the Chinese market
11.30 – 12.00	Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.00	Paper presentations (2 Parallel sessions)
	Session 2a (Chair: Bram Constandt)
	Jingyi Kang Discussant: Michaela Lavičková	Local Level Response to Institutional Change in SafeSport Programming: A Case Study of US Figure Skating
	Kristian K. Sigvartsen Discussant: Jennifer Pitson	Success Against All Odds? Organizational And Performance Development in Scandinavian Elite Football
	Session 2b (Chair: Chris Horbel)
	Jamie Wilks Discussant: Thibault Fouquaert	Co-benefits and trade-offs of adopting climate mitigation and adaptation measures in competitive sport
	Katho Jacobs Discussant: Ben Mole	Do fans care? A mixed-method study on football fans’ moral appropriateness perceptions of controversial sports sponsorships
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 15.00	Keynote 1: Stefan Walzel	Conclusions from systematic literature reviews in sport management research
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break

15.30 – 16.30	Paper presentations (2 Parallel sessions)
	Session 3a (Chair: Bram Constandt)
	Sixu Deng Discussant: Kristian K. Sigvartsen	The Use of Football Refereeing Technology Among Referees
	Bastian Daneyko Discussant: Jingyi Kang	Doping offender or media victim? Quantity and quality of reporting on doping scandals
	Session 3b (Chair: Chris Horbel)
	Marie B. De Cock Discussant: Jamie Wilks	A Balancing Act? An Investigation of Tensions Related to Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation in Professional Soccer
	Ben Mole Discussant: Katho Jacobs	Is bigger always better? Elite sport future during the climate crisis
19.00	Joint Dinner

Tuesday, 3 September 2024

10.00 – 11.00	Paper presentations (2 Parallel sessions)
	Session 4a (Chair: Bram Constandt)
	Theo Frixou Discussant: Michal Šarlák	Fossil Fuel Sport Sponsorship – An Exploration into Legitimacy
	Josephine Traberg Discussant: Edvinas Eimontas	Ethical Environmental Sustainability Signaling in the Sport Industry: How Sport Organizations Can Avoid Greenwashing
	Session 4b (Chair: Chris Horbel)
	Carina Sahm Discussant: Bruce Cheng	The Effect of Social Media on Young People’s Sport Participation: A Quantitative Analysis of 14- to 17-Year-Old Residents of Bavaria Using Instagram and TikTok as Examples
	Saad Alshamari Discussant: Umit Behrem	Examining The Impact of Hosting Sport Mega-Events on Local Sport Consumption Behavior
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee Break
11.00 – 13.00	Paper presentations (2 Parallel sessions)
	Session 5a (Chair: Bram Constandt)
	Edvinas Eimontas Discussant: Theo Frixou	Sustainability and ESG concept in sports organisations – responsibility for the athletes through Dual Career perspective
	Nathalie Widmer Discussant: Bastian Daneyko	Analysis of values in the statutes of sports clubs in Ticino and Vaud
	Michal Šarlák Discussant: Josephine Traberg	A sustainable strategy for the governance of sport at local government level in Slovakia
	Session 5b (Chair: Chris Horbel)
	Thibault Fouquaert Discussant: Daphné Perroud	How Virtual Sports Became Sports: A Case Study Of World Triathlon’s And UCI’s Legitimation Strategies Of Virtual Cycling As Early Stage Disruptive Sport Innovation
	Celina Gaedeke Discussant: Saad Alshamari	All Bases Loaded? Investigating Second Screening Use of Team Sport Consumers in a Real-World Setting
	Umit Behrem Discussant: Carina Sahm	Performance Management in Public Sports Facilities
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 15.30	Keynotes 2 & 3:Géraldine Zeimers	The use of AI in sport management research
	& Erik Lachance	My Academic Journey and Theory Development in Sport Management
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee & Diplomas
16.00 – 17.00	Keynote 4: Katherine Babiak & Paul Downward	How to get published?
17.00	Closing & Farewell

Keynote Speakers