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Lesley Ferkins
Researcher at Auckland University of Technology
Publications - 83
Citations - 1665
Lesley Ferkins is an academic researcher from Auckland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Sport management. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 78 publications receiving 1431 citations. Previous affiliations of Lesley Ferkins include Unitec Institute of Technology & Deakin University.
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The role of the board in building strategic capability : towards an integrated model of sport governance research
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify four elements from the sport governance literature as the key research foci to date: shared leadership, board motivation, board roles, and board structure, and four generic themes (performance, conformance, policy and operations) are also examined and expressed as governance capabilities.
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Board involvement in strategy : advancing the governance of sport organizations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how boards of national sport organizations might enhance their strategic capability using an action research method and focusing on the case of New Zealand Football (soccer), finding that greater board involvement in strategy advanced the board's ability to perform its strategic function.
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Professionalisation, sport governance and strategic capability
David Shilbury,Lesley Ferkins +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of sport governance research, combined with a selection of results from the study of strategic capability, highlight the challenges associated with volunteer board engagement, given the increasing demands for strategic thinking and action, while also balancing this task with the conformance, policy and operation roles.
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eSport: Construct specifications and implications for sport management
George B. Cunningham,Sheranne Fairley,Lesley Ferkins,Shannon Kerwin,Daniel Lock,Sally Shaw,Pamela Wicker +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the role of e-sports in sport management is discussed and the role that sport management can be seen as a form of sportification, and the association among sport and various outcomes including physical and psychological health, social well-being, sport consumption outcomes, and diversity and inclusion.
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Good Boards Are Strategic: What Does That Mean for Sport Governance?
Lesley Ferkins,David Shilbury +1 more
TL;DR: The authors explored what meaning board members of national sport organizations attach to the concept of "strategic capability" and identified factors considered to constrain or enable board strategic function, including the need to have capable people, a frame of reference, facilitative board processes, and facilitative regional relationships.