Week 1 (4 items)
Introduction to module Understanding industry stakeholders
Leadership in sport, by Ian O'Boyle, 2015
| Essential
Contemporary leadership in sport organizations, by David Scott, 2014
| Essential
Credibility: how leaders gain and lose it, why people demand it, by James M. Kouzes; Barry Z. Posner, 2011
| Recommended
Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations, by Bayle, Emmanuel, 2025
| Recommended
Week 2 (5 items)
Stakeholder Relationships & Networking
Human resource management in sport and recreation, by Chelladurai, P.; Kim, Amy, 2023
| Essential
Essentials of Sport Leadership : Theory and Application, by Megheirkouni, Majd; Norrington, Peter, 2025
| Recommended
An Investigation into the Networking Capability of Sports Boards: A Business Approach - in Sports business journal (Online), by Seyyed Iman Ghaffari Sadr; Farzad Nobakhat; Narges Bahari; Sean Seiler, 2025-06-01
| Background
A systematic review investigating mentorship programmes for women in coaching and leadership roles in sport - in International journal of sports science & coaching, by Mbatha, Thembisile; van Rensburg, Natasha Janse; Morris-Eyton, Heather, 2025-08-01
| Background
Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations, by Bayle, Emmanuel, 2025
| Recommended
Week 3 (4 items)
Leading Teams (Multi-Agency Environments + Impact & Accountability)
Human resource management: a critical approach, by John Bratton; Jeffrey Gold; Andrew Bratton; Laura Steele, 2022
| Background
Inclusive Leadership : Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies., by Ferdman, Bernardo M.; Prime, Jeanine.; Riggio, Ronald E., 2020
| Recommended
Managing voluntary sport organisations, by Leigh Robinson; Richard Palmer, 2011
| Background
Leading a National Sports Team – It Needs Passion - in Effective Executive, by Jones, Stephanie, 2025-06-14
| Recommended
Week 4 (5 items)
Careers 3 – Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Sport
Leadership in Sport Governance, by O'Boyle, Ian; McLeod, Joshua; Takos, Nick, 2025
| Essential
“It's not just a job, it's a passion”: passions and motivations of sport entrepreneurs - in Sport, business and management, by Winand, Mathieu; Bell, Euan; Zeimers, Géraldine, 2023-04-04
| Recommended
From athletes to entrepreneurs: Participation in youth sports as a precursor to future business endeavors - in Journal of small business management, by Pervun, Kirill; Libaers, Dirk; Sutton, Ninon, 2024-01-02
| Recommended
Innovation in national governing bodies of sport: investigating dynamic capabilities that drive growth - in European sport management quarterly, by Harris, Spencer J.; Metzger, Matthew L.; Duening, Thomas N., 2021-01-01
| Recommended
Torkildsen's sport and leisure management, by George Torkildsen, 2023
| Background
Week 5 (5 items)
Creating High Performing Environments
Essentials of Sport Leadership : Theory and Application, by Megheirkouni, Majd; Norrington, Peter, 2025
| Essential
Leadership: theory and practice, by Peter G. Northouse, 2026
| Recommended
Sport, Leadership, and Social Inclusion., by Næss, Hans Erik.; Svendsen, Mari., 2025
| Recommended
Psychological Safety for Mental Health in Elite Sport: A Theoretically Informed Model - in Sports medicine (Auckland), by Walton, Courtney C.; Purcell, Rosemary; Pilkington, Vita; Hall, Kate; Kenttä, Göran; Vella, Stewart; Rice, Simon M., 2024-03-01
| Recommended
The Role of Leadership and Team Culture in Enhancing Sport Performance Outcomes - in The international journal of sport and society, by Walinga, Jennifer; Obee, Patricia; Cunningham, Bart; Cyr, Danielle, 2021
| Recommended
Week 6 (9 items)
Leading High Performing Environments (e.g. school sport, talent pathways)
Leading change, by John P. Kotter, 2012
| Recommended
Leading organizations through transition : communication and cultural change, by Deetz, Stanley.; Tracy, Sarah J.; Simpson, Jennifer Lyn., 2000, c2000
| Background
Organizational culture and leadership, by Edgar H. Schein, 2017
| Recommended
Week 7 (6 items)
Research Methods 3 – Evaluating Leadership Impact, Sector Case Study Analysis, Presenting Evidence for Change.
Online research methods in sport studies, by Jamie Cleland; Kevin Dixon; Daniel Kilvington, 2020
| Recommended
Research Methods for Sports Studies., by Jones, Ian, 2022
| Recommended
The impact of identity leadership on team functioning and well-being in team sport: Is psychological safety the missing link? - in Psychology of sport and exercise, by Fransen, Katrien; McEwan, Desmond; Sarkar, Mustafa, 2020-11
| Recommended
The Impact of Inclusive Leadership and Autocratic Leadership on Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Commitment in Sport Organizations: The Mediating Role of Organizational Trust and The Moderating Role of Sport Involvement - in Sustainability, by Oh, Jihyeon; Kim, Dae Hee; Kim, Daehwan, 2023-02-01
| Recommended
The impact of values based leadership on sport coaching - in Sport in society, by Crossan, William; Copeland, Mary Kay; Barnhart, Cora, 2023-02-01
| Recommended
Monitoring formal sport coach education: Lessons learned from trialling a set of monitoring and evaluation tools - in International Journal of Coaching Science, by John Lyle, 2023