Innovation in Sports Management

There are many new concepts in academic studies in the literature. One of these is the concept of innovation. The TDK equivalent of innovation is innovation. The classification of innovation in sports takes place in the literature as service, marketing-oriented, organizational, process and product. In addition, when managerial innovation is examined in the literature, it is seen that there are few studies. The aim of our research is to explain the concept of innovation in sports management and to create a compilation study by examining the studies in the literature. Suggestions were made for the diversity and increase of innovation studies in sports management, and applications in the field of Turkish sports management were classified. Classifications are generally on administrative, educational and economic fields. In general, when the literature is examined, the importance of innovation is emphasized in terms of the fact that sports management is also included in the innovation organizational culture and that the members of the organization have a sense of belonging.