Research Interests
My research seeks to understand the effective management of sport organizations, events, and programs for generating positive social impacts. Positive social impacts encompass an array of intangible benefits, namely: promoting public support for charitable and environmental causes; fostering collective identity and pride; advancing diversity and inclusion; creating social capital; and enhancing health and well-being. My early work revealed the mechanisms that produce these social impact outcomes as people engage with sport organizations, events, and programs. My research line has evolved to understand ways in which sport organizations, events, and programs contribute to population health and well-being.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Recent Publications
Funasaki, K., Inoue, Y., Takahashi, Y., Shirai, K., & Okada, Y. (Accepted/In press). Knowledge sharing among coaches: expert power and social cognitive theory perspectives. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2299253
Inoue, Y., Lock, D., Sato, M., Aizawa, K., Mikura, A., Kohno, N., & Ogasawara, E. (2024). What explains the well-being benefits of physical activity? A mixed-methods analysis of the roles of participation frequency and social identification. Social Science and Medicine, 340, Article 116454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116454
Kim, K., Smith, C. M. L., & Inoue, Y. (2024). When Spectator Sport Well-Being is Diminished: The Effects of Spectator Dysfunctional Behavior and Anger Moderated by Self-Construal. Journal of Global Sport Management, 9(3), 442-463. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2116590
Lock, D., Delia, E., Inoue, Y., & Gillooly, L. (2024). Success interrupted: exploring how supporters interpret their team's success in a postponed competition. European Sport Management Quarterly, 24(5), 1070-1089. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2251999
Scelles, N., Inoue, Y., Perkin, S. J., & Valenti, M. (Accepted/In press). Social Impact Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment of an Inclusion Offer. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05786-w