Laura Cousens
Associate Professor
Sport Management
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Over the last 20 years, Dr. Cousens’ program of research has evolved from a focus on network forms of organization in the areas of community sport, sport councils and sport for development to enhance our understanding of the role of sport development in communities in Canada and abroad, and inter-organizational relationships. Dr. Cousens has also investigated networks of community sport providers using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Research Interest
Sport for development; Community sport; Networks; Institutional theory
Publications
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MacLean, J., Cousens, L., & Barnes, M. (2012). Look who’s linked with whom: A case study of one community basketball network. Journal of Sport Management. 25 (6), 562-575.
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Barnes, M., Cousens, L., & MacLean (2012). Strategies to increase sport participation in Canada: The role of a coordinated network. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 12 (3/4), 198-216.
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Barnes, M, Cousens, L., and MacLean, J. (2015). Pay to Play? Pressures for the commercialization in the organizational field of community basketball providers. International Journal of Sport Management, 16(3), 455.
