Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. What is Performance Management? 3. Performance Management in Sport 4. Individual Performance Management 5. Fundamental Performance Dimensions for NPSOs 6. Case Study Organisations: Context 7. Ireland case study 8. New Zealand case study 9. International case study 10. Conclusions

About the Author

Ian O’Boyle is a lecturer in sport and recreation management in the UniSA Business School, Australia. He is also a member of the Centre for Tourism and Leisure Management (CTLM) based within the School of Management. Dr O'Boyle is a leading researcher in the area of organisational performance management, sport governance, leadership and other associated disciplines within the field of sport management. He has previously been affiliated with Ulster University in the UK and Massey University in New Zealand. Through his strong links with industry he has most recently been involved in a number of research projects analysing issues such as performance management and governance at the National Sport Organisation level and has been successful in obtaining numerous research grants to carry out this work. His work appears in the leading sport management journals including Journal of Sport Management, European Sport Management Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Management and Sport Management Review, and also within traditional business and management-based journals such as Journal of Career Development and Organization Development Journal.