Research Interests

My current research examines innovation ecosystems as catalysts for social transformation, especially within fragmented and institutionally pluralistic settings. Drawing on empirical work in Africa’s sports sector, I examine how these communities build and evolve these ecosystems over time. In a 2024 paper published in Sport, Business and Management (SBM), a group of authors and I reflected on Africa's sport ecosystem, including its challenges and opportunities.

My previous work examined how institutional practices in the sport industry reinforce inequality. As an example of my work, please see my 2018 paper on institutional disruption or my 2020 paper, published in Organization, which discusses the institution of sport as a site for social change. My 2021 paper in the Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ) discusses how unpaid internships lead to racial inequality in the sport industry. This manuscript won the SMEJ Best Paper Award in 2021.

To date, I have authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles. These papers are published in the following journals: Organization, Journal of Management Inquiry, Sport Management Review, Journal of Sport Management, African Journal of Business and Economic Research, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, International Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, and International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, among others. I am also the Editor-in-Chief of Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal.