Esports: an exploration of the advancing esports landscape, actors and interorganisational relationships

• Published in: Sport in Society Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 943 - 969
• Main Authors: Wong, Donna, Meng-Lewis, Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.06.2023; Informa UK Limited; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: ecosystem; Esports; esports industry; Infrastructure; interorganisational relations theory; Interorganizational relations; Leisure; Sports; Sustainable development; value chain

Evolving along with technological advancement and representing a complex digital phenomenon, esports is a rising nascent industry with knowledge gaps on how the current esports landscape and key actors operate. The esports ecosystem is characterised by the confluence of multiple interrelated leisure...