Management of Sport Industry for Sustainable Development

Abstract

The Chinese economy has achieved tremendous development in recent years. People's living standards have gradually improved. With the development of the economy, people's pursuit of quality of life is increasingly improving, laying the foundation for the development of China's sports industry. At the same time, the development of the sports industry to a certain stage will also promote economic growth. For example, in some developed Western countries, the contribution of the sports industry to the economy has far exceeded that of traditional industries. It has become a new growth point for economic development. China's sports industry has made some progress, but it is still in its infancy. Compared with developed Western countries, the development of China's sports industry is still relatively slow. There are still some problems in the development of the sports industry. On the basis of studying and referring to relevant theories and practices, this paper follows the main line of "systematic interpretation, system evolution trend, systematic evaluation, and system optimization" in systematic science theory. It comprehensively employs specific research methods such as literature data analysis, complex network analysis, simulation experiments, econometrics, and statistical analysis. Following the research paradigm of "theoretical research-qualitative and quantitative analysis-practical application," this paper systematically outlines the framework for optimizing sustainable development in the sports industry in our country. Furthermore, it explores key issues including goals, appropriate paths, and implementation strategies for optimizing sustainable development in our country's sports industry. Through theoretical analysis and empirical research, this study draws the following conclusions: The sustainable development of the sports industry is an extension of industrial sustainable development. It is essential to understand the boundaries of sustainability systems within our industry. This study does not focus on the external sustainable development of the sports industry, the sustainable development of the sports economy, or factors influencing its sustainable development and evolution. Instead, it examines how the structure of the sports industry is formed as society develops to a certain stage. This structure reflects the composition, spatial distribution, economic links, and technological connections involved in resource reproduction within the sports industry. It also explores how sustainability correlates with resource allocation within this sector. There are five fundamental patterns related to product sustainability in the sports industry: sustainable development of products themselves, internal output sustainability within this sector, and spatial layout sustainability. The sustainable development of the internal network in the sports industry is based on industrial division of labor. The universality of assets, technological innovation, residents' disposable income level, and institutional factors are key determinants for realizing the transmission mechanism of internal correlation changes within the sports industry. Currently, a circular network economy has been established within our country's sports industry, with different industries holding distinct positions and functions in terms of sustainable development. Notably, the sports industry exerts a significant positive driving effect on various departments within its domain, while cross-integration between sports product circulation and economic/technological sectors exhibits a more pronounced reverse driving effect on other industries. The sporting goods manufacturing sector plays a pivotal role in radiating influence and controlling sustainable development within the sports industry; thus serving as its leading industry at present. Internal factors such as correlation levels, degrees, and quality play crucial roles in promoting China's sports industry towards sustainable development and optimization. Enhancing coordinated industrial correlation to establish more rational division of labor represents an intrinsic direction for achieving sustainability within the sports industry. The optimization of sustainable development in the sports industry entails a multidimensional assessment of its "compatibility" with sustainable development itself, as well as its internal components of economic and social development, and the external environment. This process exhibits certain stage characteristics. Currently, China's goal for the sustainable development of the sports industry is to cultivate new growth points for the national economy and promote rationalization and high-level development within this sector. It aims to meet people's needs for an improved quality of life by focusing on domestic circulation, promoting overall balanced and coordinated product structure within the sports industry, and ensuring sustainable consumer consumption. To achieve a transformation in both quality and benefits within this industry, it is necessary to further optimize resource allocation internally while promoting efficient and sustainable development. This will serve regional coordinated development strategies by facilitating spatial spillover benefits within the sports industry layout at a regional level, thus fostering coordinated socio-economic environmental developments. Additionally, it should adapt to modernization stages that prioritize pursuing a higher quality of life by promoting sustainable product developments within the sports industry along three levels: basic level, developmental level, and core level. This paper establishes a theoretical optimization model for the sustainable development of the sports industry, explores the rationalization, advancement, efficiency, coordination standards of regional spatial layout in the sports industry, and formulates modernization goals for sustainable development. Based on this foundation, an evaluation index and measurement method are designed to verify the feasibility of the evaluation model, index system, and methodology. In order to promote the sustainable development and optimization of the sports industry, a comprehensive regulatory strategy is required to achieve the desired outcome. In the context of supply-side sustainable development reform, it is more appropriate for demand-side reform to drive supply-side reform and for supply-side reform to stimulate demand in order to ensure the sustainable development of the current sports industry and adjust policy orientation. Promoting coordinated regional development within the sports industry involves modifying "unity", content, indicators, batch items, and work mode configuration. This is an essential requirement for China's sports industry spatial strategy. Leveraging science and technology, capital, talent, and data in industrial innovation can further advance efficient and intensive development towards sustainability in the sports industry. Strengthening coordination among various components of the sports industry by promoting horizontal integration with other sectors ("sports +") as well as vertical integration into large-scale project industries and high-quality industrial clusters will enhance sustainable development quality while fostering leading enterprises that serve as chain masters or experts in their respective fields. Promoting a dual-pronged hard resource allocation mechanism along with improving relevant legislation within the sports industry should prioritize cultivating market players through carefully formulated multi-level policies aimed at comprehensive governance coordination. These efforts not only expedite transforming scientific advancements into tangible productivity but also enhance efficiency and transformation capabilities regarding internal resource allocation within the sports industry.