本研究採用內容分析法，運用次數及百分比進行資料處理，分析2004-2008年臺灣運動管理學碩士論文724篇、期刊論文89篇，以及國際期刊論文106篇，期能了解國內外運動管理學研究現況及主要研究趨勢。研究結果發現：1.臺灣運動管理學碩士論文及國外期刊論文年度數量均呈現成長趨勢，國內期刊論文年度數量則維持平穩。2.國內外均以運動組織管理及運動行銷管理為主要研究議題，其次為運動人力資源管理。臺灣運動資訊、科技管理及運動休閒管理逐漸受到重視，須再加強體育政策及運動財務管理研究，國外運動財務管理則成熟發展。根據本研究結果，提出以下建議：1.重視運動管理研究主題的趨勢。2.充實並擴展研究廣度。3.課程規劃宜結合專業與實務。4.進行其他資料類型及研究類目之分析。

This research uses content analysis, and employs the method of frequency distribution and percentage for data processing in order to analyze 724 Taiwanese sport management masters thesis from 2004-2008, 89 periodical papers, and 106 foreign periodical papers, in order to realize the topics and trends in sport management research between Taiwan and other foreign countries. The findings of this research show: 1. Both the annual volume of the Taiwanese sport management masters thesis and foreign periodical papers have increased, but the annual volume of the Taiwanese sport management periodical papers have remained steady. 2. Both Taiwan and other foreign countries have employed sport organization management and sport marketing management as their main research subjects, leaving human resource management as a potential favorite subject of study. Taiwan sports and information, technology management and sport leisure management have become popular too, but the focus is to enhance the research on sport policy and sport financial management. Sport financial management has maturely developed in foreign countries. According to the findings of the research, these are some of the suggestions: 1.Focus on the trends of the topics in sport management research. 2.The research should be more in depth. 3.The plan of the class must focus on professional knowledge and practice. 4.Undertake the analysis between different types of information and research topics.