Managing Sport Organizations: Responsibility for performance

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Dan Covell (University of Western New England, USA) Sharianne Walker (Western New England University, USA)

Managing Sport Organizations

Responsibility for performance

Dan Covell (University of Western New England, USA), Sharianne Walker (Western New England University, USA), Curt Hamakawa

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Routledge
12 February 2019

Sport & leisure industries

Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, Managing Sport Organizations introduces the fundamentals of sport management across every industry sector, from youth and intercollegiate sport to professional leagues. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it covers every key topic, issue and concept in contemporary sport management, including:

Understanding management and its relationship to sport

Strategy

Decision making

Organizational design

Leadership

Human resource management

Managing change

Facility management

Sports media and new technologies

This new edition contains expanded coverage of current topics such as international sport, ethics, new technologies, and career pathways in sport management. Each chapter includes a full range of useful features, such as case studies, career insights, management exercises, study questions, and definitions of key terms and concepts. No other textbook combines the rigor of the business school with the creativity and dynamism of modern sport business.

Accompanied by additional online resources, this is the perfect foundation for any course in sports management, sports administration or sport business.

By: Dan Covell (University of Western New England USA), Sharianne Walker (Western New England University, USA), Curt Hamakawa
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 676g
ISBN: 9781138363434
ISBN 10: 113836343X
Pages: 370
Publication Date: 12 February 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Sport Management Challenge, 2. Defining Management and the Branded and Licensed Sport Product Industry, 3. Globalization, Ethics and International Sport Industry Segments, 4. Information Technology (IT) Management and the Sport Media Industry, 5. Developing Goals and School and Youth Sport6. Decision Making and the Health and Fitness Industry, 7. Strategic Management and the Sport Facilities Industry, 8. Designing the Organization and the Sport Agency Industry, 9. Motivation and Leadership and Intercollegiate Athletics, 10. Human Resource Management and the Tour Sport Industry, 11. Managing Change and the Professional League Sport Industry, 12. Stepping into Your Future in Sport

Daniel Covell is Professor in the Department of Sport Management, University of Western New England, US. Sharianne Walker is Professor and Chair in the Department of Sport Management, University of Western New England, US. Curt Hamakawa is Professor of Sport Management, Director of the Center for International Sport Business, Business Study Abroad Director and Business Honors Program Director at the University of Western New England, US.