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The business of sport management / edited by John Beech and Simon Chadwick.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pearson Education Limited [2013]Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxiii, 592 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780273721338 (pbk.) :
  • 9780273721376 (PDF ebook) :
  • 9780273779636 (ebook) :
  • 9780273721338 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.069 BEE
LOC classification:
  • GV713
Contents:
Section A.The context of sport -- 1.Introduction: the commercialisation of sport. John Beech and Simon Chadwick -- 2.Governance in sport. John Beech -- 3.Ethics in sport. Leon Culbertson, Mike McNamee and Emily Ryall -- 4.The role of the state in sport. Chris Parker -- 5.The economics of competitive balance in sport. Jon Guest -- 6.The impacts of sport. Robert Kaspar and Sebastian Kaiser -- Section B.Business functions applied to sport -- 7.Organisational behaviour in sport organisations. John Old -- 8.Human resource management in sport. terrence Wendell Brathwait -- 9.Branding and marketing in sport. Norm O\'Reilly, Ted Graham and Lindsay Rennie -- 10.Sports finance. Michael Barker -- 11.Managing small and not-for-profit sports organisations. Cameron O\'Beirne -- 12.Strategy and environmental analysis in sport. Andy Adcroft -- 13.Managing sport operations: quality, performance and control. Terri Byers -- 14.The internet, online social networks and te fan digital experience. Boris Helleu and Maxence Karoutchi -- Section C.Sport management issues -- 15.Sports and the law. Karen Bill and Simon Gardiner -- 16.Sport event and facility management. Dave Arthur -- 17.Sport sponsorship and endorsement. Des Thwaits and Yue Meng-Lewis -- 18.Sport broadcasting. Harry Arne Solberg -- 19.Risk management in sport. Dominic Elliott -- 20.The sports betting industry. David Morris -- 21.Sports retailing and merchandising. Leigh Sparks -- 22.Sprots media and PR. Stephen W. Kitmore -- 23.The internationalisation of sport. Simon Chadwick -- 24.Sports agents and intermediaries. Anna Semens and Adam Pendlebury -- Section D.Conclusions -- 25.The future for sport management. Simon Chadwick and John Beech.
Summary: An introduction to key aspects of sport management for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book will also serve as a useful resource for staff involved in teaching on sport related modules and programmes, and for practitioners working as managers of sport businesses.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 796.069 BEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 218433

Previous ed.: Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section A.The context of sport -- 1.Introduction: the commercialisation of sport. John Beech and Simon Chadwick -- 2.Governance in sport. John Beech -- 3.Ethics in sport. Leon Culbertson, Mike McNamee and Emily Ryall -- 4.The role of the state in sport. Chris Parker -- 5.The economics of competitive balance in sport. Jon Guest -- 6.The impacts of sport. Robert Kaspar and Sebastian Kaiser -- Section B.Business functions applied to sport -- 7.Organisational behaviour in sport organisations. John Old -- 8.Human resource management in sport. terrence Wendell Brathwait -- 9.Branding and marketing in sport. Norm O\'Reilly, Ted Graham and Lindsay Rennie -- 10.Sports finance. Michael Barker -- 11.Managing small and not-for-profit sports organisations. Cameron O\'Beirne -- 12.Strategy and environmental analysis in sport. Andy Adcroft -- 13.Managing sport operations: quality, performance and control. Terri Byers -- 14.The internet, online social networks and te fan digital experience. Boris Helleu and Maxence Karoutchi -- Section C.Sport management issues -- 15.Sports and the law. Karen Bill and Simon Gardiner -- 16.Sport event and facility management. Dave Arthur -- 17.Sport sponsorship and endorsement. Des Thwaits and Yue Meng-Lewis -- 18.Sport broadcasting. Harry Arne Solberg -- 19.Risk management in sport. Dominic Elliott -- 20.The sports betting industry. David Morris -- 21.Sports retailing and merchandising. Leigh Sparks -- 22.Sprots media and PR. Stephen W. Kitmore -- 23.The internationalisation of sport. Simon Chadwick -- 24.Sports agents and intermediaries. Anna Semens and Adam Pendlebury -- Section D.Conclusions -- 25.The future for sport management. Simon Chadwick and John Beech.

An introduction to key aspects of sport management for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book will also serve as a useful resource for staff involved in teaching on sport related modules and programmes, and for practitioners working as managers of sport businesses.

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