Key concepts in sport management

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Title:

Author:

Byers, Terri author.

ISBN:

9781412928410

9781412928427

Personal Author:

Byers, Terri author.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xiii, 203 pages : illustrated ; 25 cm.

Series:

SAGE key concepts

SAGE key concepts.

Contents:

Organizational theory -- Structure of the book -- A note about content -- Change -- Commercialization -- Competitive balance -- Conflict -- Context -- Control -- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) -- Corruption -- Critical theory and critical management studies -- Decision making -- Demand -- Effectiveness or efficiency -- Employability -- Entrepreneurship -- Ethics -- Globalization -- Governance -- Image, identity and reputation -- Knowledge transfer -- Leadership -- Legacy -- Media/broadcasting -- Mega events -- Networks -- Organizational culture -- Organizational goals -- Performance management -- Power -- Quality -- Sponsorship -- Sport development (and sport for development, development through sport) -- Sport funding and finance -- Sport law -- Sport marketing -- Sport organization -- Sport participation -- Sport policy -- Sport tourism -- Stakeholders -- Strategy -- Strategic alliances -- Strategic planning -- Structure -- Technology -- Typologies and taxonomies -- Voluntary -- Conclusion -- Keeping up to date: useful sources

Abstract:

"Sharp, clear and relevant this book meets the needs of those studying and researching within the growing discipline of sport management. The intelligently cross-referenced entries provide a concise overview of the key concepts in the field guiding you through the important debates, sources and research methods in the management and delivery of sport. The book introduces readers to the concepts at the center of their studies; it suggests relevant further reading and thoughts for future research and applies academic theory to business and organizational problems in a real-world context." --from back cover.

Subject Term:

Sports -- Management.

Added Author:

Slack, Trevor, 1948-2016,

Parent, Milena M.,

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Summary

"An accessible and different guide for students and practitioners alike... I′m sure that it will become a standard reference text for sports management" - Peter Taylor, Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University

"A must have introductory reference guide for graduate and undergraduate sport management students"- Paul M. Pedersen, Indiana University

"Provides students, practitioners and researchers in the field of sport management with a valuable compilation of sensitizing concepts, definitions and interesting references"- Michel van Slobbe, European Sport Management Quarterly

Sharp, clear and relevant this book meets the needs of those studying and researching within the growing discipline of sport management.

The intelligently cross-referenced entries provide a concise overview of the key concepts in the field guiding you through the important debates, sources and research methods in the management and delivery of sport.

The book introduces readers to the concepts at the centre of their studies; it suggests relevant further reading and thoughts for future research and applies academic theory to business and organizational problems in a real-world context.

Written for students, academics and practitioners the entries are designed to meet study needs and include: Clear definitions Comprehensive examples Practical applications Effective research methods.