The management of sport : its foundation and application

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The management of sport : its foundation and application

Bonnie L. Parkhouse, editor ; with the endorsement of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

Mosby-Year Book, c1996

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text aims to meet the needs of the sport manager, and presents information in the speciality areas of experimental learning, organizational theory, group decision-making and labour relations. Areas considered include personal ethics, organizational responsibility, and professionalization. This edition includes a new chapter on experimental learning, which provides information on how internships add to the student's educational experience by providing practical, real-world experience for the benefit of the intern, the intern's college or university, or the sponsoring organization.

Table of Contents

  • Definition, evolution and curriculum
  • sports management - its scope and career opportunities
  • experimental learning through field experiences - internships and practice
  • research and inquiry
  • organizational theory and the study of sport
  • group decision-making and problem solving
  • human resource management in sport
  • labour relations
  • ethics
  • liability, torts and risk management
  • contract law and sport application
  • constitutional and statutory law
  • managing the facility
  • sport marketing - a team approach
  • sponsorship
  • sport licensing
  • economics and sport management
  • accounting and budgeting
  • financial sport
  • managing uncertainty.

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