Key concepts in sport management
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Key concepts in sport management
(SAGE key concepts)
SAGE, 2012
- : pbk
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Organizational Theory
Structure
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)
Sports Funding and Finance
Sports Law
Sport Marketing
Sport Organization
Sport Participation
Sport Policy
Sport Tourism
Stakeholders
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Strategic Alliances
Structure
Technology
Typologies and Taxonomies
Voluntary
Conclusions
Keeping up to Date: Useful Sources
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