[share_ebook] Managing Sports Organizations, Second Edition: Responsibility for Performance

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (March 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750682388
• ISBN-13: 978-0750682381

 

Review
"Using the authors' breadth of experiences in the field of sport management, Managing Sport Organizations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the fundamentals of management within the sport industry. By beginning each chapter with discussion of a major sector of the industry, students are exposed to the diverse opportunities available to them. Using practical examples from these different sectors, students are provided the principles of management and how these principles apply to real world settings. Written in an engaging and straightforward manner, anyone with interest in sport will find this text to be accessible and informative." 
-- Laura J. Burton, Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut

"Managing Sport Organizations, Second Edition is an engaging and informative look at the business of sport and the organizations that shape the industry .
Students and practitioners will benefit from the extensive research, the real world examples, and the insightful observations. This book is a top-notch and practical guide for those in the business and students looking to become the next great managers in the sport industry."
- Wade Martin, President & General Manager, Dew Action Sports Tour 

Book Description
Newly updated introduction to the concepts of sport management that integrates classic management theory and practice with the themes of sport management