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Sport Management: The Basics

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Description for Sport Management: The Basics Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 212 pages, 17 black & white tables, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: WSBM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Sport Management: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to sport management which considers a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters as they impact on this growing field. Drawing links between academic theory and practice, it explores the current challenges facing managers in the sport industry, addressing topics including: the history of sport management the role of the manager levels of management the public, private and voluntary sectors sport management in the global marketplace With suggestions for further reading throughout the text, a comprehensive chapter on employment and employability, and case studies which explore both theory and practice, Sport Management: The Basics offers a clear and concise introduction for anyone seeking to study or work in sport management.

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Basics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138791176
SKU
V9781138791176
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson is Principal Lecturer in Sport Business Management at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He has delivered sport management-related courses since 2002 and his subject specialisms are financial reporting, management accounting and economic decision making in the sport industry. He is the author of Managing Sport Finance, the co-author of Finance for Sport and Leisure Managers: An introduction and has published a number of chapters in sport management text books. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a recognised expert in learning and teaching in higher education. Mark Piekarz is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Worcester, UK. He has more than 25 years of experience in the sport management and adventure sport sectors. Before beginning his teaching work in Higher Education he worked for many years as a sport facility manager and community sport development officer. He has since taught at the Birmingham College of Food and Technology, UK, and Sheffield Hallam University,UK, before completing a PhD in the field of risk management. He has published work on a variety of subject areas, ranging from risk management, sport and rights, conflict zone tourism and operational management

Reviews for Sport Management: The Basics
`Those interested in the sport management profession will appreciate the case studies and excellent examples, which not only artfully illustrate the theory and practice of sport administration but also offer genuine insights into the industry's career and leadership opportunities. Summing Up: Recommended' - S. R. Kahn, University of Cincinnati, CHOICE

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