Sport Management | The Basics

Rob Wilson (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1138791172 / ISBN 13: 9781138791176

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Sport Management | The Basics | Rob Wilson (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2015 | Routledge | EAN 9781138791176 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sport Management | The Basics
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138791172
• ISBN 13: 9781138791176
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 198W x 129H x 12D millimeters 198 millimeters width by 129 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 233 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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