| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Milena M. Parent, Bill Gerrard, and Trevor Slack -- Athletic fundraising and institutional development: friend or foe? / Jeffrey L. Stinson and Dennis R. Howard -- Understanding sport participation -- a cross level analysis from the perspectives of neo-institutionalism and Bourdieu / Eivind Asrum Skille and Berit Skirstad -- Network perspectives on organizations / Catherine Quatman and Packianathan Chelladurai -- The political economy of managing outdoor sport environments / Sylvia Trendafilova and Laurence Chalip -- The institutional dimension of the sports economy in transition countries / Sandrine Poupaux and Wladimir Andreff -- National dominance in European football leagues / Kelly Goossens and Stefan Kesenne -- Beyond competitive balance / Morten Kringstad and Bill Gerrard -- Transactions cost variation and vertical integration: major league baseball's minor league affiliates / Jason A. Winfree, Jill J. McCluskey, and Rodney Fort -- Organization specific training and player salaries: evidence from the National Basketball Association / Joshua Darling and Joel Maxcy -- The governance of the international Olympic committee / Brenda Kubler and Jean-Loup Chappelet -- Structural factors influencing the volunteer-professional staff relationship in large-scale sporting events / Milena M. Parent and Trevor Slack -- A typology of sponsorship activity / Peter Thompson and Richard Speed -- Understanging control in voluntary sport organizations / Terri Byers, Ian Henry, and Trevor Slack -- Sports clubs -- computer usage -- emotion / Markus R. Friederici and Klaus Heinemann |
| Summary |
International Perspectives on the Management of Sport is the first multi-contributed book that addresses the various aspects of sport management by some of the most brilliant experts throughout the world. Drawing on the knowledge of international sport management gurus, this book provides cutting-edge ideas from those at the forefront of the industry. A particular emphasis is placed on the rapidly evolving fields of Organizational Theory and Economic Policy and their relation to sport. Contributors include Wladimir Andreff, Laurence Chalip, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Packianathan Chelladurai, Rodney Fort, Bill Gerard, Dennis Howard, Trevor Slack and many others. The first internationally, multi-contributed work catering to the academic sport management market world-wide Features some of the brightest minds from all over the world working in and teaching sport management today Cutting-edge topics are presented from those people at the vanguard of the industry, with a particular emphasis on the topics of Organizational Theory and Economics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports administration -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parent, Milena M.
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Slack, Trevor, 1948-2016.
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| LC no. |
2007004179 |
| ISBN |
0080545300 (electronic bk.) |
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075068237X |
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6611026533 |
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9780080545301 (electronic bk.) |
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9780750682374 |
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9786611026530 |
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