| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Brief contents; Detailed contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The process of strategic management in sport; Opening case: under Armour's quest for world dominance; Strategic management in sport; What is strategy and strategic management?; The context of strategic management in sport; The strategic management process: an overview of this book; Summary; Chapter review questions; Additional resources; References; CHAPTER 2 Internal environmental analysis; Opening case: the winning formula in Formula 1; Introduction |
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Organizational resourcesOrganizational capacity; Resources to gain and sustain a competitive advantage; Sport-specific internal environmental issues; Summary; Closing case: successful not-for-profit boards of directors conduct good governance self-assessments; Chapter review questions; Additional resources; References; CHAPTER 3 External environmental analysis; Opening case: Golfsmith fails to adapt to a changing external environment; Introduction; General environment; Task environment; Summary; Closing case: the International Olympic Committee responds to global trends |
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Chapter review questionsAdditional resources; References; CHAPTER 4 Strategic leadership and governance; Opening case: University of Hawaii athletics -- cultural collisions in leadership; Introduction; Strategic sport leadership: how lens matters; Strategic sport governance: boards and governing systems; Summary; Closing case: the chair as first among equals -- leadership collisions in sport governance; Chapter review questions; Additional resources; References; CHAPTER 5 Strategic direction |
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Opening case: Tennis in New Zealand strategic framework (adapted from Tennis New Zealand [2018] Strategic Framework for Tennis in New Zealand)Introduction; The foundation stones of strategic direction; Why process is critical in creating strategic direction; Summary; Closing case: embedding values into strategic direction -- the new hire; Chapter review questions; Additional resources; References; CHAPTER 6 Multi-level strategy formulation; Opening case: Resort Latitude Zero; Introduction; Multiple levels of strategy; Generic business-level strategies; Strategic directions |
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Strategic methodSummary; Closing case: Catapult Sports; Chapter review questions; Additional resources; References; CHAPTER 7 Strategy evaluation and selection; Opening case: national strategy selection for successful high performance sport; Introduction; Strategy evaluation and selection; Approach 1: suitability-feasibility-acceptability-competitive advantage; Approach 2: strategic options grid; Approach 3: portfolio analysis -- the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix; Summary; Closing case: strategy evaluation and selection in the golf industry -- the case of the ClubLink Corporation |
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Chapter review questions |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parent, Milena M
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Ferkins, Lesley
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Gowthorp, Lisa
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| ISBN |
9781351970815 |
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135197081X |
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