Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-08633-3 (ISBN)
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Now in a fully updated new edition, this textbook introduces readers to the power and politics of sport organizations. It explores the managerial activities essential to good governance and policy development, and looks at the structure and functions of individual organizations within the larger context of the global sport industry.
Reflecting the latest industry changes, it draws on a fresh selection of real-world examples to demonstrate the types of dilemmas that sport managers face every day. Professional administrators from a wide variety of sport organizations also offer their insights, giving readers a glimpse into the real concerns of sport professionals and the impact of governance and policy on their jobs. Exploring current topics, such as sport and human rights, refugees, social media, and the evolution of eSports, this practical and accessible textbook helps readers to see the big picture of the contemporary sport industry and find their place in it as future sport managers.
Complemented by a new companion website full of useful ancillary materials, this is an essential resource for all sport management students and instructors.
Mary A. Hums is Professor in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Louisville, USA. In 2009 she was selected as the recipient of NASSM's Earle F. Zeigler Lecture award, the highest academic honor bestowed by the organization. She was a co-contributor to Article 30.5 (Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport) of the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Human Centered Design, and a NASSM Research Fellow. She received the 2010 University of Louisville Trustees Award and has been a frequent University of Louisville Red and Black Scholar-Athlete Mentor. Hums has worked at four Paralympic Games as well as one Olympic Games and Para Pan American Games Joanne C. MacLean is President and Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, where she previosuly served as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. From 2002 to 2012 she was a professor of Sport Management at Brock University, where she held the positions of department chair and interim Dean. She also has had extensive experience in the administration, governance, and human resource management of university sport within Canada. MacLean has had a long-term role administering basketball within Canada. She acted as President of the Canadian University Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Chair of the Canadian Women's National Basketball Operations Committee, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Canada Basketball from 2002 to 2008. She was named a Research Fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management in 2009
Foreword 1. Introduction to Sport Governance 2. Managerial Functions Related to Governance 3. Strategic Management and Policy Development 4. Ethics in Sport Organizations 5. Scholastic Sport 6. Amateur Sport in the Community 7. Campus Recreation 8. Intercollegiate Athletics 9. The Major Games 10. Olympic Sport 11. Paralympic Sport 12. Professional Sport Leagues in North America 13. Professional Individual Sports 14. Professional Sport Leagues Beyond North America 15. The Future of Sport Governance
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.05.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 92 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 970 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-08633-9 / 1138086339 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-08633-3 / 9781138086333 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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