TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beech,John
AU  - Chadwick,Simon
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - The business of sport management
SN  - 9781405871174 (e-book)
AV  - GV713 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Harlow
PB  - Financial Times Prentice Hall
KW  - Sports administration
KW  - Recreation industry
KW  - Management
KW  - Sport
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Educational: Citizenship & social education
KW  - thema
KW  - Sports training & coaching
KW  - Sports psychology
KW  - Management & management techniques
KW  - Hospitality & service industries
KW  - Sports & active outdoor recreation
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780273682684; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - An introduction to key aspects of sport management for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book will also serve as a useful resource for staff involved in teaching on sport related modules and programmes, and for practitioners working as managers of sport businesses; The scale and importance of the lucrative sport industry demands quality business professionals. This ground-breaking new book equips the manager and future manager of sport organisations with the tools they need to deliver. The Business of Sport Management is ideal for students of sports management on programmes of leisure studies, sports studies and business studies. Written and contributed to by leading academics and practitioners in UK, Europe and Australia it is also of great interest to practitioners working in sport businesses.Blending both theory and practice The Business of Sports Management looks at the distinctive context of sport organisations. It then looks at management theories and practice within the functional areas such as finance, human resource management and marketing. Finally it considers contemporary issues of importance such as sponsorship and endorsement, risk management and the media. Set in an international environment the authors have been careful to choose stimulating examples from a wide variety of sports
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