{"product_id":"understanding-sport-management-international-perspectives-paperback","title":"Understanding Sport Management: International Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrish Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan O'Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSport management is a rapidly developing industry which continues to grow in size and scope on an international scale. This comprehensive and engaging textbook offers a complete introduction to core principles and best practice in contemporary sport management. Adopting an issues-based approach and drawing on the very latest research, it demonstrates how theory translates into practice across all the key functional areas of sport management, from governance and leadership to tourism and events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of experts from across the globe, the book explores sport management from a truly international perspective and looks at all levels from professional, high-performance sport to non-profit and grassroots. With extended real-world case studies and an array of helpful features in every chapter, it addresses crucial topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003emanaging organisational performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommunication and social media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003esponsorship and marketing \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe impact of sport on society \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003efuture directions for sport management.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplemented by a companion website full of additional teaching and learning resources for students and instructors, this is an essential textbook for any degree-level sport management course. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrish Bradbury\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer at Massey University, New Zealand, where she lectures in both sport management and core management programmes of study. She has extensive experience in managing\/coaching organisations and sports teams, and actively volunteers in the sport community. Her major research interests concern aspects of sport\/business management related to events, HRM, organisation development and performance management. Dr Bradbury has published in various journals such as \u003ci\u003eSport Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSport, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003eBusiness and Management\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book is \u003ci\u003eSport Governance: International Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan O'Boyle is a researcher in the area of sport governance and leadership. He is also the Director of the CERM Performance Indicators Project, which focuses on researching operational indicators and customers' perceptions of service quality for local government sports and leisure facilities and services, providing improved operational decision-making and internal and external benchmarking. His work appears in the leading sport management journals such as \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSport Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Sport Management Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2015, Dr O'Boyle received a Research Excellence Award from the UniSA Business School in recognition of his extensive high quality research record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738553061439,"sku":"9781138100633","price":143.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bebffaf9e21b4a3cb1dc206316a7110c.webp?v=1765153708","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-sport-management-international-perspectives-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}