The classic groundbreaking text for understanding organizational theory in the sport industry is back in an extensively revised new edition. With an added emphasis on organizational behavior and practical applications of the theory, Understanding Sport Organizations: Applications for Sport Managers, Third Edition, provides a logical progression to understanding the many components of and processes in sport organizations. Readers will gain a strong theoretical foundation while learning how it applies within the context of the ever-changing field of sport management.
In this third edition, new chapters incorporate critical concepts that sport managers in the current era must be familiar with:
Different policy types and the responses of sport organizations to policy
Perspectives of marketing of sport and marketing through sport
Control in sport organizations
Sex and gender in sport organizations
Volunteer management in sport
Dimensions and assessment of governance in sport organizations
Mental health difficulties and management strategies within sport environments
Applying statistical analysis to support analytic decision making in sport
Corporate social responsibility
Procurement and sport organizations
To facilitate comprehension and application, each chapter opens with a list of key concepts and a real-world, contemporary scenario to demonstrate the relevance of theory and behavior in the sport industry. Time Out sidebars offer accounts from actual sport organization situations or from research findings to further illustrate issues being discussed. Chapter summaries and review questions are provided to stimulate discussion about the central issues from each chapter. Key Issues for Sport Managers boxes highlight how chapter content is applied at the level of sport manager, and closing Case for Analysis examples allow readers to directly apply information from each chapter.
