Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations by Hums, Mary A.; Kluch, Yannick; Schmidt, Sam H.;

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Product details:

Edition number 5
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 28 April 2023

ISBN 9781032300429
Binding Paperback
No. of pages500 pages
Size 254x178 mm
Weight 952 g
Language English
Illustrations 50 Illustrations, black & white; 27 Halftones, black & white; 23 Line drawings, black & white; 56 Tables, black & white

Short description:

The fifth edition of this hugely successful 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.

Long description:

Now in a fully updated and expanded fifth edition, this textbook introduces the power and politics of sport organizations to the readers. 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.

Full of real-world examples, cases, and data, this book examines the dilemmas faced by sport managers, administrators, and policymakers in their everyday work, helping readers to understand the importance of good governance and sound policy frameworks in any successful sport organization. Introducing core managerial functions and surveying every sector of contemporary sport from school and community sport to professional leagues and international megaevents, this edition includes brand-new chapters focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; on esports; and on governance in times of crisis, covering issues such as COVID-19, climate change, scandal, and security risks.

Helping readers to see a big picture across the contemporary sport industry, at all levels, and to find their place in it as future sport managers, this textbook is essential for all courses on sport governance, sport policy, or sport development.

This book is accompanied by a suite of useful ancillary materials, including an instructors? guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

1. Introduction to Sport Governance, 2. Managerial Functions Related to Governance, 3. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport Governance, 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. Esports, 16. Sport Governance in Times of Crisis