Sport Management in Europe by Mrkonjic, Michael; Bayle, Emmanuel; Klenk, Christoffer;

Short description:

This innovative book explores the managerial implications of European sport’s unique characteristics. Combining insights from academics with practical solutions from sports managers and executives, this book elucidates the fundamental concepts of sport management from different perspectives.

Long description:

This innovative book explores the managerial implications of European sport’s unique characteristics. Combining insights from academics with practical solutions from sports managers and executives, this book elucidates the fundamental concepts of sport management from different perspectives.

This book focuses on employment sectors where students in sport management are most likely to be professionally active. It builds on the specific features of the ‘European Model of Sport’ and includes insight-interviews with over 20 sport managers and executives who share their practical experience. It investigates the non-profit sector, addressing topics such as strategic management, professionalization and diversity management, as well as the for-profit sector in the context of innovation, data management, regulation and sports marketing. Chapters also examine management issues in the public sector, including grassroots sports and health policies, and current and future challenges facing European sport management, such as esports, and tourism sustainability. Each chapter is designed for classroom use, with key learning objectives and a thorough introduction alongside detailed discussion of key concepts, models and instruments and their practical implications.

Sport Management in Europe is ideal for sports management students to enhance their knowledge and prepare for their careers as tomorrow’s sport managers, leaders and decision-makers. Practitioners will also benefit from this book’s insights and solutions which can be implemented in different employment sectors.

‘This thoughtfully edited book offers a critical yet accessible overview of key sport management issues, like governance, innovation, and sustainability, across the three primary sectors. With chapters by leading European scholars and practitioner interviews, it equips students with a nuanced understanding of sport management rooted in theory and real-world application.’

Table of Contents:

Contents
Foreword: the specificities of the European model of sport xviii
Borja Garcia-Garcìa
Acknowledgements xxi
1 Introduction to Sport Management in Europe: perspectives
and implications for practice 1
Michaël Mrkonjic, Emmanuel Bayle, Christoffer Klenk and
Dominik Schwizer
PART I NON-PROFIT SECTOR
2 Assessing international sport federations governance 9
Jean-Loup Chappelet and Mickaël Terrien
Non-Profit Sector 7
Emmanuel Bayle
3 Strategic management and performance of non-profit sport
organizations 25
Michaël Mrkonjic, Josephine Clausen and Emmanuel Bayle
4 Understanding sport federation professionalization: evolution,
challenges and opportunities 44
Josephine Clausen, Emmanuel Bayle, Siegfried Nagel and
Grazia Lang
5 Human resource management in non-profit sport organizations 62
Siegfried Nagel, Peter Ehnold and Torsten Schlesinger
6 Diversity in sport organizations 78
Christoffer Klenk and Flurina Marti
PART II FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
For-profit sector 92
Dominik Schwizer
7 Regulation and management of European sport leagues 94
Zahid Mustafi and Markus Lang
8 Value co-creation in sport marketing 112
Tim Ströbel and Pascal Stegmann
9 Data management in sport organizations 124
Dominik Schwizer and Michael Burch
10 Innovation in the sporting goods industry 140
Ariane Weber
PART III PUBLIC SECTOR
11 Integrity and sustainability in contemporary sport
management: converging paths 162
Ioannis Konstantinopoulos and Stefano Caneppele
Public sector 159
Michaël Mrkonjic
12 Direct support for athletes from the armed forces in
successful European sporting nations 181
Andreas Ch. Weber and Veerle De Bosscher
13 Grassroots and youth sport policy implementation in
Lithuania and Finland: two contrasting approaches 197
Vilma Cingiene and Anna-Katriina Salmikangas
14 Sports facilities planning: effective project development for
sustainable operation 215
Jérémy Moulard and Olivier Mutter
15 Public management and the promotion of health-enhancing
physical activity: an introduction to impact orientation 232
Curdin Derungs and Ruth Nieffer
PART IV CURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Current issues and challenges 252
Christoffer Klenk
16 Breaking barriers in international sport leadership: women’s
representation and gender equality interventions 254
Lucie Schoch and Madeleine Pape
17 Digitalization in voluntary sport clubs 271
Marcel Fahrner
18 Sustainable sport tourism management in mountain areas 287
Christian Moesch
19 The economic sustainability of European professional
esports: current situation, challenges and strategies 305
William De Moor, Mickaël Terrien and Christophe Durand
20 Levelling the playing field: disability and inclusion in sport 320
Matej Christiaens and Ian Brittain
21 Conclusion to Sport Management in Europe 335
Dominik Schwizer, Emmanuel Bayle, Christoffer Klenk and
Michaël Mrkonjic
Afterword: the future of the European model of sport in the current
geopolitics 342
Patrick Clastres