Understanding Sport Organizations

Applications for Sport Managers

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av Trevor Slack, Terri Byers, Alex Thurston

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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 policyPerspectives of marketing of sport and marketing through sportControl in sport organizationsSex and gender in sport organizationsVolunteer management in sportDimensions and assessment of governance in sport organizationsMental health difficulties and management strategies within sport environmentsApplying statistical analysis to support analytic decision making in sportCorporate social responsibilityProcurement and sport organizationsTo 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.Real-world examples throughout the text provide opportunities for additional exploration and application of relevant concepts. Every chapter references key articles that build on the foundational framework presented and includes suggestions for further reading within general management and sport management literature. This thorough presentation of subject matter will guide readers to a greater and more practical understanding of core issues.Synthesizing modern conceptual and empirical research from many fields of management into a practical, engaging look at the sport management field, Understanding Sport Organizations: Applications for Sport Managers, Third Edition, is an invaluable resource for students and current practitioners alike.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-03-16
Mått216 x 279 x 34 mm
Vikt1 451 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor536
Upplaga3
FörlagHuman Kinetics Publishers
ISBN9781492500803

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Trevor Slack, PhD, was the Canada research chair of the International Institute for the Study of Sport Management at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was widely published in major sport and organization journals and was a keynote speaker at conferences on sport organizations around the world. He was editor of the Journal of Sport Management and the European Journal of Sport Management, and he served on the editorial board of several journals related to sport management. Slack was awarded numerous grants for social science and humanities research projects. In 1995, he presented the Zeigler Lecture, the leading lecture in sport management, and in 2001, he was awarded a Canada research chair for his work in sport management. Trevor Slack passed away in January 2016.Terri Byers, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. She was previously a principal lecturer at Coventry University, and she has taught in higher education in the United Kingdom for almost 20 years. She is widely published in journals, books, and online forums. She is currently working on projects related to managing innovation in sport organizations, using innovation (virtual reality) to create positive legacy from Paralympic Games, and managing diversity in sport organizations. Byers has collaborated with colleagues from around the globe and has been granted research funding from the European Union and Canada for her research in sport management. She takes an innovative and creative approach to projects and believes that students of sport management should always challenge existing practices to constantly improve the sport environment for diverse populations.Alex Thurston, PhD, completed his PhD in analysis of sport policy implementation and is currently teaching several modules across the sport management degrees at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. He leads the Introduction to Sport Management module and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation project students. In 2019, Loughborough was ranked number one in the QS World University Rankings for sports-related subjects for the third consecutive year, receiving a 5-star rating. Thurston has a growing list of publications and has presented at conferences all around the world. He also delivered Trevor Slack’s final two keynote speeches: one at the EASM conference in Coventry, England (2014), and the other at the NASSM conference in Ottawa, Canada (2015). Outside of academia, Thurston has more than 10 years of swimming coaching experience. He completed a two-way English Channel relay swim, became a double European champion in 2016, and holds an age-group world record.

Part I. Introducing Sport ManagementChapter 1. The Management of Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDWhy Sport Managers Need to Understand the Complexity of the Sport IndustrySome DefinitionsWays to Look at Sport OrganizationsFuture Directions for Sport Management and Improving Our Understanding of Sport OrganizationsChapter 2. Doing Research in Sport ManagementTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDThe Research ProcessTheoretical FrameworkThe So-Called Debate on Qualitative-Quantitative or Mixed-Methods ResearchResearch DesignData Collection Methods and IssuesData Analysis MethodsIssues of QualityThe Write-UpPart II. Fundamentals of Managing Sport OrganizationsChapter 3. Organizational Goals and EffectivenessTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDImportance of Understanding Organizational Goals and EffectivenessOrganizational GoalsEffectiveness or EfficiencyApproaches to Studying Organizational EffectivenessChapter 4. Sport Organizations and Their EnvironmentsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDThe Nature of the Organizational EnvironmentResearch on Organizational EnvironmentsControlling Environmental UncertaintyOther Perspectives on the Organization–Environment RelationshipThe Relationship Between an Organization’s Environment and Its StructureChapter 5. Dimensions of Organizational StructureTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDComplexityFormalizationCentralizationChapter 6. Design Options in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDTypologies and TaxonomiesMintzberg’s ConfigurationsThe Simple StructureThe Machine BureaucracyThe Divisionalized FormThe Professional BureaucracyAdhocracyOrganizational Designs as Ideal TypesNotes on Organizational SizeContemporary Perspectives on Organizational DesignChapter 7. Sport Organizations and Their Responses to PolicySpencer Harris, PhDDefining PolicyStudying Organizational Responses to Sport PolicyChapter 8. Strategy in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, James Andrew Kenyon, PhD, and Argyro Elisavet Manoli, PhDWhat Is Organizational Strategy?Levels of StrategyStrategy Formulation and ImplementationStrategy and StructureStrategy in Voluntary Sport OrganizationsChapter 9. Sport MarketingFrank Pons, PhD, Marilyn Giroux, PhD, and Lionel Maltese, PhDMarketing of Sport: Spectator Sports, Branding, and MerchandisingMarketing Through Sport: Sponsorship, Activation, and Venue NamingPart III. Dynamics and Complexity of Managing SportChapter 10. Control in Sport OrganizationsTerri Byers, PhD, Alex Thurston, PhD, and Phillip Lunga, MBAEvolution of ControlElements, or Components, of ControlSport Management Research on ControlChapter 11. Gender and Sport OrganizationsBerit Skirstad, MSConcepts of Sex and Gender in SportHistorical Development of Women in Sport and Sport OrganizationsBarriers for Women to Overcome in SportTheoretical Approaches Explaining Underrepresentation of Women in SportGender Equity Policies in SportChapter 12. Volunteers in Sport OrganizationsGraham Cuskelly, PhDSport Volunteerism DefinedSize, Nature, and Scope of Volunteering in SportVolunteer Life CycleOrganizational CommitmentPsychological Contract and VolunteersVolunteer ManagementVolunteers and Paid StaffChapter 13. Governance of Sport OrganizationsBorja GarcÌa, PhDTheoretical FrameworksThe Autonomy of Sport and the Role of the State in Sport GovernanceThe Assessment of GovernanceChapter 14. Decision Making in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDDefining Decision MakingConditions Under Which Decisions Are MadeApproaches to Understanding Decision MakingChapter 15. Power and Politics in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDStrategic ChoicePower and AuthoritySources of PowerOther Notable Interpretations of PowerPower in Sport Management ResearchOrganizational PoliticsPolitics in Sport Management ResearchChapter 16. Managing Conflict in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDWhat Is Conflict?Horizontal and Vertical ConflictIs Conflict Dysfunctional to the Operation of a Sport Organization?The Conflict ProcessSources of Conflict in Sport OrganizationsConflict Management StrategiesStimulating ConflictCurrent Research About Conflict in Sport OrganizationsChapter 17. Managing Culture in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDOrganizational Culture Compared to ClimateManifestations of a Sport Organization’s CultureThick and Thin CulturesOne or More CulturesOrganizational Culture and EffectivenessCreating, Managing, and Changing a Sport Organization’s CultureChapter 18. Organizational Change in SportTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDThe Concept of ChangeChange as ParadoxPerspectives on Organizational ChangeWhat Causes Organizational Change?Resistance to ChangeDealing With Resistance and Implementing ChangeStages of the Change ProcessInnovation in Sport OrganizationsChapter 19. Leadership and Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhDTraditional Approaches to LeadershipCharismatic and Transformational LeadershipModern Approaches to Leadership: Beyond Idealistic Views of LeadersPart IV. Contemporary Issues in Sport OrganizationsChapter 20. Mental Health and Sport OrganizationsMeghan Thurston, DClin Psy, PhD, Jon Arcelus, LMS, GP(T), FRCPsych, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhDAn Introduction to Mental HealthClassification SystemsFactors That Contribute to Mental Health Difficulties in SportMental Health DifficultiesManagement of Mental Health Difficulties in SportRole of Mental Health Professionals in SportChapter 21. Technology in Sport OrganizationsTrevor Slack, PhD, and Andy Miah, PhDResearch on Technology and OrganizationsCritiques of the Technology ImperativeMicroelectronic TechnologiesRelationship Between Technology and Organizational StructureChapter 22. Sports AnalyticsBill Gerrard, DPhilThe Nature of Sports AnalyticsMoneyball: The Game ChangerAnalytics in Invasion Team SportsOther Applications of Analytics in Sports OrganizationsChapter 23. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sport OrganizationsChristos Anagnostopoulos, PhD, and Jonathan Robertson, PhDCorporate Social ResponsibilityTheoretical Perspectives of CSRMultilevel Approach for CSR and Sport OrganizationsChapter 24. Procurement and Sport OrganizationsSue Arrowsmith, QC (hon), DJurA Multidisciplinary PerspectiveIntroduction to Procurement and Its Significance for Sport OrganizationsObjectives of the Procurement ProcessTransparency and Competitive BiddingProcurement for Sporting EventsProcurement by Sport Federations