Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management
Sport in Latin America: Policy, Organization, Management
1st Edition
Edited
By Gonzalo Bravo, Rosa Lopez de D'Amico, Charles Parrish
June 16, 2017
The forthcoming Olympics in Rio in 2016, and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014, highlight the profound importance of sport in Latin America. This book is the first to offer a broad survey of the way that sport is managed, governed and organized across the Latin American region, drawing on ...
Organisational Performance Management in Sport
1st Edition
By Ian O'Boyle
May 18, 2017
Effective performance management systems are essential in any successful organisation. In both commercial sport business and not-for-profit sport organisations, the pressure to follow international best practice in performance management has grown significantly in recent years. Organisational ...
Managing Elite Sport Systems: Research and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Svein A. Andersen, Lars Tore Ronglan, Barrie Houlihan
December 22, 2016
Over the last twenty years or so there has been a sharp increase in interest from national sports federations and governments in the development of effective elite sport systems, particularly focused on achieving success in the summer and winter Olympic Games. Many countries now have publicly ...
Global Sport Marketing: Contemporary Issues and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Michel Desbordes, André Richelieu
July 17, 2014
Globalization has had a profound impact on the sports industry, creating an international market in which sports teams, leagues and players have become internationally recognized brands. This important new study of contemporary sports marketing examines the opportunities and threats posed by a ...
Public-Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities
1st Edition
By Judith Grant Long
July 03, 2014
This volume takes readers inside the high-stakes game of public-private partnerships for major league sports facilities, explaining why some cities made better deals than others, assessing the best practices and common pitfalls in deal structuring and facility leases, as well as highlighting ...