Sport Business Insights
About the Book Series
Sport Business Insights is a series that aims to cut through the clutter, providing concise and relevant introductions to an array of contemporary topics related to the business of sport. Readers – including passionate practitioners, curious consumers and sport students alike - will discover direct and succinct volumes, carefully curated to present a useful blend of practice and theory. In a highly readable format, and prepared by leading experts, this series shines a spotlight on subjects of currency in sport business, offering a systematic guide to critical concepts and their practical application.
Blockchain in Sports: Insights
1st Edition
By Stuart Thomas, Kieran D. Tierney, Jason Potts
April 03, 2025
This is the first book to examine the impact of blockchain technology on the business of sport. It introduces the fundamentals of blockchain and explores its current and prospective applications in sport, as well as the implications – both positive and negative – of blockchain for the future of the...
Positive Sport Organizational Insights
1st Edition
By Minjung Kim, Brent D. Oja, Christos Anagnostopoulos
March 14, 2025
This book is a concise and accessible introduction to positive organizational behavior in sport, a new and dynamic approach to sport management. Clearly explaining core concepts, including the central concept of psychological capital, the book shows how ‘positive sport organizations’ (PSO) can ...
The Value of Sport: Insights
1st Edition
By Bob Stewart, Aaron C.T. Smith
January 23, 2025
This concise and thought-provoking book examines the myths and realities surrounding the value of sport. It asks a fundamental question: what is it about sport that leads to grand claims about its supposed capacity to do so many good things for society? Examining the evidence from sport around the ...
Sport Governance Insights
1st Edition
By Christos Anagnostopoulos, Dimitra Papadimitriou, Terri Byers, Grzegorz Botwina
May 27, 2024
This book introduces the fundamentals of sport governance, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It explains to students and practitioners alike why governance matters and how it can be better practiced in sport organizations. Introducing key concepts and the micro-processes of ...
Stadia Naming Rights in Sport
1st Edition
By Leah Gillooly, Terry Eddy, Dominic Medway
January 29, 2024
This book is an accessible, practical, and systematic guide to stadium naming rights sponsorship within sport, designed to help practitioners and students gain a better understanding of how naming rights work and the benefits that sport and corporate organisations may get from this kind of ...
Esports Insights
1st Edition
By Emily Hayday, Holly Collison-Randall, Sarah Kelly
September 25, 2023
Esports Insights outlines the fundamental characteristics, features, and structures of the rapidly growing esports industry and acts as the perfect primer for readers without any prior knowledge of esports. Featuring international case studies in every chapter, this book showcases the contemporary...
Sport Sponsorship Insights
1st Edition
By Norm O’Reilly, Gashaw Abeza, Mark Harrison
May 31, 2023
Sponsorship is a vital area of contemporary sport business. This book offers a concise and practice-focused introduction to sport sponsorship, including an explanation of key concepts, a survey of the key tools required to be a successful practitioner, and insights into real-world practice from ...