Foundations of Sport Management, 3rd Ed

Foundations of Sport Management, 3rd Edition

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Copyright: 2015

ISBN:978-1-940067-01-8

Pages: 360

Editor: Andy Gillentine, R. Brian Crow

ISBN: 978-1-935412-57-1

Audience: Undergraduate

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With an updated and expanded look at the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the sport industry, the third edition of Foundations of Sport Management will maintain its previous editions’ stance as one of the most widely adopted sport management foundational texts on the market.

Editors Andy Gillentine and R. Brian Crow, along with a team of leading authors, aim to provide readers with a dynamic and comprehensive overview of the core concepts and current trends of the industry. Their years of experience as elite academicians and practitioners make this volume a cutting-edge resource for undergraduates considering or pursuing careers in sport management. Topics covered in this edition include economics and finance, marketing, sponsorship and sales, facility and event management, media relations, governance, and ethics.

Chapters include:

1. Introduction to the Sport Industry - Andy Gillentine, R. Brian Crow, and Josh Harris
2. Why Sport Management Matters - Catriona Higgs
3. Communication and Media Relations in Sport - Andy Gillentine, R. Brian Crow, and Galen Clavio
4. Management and Leadership in the Sport Industry-Jeremy S. Jordan, Aubrey Kent, and Matt Walker
5. An Introduction to Sport Economics - Matthew T. Brown
6. Sport Finance - Tom Regan and Matthew Bernthal
7. Sport Marketing - John Clark
8. Sponsorship and Sales in the Sport Industry - Nancy L. Lough and Greg Greenhalgh
9. Sport Facility Management - Bernard Goldfine and Tom Sawyer
10. Event Management - Heather Lawrence and Bernard Goldfine
11. Sport Industry and the Law - Paul J. Batista, JD
12. Sport Governance - Dennis Phillips
13. Ethics in the Sport Industry - Lynn L. Ridinger and T. Christopher Greenwell
14. Global Sport Industry - Artemisia Apostolopoulou and Dimitra Papadimitriou
15. Sport Management Internships - John Miller

News and Reviews

Here's an excerpt of a review from Midwest Book Review: “Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded third edition, Foundations of Sport Management compiled and co-edited by Andy Gillentine and R. Brian Crow is a 360 page compendium comprised of fifteen informed and informative articles relevant to sports management issues and ranging from an "Introduction to the Sports Industry" by Andy Gillentine, R. Brian Crow, and Josh Harris; to "Sport Marketing" by John Clark; and "Ethics in the Sports Industry" by Lynn L. Ridinger and T. Christopher Greenwell. Enhanced with a five page Glossary and a fifteen page Index, Foundations of Sport Management is an essential addition to professional and academic library Sports Management reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.” Read the full review here.

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