The Business of Sport

by Kluka, Darlene; Schilling, Guido

• ISBN13: 9781841260563
• ISBN10: 1841260568
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Summary

Perspectives offers: the thorough dissemination of sport science information to all interested organisations and institutions, and the application of sport science results to practical areas of sport. In each volume of Perspectives, expert contributions from several different sport science disciplines address relevant physical education and sport science themes.

This volume includes 12 chapters with international viewpoints from leading practitioners and researchers on key issues affecting the big business of sport such as: nation-building, volunteerism, women's impact on sport business, agents and athletes, sport management degree programmes, a behind the scenes look at professional sport and an outlook for the future.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	7	(10)
Editorial	17	(4)
Darlene Kluka
Guido Schilling
Selected Perspectives
The Future of Sport Business - More Than Just a Game	21	(18)
Dion Klein
Don Jones
The Development of Sport Management	39	(18)
William F. Stier
Corporate Model of Sport - Japan's Case	57	(8)
Masaru Ikeda
Nation-Building and the Business of Sport - The Case of South Africa	65	(12)
Denver Hendricks
Sport and Tourism - Capitalising on the Linkage	77	(14)
Laurence Chalip
Event Management - Lessons for Design and Implementation	91	(14)
B. Christine Green
Issues Concerning Volunteerism and Paid Professionals	105	(16)
Karin J. Buchholz
Developing the Business of Sport in Asia - Public Sport and Recreation in Hong Kong	121	(10)
Kian Lam Toh
Women's Impact on Sport	131	(12)
Donna A. Lopiano
The Role of Athletes and Agents	143	(22)
Annie Clement
Paul Pedersen
The Team Within the Team in Professional Sport - National Football League (NFL) Model	165	(10)
Vernon Cheek
Commentary: Business and the Olympic Movement	175	(4)
Matthias Kleinert
Resources and Contacts	179