International Perspectives on the Management of Sport

by Slack; Trevor

• ISBN13: 9780750682374
• ISBN10: 075068237X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-07-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

International Perspectives on the Management of Sport is the first multi-contributed book that addresses the various aspects of sport management by some of the most brilliant experts throughout the world. Drawing on the knowledge of international sport management gurus, this book provides cutting-edge ideas from those at the forefront of the industry. A particular emphasis is placed on the rapidly evolving fields of Organizational Theory and Economic Policy and their relation to sport. Contributors include Wladimir Andreff, Laurence Chalip, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Packianathan Chelladurai, Rodney Fort, Bill Gerard, Dennis Howard, Trevor Slack and many others. The first internationally, multi-contributed work catering to the academic sport management market world-wide Features some of the brightest minds from all over the world working in and teaching sport management today Cutting-edge topics are presented from those people at the vanguard of the industry, with a particular emphasis on the topics of Organizational Theory and Economics

Table of Contents

Introduction

Organization theory

Economics/Finance

Future Research

References

Institutions and Environments

Athletic fundraising and institutional development: Friend or foe?

Research stream overview

Central findings/themes

Conclusions/Implications

References

Understanding sport participation A cross level analysis from the perspectives of new institutionalism and Bourdieu

Norwegian sport

The Sports City Program (SCP)

Theories of field: New institutionalism and Bourdieu

Explaining sport participation: Different levels of analysis

Concluding remarks

References

Network perspectives of sport organizations

What are networks?

What is the network perspective?

The network perspective and organizations

Practical applications of a network perspective

Summary and conclusion

References

The political economy of managing outdoor sport environments

The tragedy of the commons

The Coase Theorem

Collective action

Public policies and regulations

Voluntary cooperation

Subcultures and sport

Implications

References

The institutional dimension of the sports economy in transition countries

The collapse of the Soviet-style sports economy

Institution building and economic transformation in transition economies

Assessing institutional change in transitional sports economies

Concordance between sports and economic institutions in transition countries

Conclusion

References

Professional Leagues

The competitive balance within and between European football countries

Theoretical model

Benchmark: No broadcasting/sponsorship, closed labor and product market

Introduction of live broadcasting and shirt-sponsorship

Introduction of the Champions League with an open labor market and large increase in broadcast rights

A first empirical verification

Conclusions

References

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

Appendix 7

Beyond competitive balance

Uncertainty of outcome, competitive balance and the theory of professional sports leagues

Competitive balance in the simple league context

Competitive Balance in More

Complex League Structures

Measuring competitive balance in the North American major leagues and European club football

Some concluding thoughts

References

Transactions cost variation and vertical integration: Major League Baseballs minor league affiliates

Vertical integration in MLB

Transaction costs and demand variation: Specification

The Seven Hypotheses: Results and further evaluation

Ownership structure and vertical integration

Conclusions

References

Organization specific training and player salaries: Evidence from the National Basketball Association

Data and models

Discussion of results

Conclusions and suggestions for future research

References

Event and Voluntary Organizations

The governance of the International Olympic Committee

The IOC's management

Managing the IOCs management

The IOCs regulatory mechanisms

Harmonizing the regulatory mechanisms

The metagovernance of the IOC

Conclusion

References

Structural factors impacting the volunteer-professional staff relationship in large-scale sporting events

Methodology

Results and discussion

Conclusion

References

A typology of sport sponsorship activity

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