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As part of the 'Key Concepts' series, this book more than satisfies the criterion of offering students 'accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics.'
This is a highly informative text that links the key concepts in sport management to broader issues for research, in particular, the role of past research in informing current research agendas. In presenting a reference guide that draws on Organizational Theory to formulate research questions, Terri Byers, Trevor Slack and Milena Parent offer students a highly original text for understanding both the theory and the practice of the management of sport, the sports industry and broader concerns for management, sports law, and media/broadcasting.
A good text to get our second years' thinking about sports management and the background to the careers some of them are looking to undertake. Really useful for my sport management unit.
Good background reading for all our students and several chapters provide excellent focused materials
Concise chapters but a few concepts missing. Well written and student friendly.
This book provides a thorough and detailed introduction to the central concepts which underpin the study of sports management, and will act as an excellent reference point for students who are commencing study in this particular subject area.
The book is good at acknowledging the various topics that impact upon the Sports Management industry. Indeed, it highlights how the subject area considers aspects that could be transfered across various related industries. The suggestions for further reading are useful - I'm sure that students would appreciate this. Given the fact that events are often seen as a 'shop window' for much sports management work, I was surprised that this was given such a small level of coverage. That said, I will be recommending this book to my students.
This is a very valuable resource that provides brief yet theoretically substantial overviews of many important concepts that underpin the course content.
Given the disparate nature of the prior student experience of those undertaking the MSc Management (Sport) at the University of Ulster this is a timely publication.
A useful text with information that complements other texts we use and will be added to our reccomended reading list
