Contemporary Sport Management, 5E

By: Pedersen, Paul M., Thibault, Lucie

ISBN-13: 9781450469654
ISBN-10: 1450469655
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published date: 2014-06-18
Contemporary Sport Management, Fifth, provides students with an overview of sport management by presenting extensive discussions of the foundational aspects of the profession and current topics from the field. The fifth edition continues to engage students with a full-color format and an integrated web study guide. The text also discusses the role of social media in revolutionizing the industry and the significance of sport as an international institution. Students will learn the relevance of legal, sociocultural, historical, political, and psychological concepts to the management of sport; the professional skills and attitudes of successful sport managers; and ways in which the globalization of sport continues to affect sport management professions.