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Essentials of Sport Leadership: Theory and Application book cover

1st Edition

Essentials of Sport Leadership Theory and Application

By Majd Megheirkouni, Peter Norrington Copyright 2025
294 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This is a complete, step‑by‑step, reader‑friendly introduction to leadership theories and their application in sport organizations. It outlines key concepts and approaches to leadership, clearly explains how they relate to sport, and shows how sport managers can use leadership theory to develop and improve their professional practice. This book covers leadership and management across all... Read more

1. Introduction

Part I: Introduction to Sport Leadership

2. Conceptualizing Sport Management and Sport Leadership

Part II: Sport Leadership in Context

3. Leadership in Different Settings

Part III: Leadership Theories and Approaches

4. Trait Theories

5. Behavioural Theories

6. Situational and Contingency Theories

7. Leader–Member Exchange Theory

8. Transformational Leadership

 9. Servant Leadership

10. Authentic Leadership

11. Distributed Leadership

12. Women and Leadership

13. Culture and Leadership

14. Ethical Leadership

15. Self-Leadership

16. Responsible Leadership

Part IV: Sport Leadership Development

17. Learning and Development

Biography

Majd Megheirkouni is Senior Lecturer in strategy and leadership at Leeds Trinity University, UK. He is a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), awarded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools, and a Chartered Manager, awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Peter Norrington is a freelance editor, working mainly on business management, leadership, and project management topics. While in academia, he was a PRINCE2 Practitioner and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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