1st Edition
Globalized Sport Management in Diverse Cultural Contexts
1. Globalized Sport Management in Diverse Cultural Contexts: An Introduction, Part I: Uniqueness and Comparisons, 2. A Comparison of Canadian and Belgian Youth Sport Participation Profiles, 3. Purchasing Power? A Cross-Sport Comparison of the Use of Imported Athletes in Czech Sports, 4. Complementarity or Substitution: A Cross-Country Comparison of the Relationships between Sport Spectatorship and Physical Activity Participation, 5. Who Rules the Sport Governance? Analysis of CEOs Leading Sports Federations in Germany, 6. Shifting Working Culture to Successfully Hosting the Taipei Universiade, 7. Sport Management Scientific Development in Brazil, 8. Market Segmentation of Football Fans in Poland, Part II: Social Issues and Opportunities, 9. Despite Success, Media Coverage Lags: The Paradox in Women’s Football Coverage, 10. Inequalities Persist for U.S. Women’s Football, 11. Golden Goals: Professional Women’s Football Clubs and Feminist Themes in Marketing, 12. Visibilities of American Black Males in Professional Sports and Sport Films: Contrasts Over 80 years, 1930-2009, 13. Ethnic Diversity and the Ascension of American Basketball: A Sociocultural and Historical Analysis, 14. Political Tensions and Their Impact on Atletas: A Case Study in Venezuela
Biography
James J. Zhang is Professor of Sport Management and Director of the International Center for Sport Management (ICSM) at the University of Georgia, USA.
Brenda G. Pitts is Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Sport Business Research Laboratory at Georgia State University, USA.
