5th Edition

Managing Sport Organizations Responsibility for performance

By Dan Covell, Sharianne Walker Copyright 2025
350 Pages 59 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

350 Pages 59 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

350 Pages 59 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, Managing Sport Organizations introduces the fundamentals of sport management across every industry sector, from youth and intercollegiate sport to professional leagues, and from community-level sport to international sport. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book covers the key topics, issues, and concepts in contemporary sport... Read more

1.     The Sport Management Challenge

2.     Defining Management and the Branded and Licensed Sport Product Industries

3.     Globalization, Ethics, and the International Sport Industry Segment

4.     Information Technology (IT) Management and the Sport Media Industry Segment

5.     Developing Goals and School and Youth Sport

6.     Decision Making and the Health and Fitness Industry

7.     Strategic Management and the Sport Facilities Industry

8.     Designing the Organization and the Sport Agency Industry

9.     Motivation, Leadership, and the Intercollegiate Athletics Industry

10.   Human Resource Management and the Tour Sport Industry

11.   Managing Change and the Professional League Sport Industry

12.   Stepping into Your Future in Sport

Biography

Dan Covell is Professor of Sport Management in the College of Business at Western New England University, USA.

Sharianne Walker is Professor of Sport Management and Dean of the College of Business at Western New England University, USA.