3rd Edition

Sports Business Management Decision Making Around the Globe

702 Pages 56 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

702 Pages 56 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

702 Pages 56 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This new edition of a popular and accessible textbook equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the sport industry. With a focus on management, strategy, marketing and finance, the decision-making approach of the book emphasizes key concepts while translating them into practice. Content specific to each of the vital stakeholders in the sport business is included. Foster, O’Reilly... Read more

Part I: Introduction to Sports Business Management    1 Decision Making: A Structured Approach    2 The World of Sports and its Business Ecosystem    3 Global Sporting Bodies, Federations, and Associations    Part II: Stakeholders    4 Leagues    5 New Sporting Leagues    6 Professional Athletes and Player's Associations/Unions    7 Clubs, Management, and Valuation    8 Club Player-Side Decision Making    9 College Sports I: Overview and NCAA Decision Making    10 College Sports II: Conference and College Level Decision-Making    Part III: Applications   11 Sports Engagement: Live Sport Event Time and Beyond Live Sport Event Time    12 Sport Marketing    13 Sports Sponsorship I: Strategic Aspects    14 Sport Sponsorship II: Activation, Evaluation & Servicing    15 Athlete Sponsorship, Endorsement, and Branding    16 Sporting Events and Mega-Events    17 Sporting Venues and Other Related Facility Investments    18 Venue-Related Revenue Streams and Ticket Pricing    19 Sports Gambling, Fantasy Sports    20 Sports Media Part I: A Shifting Landscape with Increasing Consumer Options    21 Sports Media-Part II:  Decision Making by Key Stakeholders    22 Crisis Management

Biography

George Foster is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA.

Norm O’Reilly is Dean of College of Business at the University of New England in Maine, USA.

Antonio Dávila is Professor, HEC Business School, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.