{"product_id":"understanding-sport-organizations-9781492500803","title":"Understanding Sport Organizations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sport Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a strong foundation in organizational theory and organizational behavior and addresses how that theory is applied in a real-world context. It engages readers by providing opportunities to discover the theory in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Introducing Sport Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Management of Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why Sport Managers Need to Understand the Complexity of the Sport Industry\u003cbr\u003e Some Definitions\u003cbr\u003e Ways to Look at Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Future Directions for Sport Management and Improving Our Understanding of Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Doing Research in Sport Management\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Research Process\u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Framework\u003cbr\u003e The So-Called Debate on Qualitative-Quantitative or Mixed-Methods Research\u003cbr\u003e Research Design\u003cbr\u003e Data Collection Methods and Issues\u003cbr\u003e Data Analysis Methods\u003cbr\u003e Issues of Quality\u003cbr\u003e The Write-Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Fundamentals of Managing Sport Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Organizational Goals and Effectiveness\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Importance of Understanding Organizational Goals and Effectiveness\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Goals\u003cbr\u003e Effectiveness or Efficiency\u003cbr\u003e Approaches to Studying Organizational Effectiveness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Sport Organizations and Their Environments\u003cbr\u003e Trevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003cbr\u003e The Nature of the Organizational Environment\u003cbr\u003e Research on Organizational Environments\u003cbr\u003e Controlling Environmental Uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e Other Perspectives on the Organization–Environment Relationship\u003cbr\u003e The Relationship Between an Organization’s Environment and Its Structure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Dimensions of Organizational Structure\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Complexity\u003cbr\u003e Formalization\u003cbr\u003e Centralization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/b\u003eDesign Options in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Typologies and Taxonomies\u003cbr\u003e Mintzberg’s Configurations\u003cbr\u003e The Simple Structure\u003cbr\u003e The Machine Bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e The Divisionalized Form\u003cbr\u003e The Professional Bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e Adhocracy\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Designs as Ideal Types\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Organizational Size\u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Sport Organizations and Their Responses to Policy\u003cbr\u003e Spencer Harris, PhD\u003cbr\u003e Defining Policy\u003cbr\u003e Studying Organizational Responses to Sport Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/b\u003eStrategy in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, James Andrew Kenyon, PhD, and Argyro Elisavet Manoli, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Is Organizational Strategy?\u003cbr\u003e Levels of Strategy\u003cbr\u003e Strategy Formulation and Implementation\u003cbr\u003e Strategy and Structure\u003cbr\u003e Strategy in Voluntary Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/b\u003eSport Marketing\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Pons, PhD, Marilyn Giroux, PhD, and Lionel Maltese, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marketing of Sport: Spectator Sports, Branding, and Merchandising\u003cbr\u003e Marketing Through Sport: Sponsorship, Activation, and Venue Naming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Dynamics and Complexity of Managing Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Control in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerri Byers, PhD, Alex Thurston, PhD, and Phillip Lunga, MBA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Evolution of Control\u003cbr\u003e Elements, or Components, of Control\u003cbr\u003e Sport Management Research on Control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/b\u003eGender and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerit Skirstad, MS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Concepts of Sex and Gender in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Historical Development of Women in Sport and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Barriers for Women to Overcome in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Approaches Explaining Underrepresentation of Women in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Gender Equity Policies in Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Volunteers in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Cuskelly, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sport Volunteerism Defined\u003cbr\u003e Size, Nature, and Scope of Volunteering in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Volunteer Life Cycle\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Commitment\u003cbr\u003e Psychological Contract and Volunteers\u003cbr\u003e Volunteer Management\u003cbr\u003e Volunteers and Paid Staff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/b\u003eGovernance of Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorja GarcÌa, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Frameworks\u003cbr\u003e The Autonomy of Sport and the Role of the State in Sport Governance\u003cbr\u003e The Assessment of Governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e Decision Making in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Defining Decision Making\u003cbr\u003e Conditions Under Which Decisions Are Made\u003cbr\u003e Approaches to Understanding Decision Making\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/b\u003ePower and Politics in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Strategic Choice\u003cbr\u003e Power and Authority\u003cbr\u003e Sources of Power\u003cbr\u003e Other Notable Interpretations of Power\u003cbr\u003e Power in Sport Management Research\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Politics\u003cbr\u003e Politics in Sport Management Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e Managing Conflict in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Is Conflict?\u003cbr\u003e Horizontal and Vertical Conflict\u003cbr\u003e Is Conflict Dysfunctional to the Operation of a Sport Organization?\u003cbr\u003e The Conflict Process\u003cbr\u003e Sources of Conflict in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Conflict Management Strategies\u003cbr\u003e Stimulating Conflict\u003cbr\u003e Current Research About Conflict in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17.\u003c\/b\u003e Managing Culture in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Culture Compared to Climate\u003cbr\u003e Manifestations of a Sport Organization’s Culture\u003cbr\u003e Thick and Thin Cultures\u003cbr\u003e One or More Cultures\u003cbr\u003e Organizational Culture and Effectiveness\u003cbr\u003e Creating, Managing, and Changing a Sport Organization’s Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/b\u003eOrganizational Change in Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Concept of Change\u003cbr\u003e Change as Paradox\u003cbr\u003e Perspectives on Organizational Change\u003cbr\u003e What Causes Organizational Change?\u003cbr\u003e Resistance to Change\u003cbr\u003e Dealing With Resistance and Implementing Change\u003cbr\u003e Stages of the Change Process\u003cbr\u003e Innovation in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19. \u003c\/b\u003eLeadership and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Terri Byers, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Traditional Approaches to Leadership\u003cbr\u003e Charismatic and Transformational Leadership\u003cbr\u003e Modern Approaches to Leadership: Beyond Idealistic Views of Leaders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Contemporary Issues in Sport Organizations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20. \u003c\/b\u003eMental Health and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeghan Thurston, DClin Psy, PhD, Jon Arcelus, LMS, GP(T), FRCPsych, PhD, and Alex Thurston, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An Introduction to Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e Classification Systems\u003cbr\u003e Factors That Contribute to Mental Health Difficulties in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Mental Health Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e Management of Mental Health Difficulties in Sport\u003cbr\u003e Role of Mental Health Professionals in Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21. \u003c\/b\u003eTechnology in Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrevor Slack, PhD, and Andy Miah, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Research on Technology and Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Critiques of the Technology Imperative\u003cbr\u003e Microelectronic Technologies\u003cbr\u003e Relationship Between Technology and Organizational Structure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22.\u003c\/b\u003e Sports Analytics\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBill Gerrard, DPhil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Nature of Sports Analytics\u003cbr\u003e Moneyball: The Game Changer\u003cbr\u003e Analytics in Invasion Team Sports\u003cbr\u003e Other Applications of Analytics in Sports Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23. \u003c\/b\u003eCorporate Social Responsibility and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristos Anagnostopoulos, PhD, and Jonathan Robertson, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Corporate Social Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Perspectives of CSR\u003cbr\u003e Multilevel Approach for CSR and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24. \u003c\/b\u003eProcurement and Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSue Arrowsmith, QC (hon), DJur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Multidisciplinary Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to Procurement and Its Significance for Sport Organizations\u003cbr\u003e Objectives of the Procurement Process\u003cbr\u003e Transparency and Competitive Bidding\u003cbr\u003e Procurement for Sporting Events\u003cbr\u003e Procurement by Sport Federations","brand":"Human Kinetics Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409198162263,"sku":"9781492500803","price":75.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781492500803.jpg?v=1730505891","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-sport-organizations-9781492500803","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}