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• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword by Danny Miller
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Introducing Sport Management
• Chapter 1. The Management of Sport Organizations
• Why Sport Managers Need to Understand the Complexity of the Sport Industry
• Some Definitions
• Ways to Look at Sport Organizations
• Future Directions for Sport Management and Improving Our Understanding of Sport Organizations
• Chapter 2. Doing Research in Sport Management
• The Research Process
• Theoretical Framework
• The So-Called Debate on Qualitative-Quantitative or Mixed-Methods Research
• Research Design
• Data Collection Methods and Issues
• Data Analysis Methods
• Issues of Quality
• The Write-Up
• Part II: Fundamentals of Managing Sport Organizations
• Chapter 3. Organizational Goals and Effectiveness
• Importance of Understanding Organizational Goals and Effectiveness
• Organizational Goals
• Effectiveness or Efficiency
• Approaches to Studying Organizational Effectiveness
• Chapter 4. Sport Organizations and Their Environments
• The Nature of the Organizational Environment
• Research on Organizational Environments
• Controlling Environmental Uncertainty
• Other Perspectives on the Organization–Environment Relationship
• The Relationship Between an Organization’s Environment and Its Structure
• Chapter 5. Dimensions of Organizational Structure
• Complexity
• Formalization
• Centralization
• Chapter 6. Design Options in Sport Organizations
• Typologies and Taxonomies
• Mintzberg’s Configurations
• The Simple Structure
• The Machine Bureaucracy
• The Divisionalized Form
• The Professional Bureaucracy
• Adhocracy
• Organizational Designs as Ideal Types
• Notes on Organizational Size
• Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Design
• Chapter 7. Sport Organizations and Their Responses to Policy
• Defining Policy
• Studying Organizational Responses to Sport Policy
• Chapter 8. Strategy in Sport Organizations
• What Is Organizational Strategy?
• Levels of Strategy
• Strategy Formulation and Implementation
• Strategy and Structure
• Strategy in Voluntary Sport Organizations
• Chapter 9. Sport Marketing
• Marketing of Sport: Spectator Sports, Branding, and Merchandising
• Marketing Through Sport: Sponsorship, Activation, and Venue Naming
• Part III: Dynamics and Complexity of Managing Sport
• Chapter 10. Control in Sport Organizations
• Evolution of Control
• Elements, or Components, of Control
• Sport Management Research on Control
• Chapter 11. Gender and Sport Organizations
• Concepts of Sex and Gender in Sport
• Historical Development of Women in Sport and Sport Organizations
• Barriers for Women to Overcome in Sport
• Theoretical Approaches Explaining Underrepresentation of Women in Sport
• Gender Equity Policies in Sport
• Chapter 12. Volunteers in Sport Organizations
• Sport Volunteerism Defined
• Size, Nature, and Scope of Volunteering in Sport
• Volunteer Life Cycle
• Organizational Commitment
• Psychological Contract and Volunteers
• Volunteer Management
• Volunteers and Paid Staff
• Chapter 13. Governance of Sport Organizations
• Theoretical Frameworks
• The Autonomy of Sport and the Role of the State in Sport Governance
• The Assessment of Governance
• Chapter 14. Decision Making in Sport Organizations
• Defining Decision Making
• Conditions Under Which Decisions Are Made
• Approaches to Understanding Decision Making
• Chapter 15. Power and Politics in Sport Organizations
• Strategic Choice
• Power and Authority
• Sources of Power
• Other Notable Interpretations of Power
• Power in Sport Management Research
• Organizational Politics
• Politics in Sport Management Research
• Chapter 16. Managing Conflict in Sport Organizations
• What Is Conflict?
• Horizontal and Vertical Conflict
• Is Conflict Dysfunctional to the Operation of a Sport Organization?
• The Conflict Process
• Sources of Conflict in Sport Organizations
• Conflict Management Strategies
• Stimulating Conflict
• Current Research About Conflict in Sport Organizations
• Chapter 17. Managing Culture in Sport Organizations
• Organizational Culture Compared to Climate
• Manifestations of a Sport Organization’s Culture
• Thick and Thin Cultures
• One or More Cultures
• Organizational Culture and Effectiveness
• Creating, Managing, and Changing a Sport Organization’s Culture
• Chapter 18. Organizational Change in Sport
• The Concept of Change
• Change as Paradox
• Perspectives on Organizational Change
• What Causes Organizational Change?
• Resistance to Change
• Dealing With Resistance and Implementing Change
• Stages of the Change Process
• Innovation in Sport Organizations
• Chapter 19. Leadership and Sport Organizations
• Traditional Approaches to Leadership
• Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
• Modern Approaches to Leadership: Beyond Idealistic Views of Leaders
• Part IV: Contemporary Issues in Sport Organizations
• Chapter 20. Mental Health and Sport Organizations
• An Introduction to Mental Health
• Classification Systems
• Factors That Contribute to Mental Health Difficulties in Sport
• Mental Health Difficulties
• Management of Mental Health Difficulties in Sport
• Role of Mental Health Professionals in Sport
• Chapter 21. Technology in Sport Organizations
• Research on Technology and Organizations
• Critiques of the Technology Imperative
• Microelectronic Technologies
• Relationship Between Technology and Organizational Structure
• Chapter 22. Sports Analytics
• The Nature of Sports Analytics
• Moneyball: The Game Changer
• Analytics in Invasion Team Sports
• Other Applications of Analytics in Sports Organizations
• Chapter 23. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sport Organizations
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Theoretical Perspectives of CSR
• Multilevel Approach for CSR and Sport Organizations
• Chapter 24. Procurement and Sport Organizations
• A Multidisciplinary Perspective
• Introduction to Procurement and Its Significance for Sport Organizations
• Objectives of the Procurement Process
• Transparency and Competitive Bidding
• Procurement for Sporting Events
• Procurement by Sport Federations
• References
• Index
• About the Editors