Sporting events and management

While globalisation has undoubtedly occurred in many social fields, in sport the importance of 'the nation' has remained.

Considering the celebrity-like status of the professional football manager, surprisingly little is known about their role.

Considering the celebrity-like status of the professional football manager, surprisingly little is known about their role.

Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments in running tracks, the introduction of lighting, improvements in spectator viewing standards and the introduction of roofs.

Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments in running tracks, the introduction of lighting, improvements in spectator viewing standards and the introduction of roofs.

Sport volunteering is becoming an increasingly popular motive for international travel.

Sport volunteering is becoming an increasingly popular motive for international travel.

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience.

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience.

Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, on an international scale.

Nature sports such as skiing, climbing, and surfing have had a significant influence on Western popular culture since the mid-twentieth century and participation in such sports continues to grow.

Nature sports such as skiing, climbing, and surfing have had a significant influence on Western popular culture since the mid-twentieth century and participation in such sports continues to grow.

Football is undoubtedly the sport with the largest following in the world, attracting billions of fans across the globe.

Football is undoubtedly the sport with the largest following in the world, attracting billions of fans across the globe.

Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, on an international scale.

Creative Arts Marketing third edition is a long-awaited update of a classic and influential text.

Creative Arts Marketing third edition is a long-awaited update of a classic and influential text.

This handbook analyzes the main issues in the field of hospitality marketing by focusing on past, present and future challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective.

This handbook analyzes the main issues in the field of hospitality marketing by focusing on past, present and future challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective.

This book explores the lived experience of cultural entrepreneurship examining the challenges associated with cultural labour including the insecurities of managing precarious working conditions.

This book explores the lived experience of cultural entrepreneurship examining the challenges associated with cultural labour including the insecurities of managing precarious working conditions.

Global sports events are rarely far from the public eye.

Global sports events are rarely far from the public eye.

This is a multi-disciplinary contribution to the burgeoning literature on and around mega-events in general and sports mega-events in particular.

This is a multi-disciplinary contribution to the burgeoning literature on and around mega-events in general and sports mega-events in particular.

This is a handbook for the cultural entrepreneur, offering some of the best examples on practice, franchises, research, innovation and business opportunities in the cultural sector.

This is a handbook for the cultural entrepreneur, offering some of the best examples on practice, franchises, research, innovation and business opportunities in the cultural sector.

The Pan-American Games, begun officially in 1951 in Buenos Aires and held in every region of the western hemisphere, have become one of the largest multi-sport games in the world.

The Pan-American Games, begun officially in 1951 in Buenos Aires and held in every region of the western hemisphere, have become one of the largest multi-sport games in the world.

This innovative and timely volume of essays critically interrogates the shared histories between sport and a variety of leisure, entertainment and cultural pursuits.

This innovative and timely volume of essays critically interrogates the shared histories between sport and a variety of leisure, entertainment and cultural pursuits.

Water control and management have been fundamental to the building of human civilisation.

Water control and management have been fundamental to the building of human civilisation.

This book features international authors discussing the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the sports context.

This book features international authors discussing the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the sports context.

While societies shape the way their cities look and are represented, urban images, in turn, nurture and structure social relations in multiple ways.

While societies shape the way their cities look and are represented, urban images, in turn, nurture and structure social relations in multiple ways.

The international nature of the sport industry presents many management challenges and opportunities for sport organisations.

The international nature of the sport industry presents many management challenges and opportunities for sport organisations.

Discover the champion within you and achieve your dreams with soccer superstar Marcus Rashford MBE's inspiring guide for kids!

* "e;An unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers.

This book introduces the fundamental principles of accessible and inclusive sport venue management, with a focus on people with disability.

The New York Times bestseller: "e;A useful, entertaining look back at how the Pirates turned a small market, longtime loser into a playoff team.

This book uses the concept of value creation to show how we can understand the success and failure of sports organizations.

This book uses the concept of value creation to show how we can understand the success and failure of sports organizations.

Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War offers a diplomatic history of the 1980 Olympic boycott.

Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences.

Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences.

All good managers working in sport need to have a clear understanding of the principles of finance and accounting.