Contemporary sport management / 
Paul M. Pedersen...[et al.], editors. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Champaign, IL :  Human Kinetics,  c2011. 
 - xvii, 461 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>  Managing sport in the 21st century /    Developing a professional perspective /    Historical aspects of the sport business industry /    Management concepts and practice in sport organizations /    Managerial leadership in sport organizations /    Professional sport /    Intercollegiate athletics /    Interscholastic athletics /    Youth and community sport /    Sport management and marketing agencies /    Sport tourism /    Sport marketing /    Communication in the sport industry /    Finance and economics in the sport industry /    Sport facility and event management /    Sport consumer behavior /    Legal considerations in sport management /    Sociological aspects of sport /    A North American perspective in international sport /    Sport management questions and research /    Janet B. Parks, Jerome Quarterman, Lucie Thibault --    Sally R. Ross, Kathryn S. Hoff, JoAnn Kroll --    Lawrence W. Fielding, Paul M. Pedersen, Brenda G. Pitts --    Lucie Thibault, Jerome Quarterman --    Jerome Quarterman, Ming Li, Lucie Thibault --    James (Jay) M. Gladden, William A. Sutton --    Ellen J. Staurowsky, Robertha Abney --    Warren A. Whisenant, Eric W. Forsyth --    Marlene A. Dixon, Jennifer E. Bruening --    William A. Sutton , Nicole Fowler, Mark A. McDonald --    Heather Gibson, Sheranne Fairley --    F. Wayne Blann, Ketra L. Armstrong --    G. Clayton Stoldt, Stephen W. Dittmore, Paul M. Pedersen --    Timothy D. DeSchriver, Daniel F. Mahony --    Robin Ammon, Jr., David K. Stotlar --    B. Christine Green, Carla A. Costa --    Anita M. Moorman, R. Christopher Reynolds --    Nicole M. Lavoi, Mary Jo Kane --    Ted G. Fay, Luisa Velez, Janet B. Parks --    Jess C. Dixon, Wendy Frisby, Robert L. Boucher. 
<br/><br/> Intended for students considering the field as a career, this undergraduate textbook describes the primary settings of sport management positions, the types of work performed by sport managers, and the challenges that sports managers encounter. The fourth edition adds color photographs and three chapters on the history of the sport business industry, interscholastic athletics, and community sport. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780736081672 (hard cover) 0736081674 (hard cover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010008782 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports administration.<br/>Physical education and training--Administration.<br/>Athletics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV713  / .C66 2011