Sport & Leisure Industries

This book is a practical guide to getting your dream job in the sport industry. Offering a concise introduction to the contemporary sport industry ...

This book is a practical guide to getting your dream job in the sport industry. Offering a concise introduction to the contemporary sport industry ...

The success of modern sports, entertainment, political, and other cultural categories is driven by organizations ability to create and manage fando...

This is a concise introduction to leadership and governance theory and how they are applied in sport. Presenting a series of case studies from arou...

This is a concise introduction to leadership and governance theory and how they are applied in sport. Presenting a series of case studies from arou...

Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when forced to do so, they did it...

This is the story of one man's fight against a multibillion dollar colossus. A man who stood up for what was right, whatever the cost. The brillian...

Satans Playground chronicles the rise and fall of the tumultuous and lucrative gambling industry that developed just south of the U.S.-Mexico borde...

People do not buy products, or even services; they purchase the total experience that the product or service provides. Experience management is see...

The snow sports industry has experienced remarkable growth in the last fifty years. It is estimated that there are about 115 million skiers worldwi...

The snow sports industry has experienced remarkable growth in the last fifty years. It is estimated that there are about 115 million skiers worldwi...

* Focuses on key areas highlighted by industry leaders as lacking in todays spa managers/directors * Provides practical spa management guidance, i...

Teaching sport management has never been more exciting and challenging. Principles and Practice of Sport Management, Fourth Edition, provides a com...

Programming Recreational Services serves as a handbook for recreational practitioners at every level. It clearly presents the methods and materials...

Praise for Working the Phones: A sharp reminder of the difficulties faced by call-center workers. The Financial Times Jamie Woodcock shows us wha...

'Jaw-dropping revelations . . . The incredible story of [Man United] laid bare in new book' - Daily Mail'A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhur...

An increasingly important element of sport business is the management of the myriad of relationships in which sport entities are involved. It is th...

This book focuses on how the sponsorship of sports works: the costs, the goals, evaluation and selection of the property a sponsor chooses, how to ...

Soccer is the worlds most valuable sport, generating bigger revenues, as well as being watched and played by more people, than any other. It is vir...

The unrivaled amount of cash poured into the college athletic system has made sports programs breeding grounds for corruption while diverting cruci...

Anyone who has watched the film Field of Dreams can't help but be captivated by the lead character's vision. He gives his struggling farming commun...

The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study econom...

Assessment and outcomes evaluation have become increasingly important in librarianship. Although initially used in educational contexts to measure ...

This field guide provides methods and studies on how-to-do case study research in natural settings. A truly international guide, this text is ideal...

Management Accounting for the Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Industries - A Strategic Approach 3rd edition is an up-to-date and relevant referenc...

Football Managers have to deal with a number of unique pressures, yet the challenges of the football manager are similar to those of managers in ot...

Salts and Suits is the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world's fastest gro...

THE INCREDIBLE FIRST 12 YEARS OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE AS TOLD BY THE LEGENDS WHO WERE THERE'I met Jack Nicholson and when a Hollywood superstar asks ...

This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives...

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING, 5E expertly introduces industry skills from market planning to promotions and selling with popular sports and e...

Risk management can often be poorly understood and applied in the leisure, sport, tourism (including adventure) and event industries. In particular...

Part theory, part op-ed, The Game is Not a Game, is an affecting, sobering and unflinching examination of the good and evil of the sports industry....

Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society provides a detailed introduction to the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studie...

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, a peer-review volume, delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospita...

AHL strives to address the needs of the populace willing to disseminate seminal ideas, concepts, and theories derived from scholarly inquiries. Pot...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 'You need this. Trust me, buy it now.' - Weekly GG 'a triumph... a must-read for newcomer...

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Third Edition, gives students a broad view of the field, offering them a solid foundation for understanding...

Research Methods for Arts and Event Management provides a compelling and comprehensive guide to research methods for undergraduate and postgraduat...

Entertainment Marketing NOW: Every Platform, Technology, and Opportunity   Covers film, cable, broadcast, music, sports, publishing, social media...