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Preface Section A - The Context of Sport 1 Introduction: The Commercialisation of Sport John Beech & Simon Chadwick 2 Governance in Sport John Beech 3 Ethics in Sport Leon Culbertson, Mike McNamee & Emily Ryall 4 The Role of the State in Sport Chris Parker & Alan Barnard 5 The Economics of Competitive Balance in Sport Jon Guest 6 The Impacts of Sport Robert Kaspar & Sebastian Kaiser Section B - Business Functions applied to Sport 7 Organisational Behaviour in Sport Organisations John Old 8 Human Resource Management in Sport Terrence Wendell Brathwaite 9 Branding and Marketing in Sport Norm O'Reilly, Ted Graham & Lindsay Rennie 10 Sports Finance Michael Barker 11 Managing small and not-for-profit sports organisations Cameron O'Beirne 12 Strategy and Environmental Analysis in Sport Andy Adcroft 13 Managing Sport Operations: Quality, Performance and Control Terri Byers 14 The Internet, Online Social Networks, and the Fan Digital Experience Boris Helleu & Maxence Karoutchi Section C - Sport Management Issues 15 Sports and the Law Karen Bill & Simon Gardiner 16 Sport Event and Facility Management Dave Arthur 17 Sport Sponsorship and Endorsement Des Thwaites & Yue Meng 18 Sport Broadcasting Harry Arne Solberg 19 Risk Management in Sport Dominic Elliott 20 The Sports Betting Industry David Morris 21 Sports Retailing and Merchandising Leigh Sparks 22 Sports Media and PR Steve Dittmore 23 The Internationalisation of Sport Simon Chadwick 24 Sports Agents and Intermediaries Anna Semens
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