Applied Sport Management Skills

Lussier (management, Springfield College) and Kimball (sports management, Elms College) have written this textbook on sports management principles for students who want to plan, organize and lead in the industry. The authors begin by providing an introduction to environments within the sports industry as well as a tutorial on ethics and management standards. Human resource management, team development, motivation techniques and the management of facilities and events are also covered, and a special section is devoted to creative problem solving and decision-making techniques. A companion website provides learning activities and exercises that can be employed in an interactive environment and a PowerPoint presentation package for instructors. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)