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Second Edition

 

Laura J. Burton, PhD; Gregory M. Kane, PhD; John F. Borland, PhD

ISBN:9781284149586

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All organizations look to leaders to influence and motivate employees in working toward organizational goals and future success, and that includes sports organizations. Sport Leadership in the 21st Century, Second Edition provides students with the most current and comprehensive understanding of leadership in sport management. Authored and contributed by leading sport management researchers and practitioners, this text immerses students in the learning process through case studies, interviews with leaders in the sport industry, critical thinking questions, and rich content. Each chapter has been developed to provide the latest research to help young professionals and sport management students become leaders in different areas of sport.

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Essentials Access.

 

  • This edition includes new chapters on leadership communication and crisis management, as well as motivation and leadership
  • Leadership Perspective boxes in each chapter contain new interviews with sports professionals who discuss their experience and best practices they have learned throughout their career
    • These focus on topics from social media to the integration of athletes with disabilities into media coverage and Olympics governance structures
  • Chapters feature new or updated Case Studies that bring real-world experiences to the classroom, with topics ranging from effective team leadership in eSports to the continued underrepresentation of women in international sport leadership
  • Questions for Discussion follow each case study and ask students to think critically about topics discussed in the case
  • Emphasizes leadership in diverse organizations through the inclusion of chapters on gender, race, and disabilities
  • Sport Leadership and Management
  • This text helps to fulfill the leadership knowledge competency required by COSMA for sport management education.

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