Description
From the Olympic Games to community-level competitions, sports events can be complex and pose a particular set of managerial challenges. The Routledge Handbook of Sports Event Management surveys the management of sports events around the world of every size and scale, from small to mega-events, including one-off and recurring events, and single-sport and multi-sport events.
The book adopts a unique stakeholder perspective, structured around the groups and individuals who have an interest in and co-create sports events, including organising committees, promoters, sport organisations, spectators, community groups, sponsors, host governments, the media and NGOs. Each chapter addresses a specific stakeholder, defines that stakeholder and its relationships with sports events, describes the managerial requirements for a successful event, assesses current research and directions for future research, and outlines the normative dimensions of stakeholder engagement (such as sustainability and legacy).
No other book takes such a broad view of sports event management, surveying key theory, current research, best practice, and moral and ethical considerations in one volume. With contributions from leading sport and event scholars from around the world, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Event Management is essential reading for any advanced student, researcher or professional with an interest in sport management, sport development, sport policy or events.
Table of Contents
1. The (Wide) World Of Sports Events (Jean-Loup Chappelet & Milena M. Parent) Section 1: The Organizers 2. The Bidders’ And Promoters’ Perspective (Paul Emery) 3. The Organizing Committee’s Perspective (Milena M. Parent) 4. The Volunteers’ Perspective (Alain Ferrand & Berit Skirstad) Section 2: The Sport Organizations 5. The Sport Event Owners’ Perspective (Donald Getz, Darlene Macdonald, & Milena M. Parent) 6. The Sport Federations’ Perspective (Emmanuel Bayle) Section 3: The Participants 7. The Athletes’ Perspective (Eric Macintosh & Suzanne Weckend Dill) 8. Masters Sport Perspectives (Bradley W. Young, Angela Bennett & Benoît Séguin) 9. The Spectators’ Perspective (Guillaume Bodet) Section 4: The Support 10. The Sport Parents’ And Entourage’s Perspective (Elsa Kristiansen, Glyn C. Roberts & Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre) 11. The Mission Staff Perspective (David Legg) Section 5: The Community 12. The Community’s Perspective (Inge Derom, Robert Vanwynsberghe, & Lynn Minnaert) 13. The Tourism Agencies And Local Business Actors’ Perspective (Laurence Chalip) Section 6: The Funders 14. The Local And Regional Governments’ Perspective (K. Meaghan Carey, Laura Misener & Daniel S. Mason) 15. The National Government’s Perspective (Barrie Houlihan, Tien-Chin Tan & Jaewoo Park) 16. The Sponsors’ Perspective (Benoît Séguin & Guillaume Bodet) Section 7: The Media 17. The Broadcasters’ Perspective (Michael Silk & Haydn Morgan) 18. The Written Press And Social/New Media Perspectives (Raymond Boyle) Section 8: Other Stakeholders 19. The Security Agencies’ Perspective (Tracy Taylor & Kristine Toohey) 20. The Non-Governmental Agency Perspective (Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst, Rob Millington & Simon C. Darnell) Section 9: Conclusions 21. Conclusions And Future Directions For Sport Event Management Scholarship (Milena M. Parent & Jean-Loup Chappelet)
