Managing Voluntary Sport Organizations

ISBN-13: 9780415489447 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 288 str.

Leigh Robinson;Richard Palmer;?Abar

Opis

Contemporary sport could not function without the involvement of voluntary organisations, from local grass-roots clubs to international agencies such as the International Olympic Committee. This book presents the principles and practices necessary for effective management of voluntary sport organisations around the world.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introducing the Voluntary Sport Sector  1. The Voluntary Sport Sector  2. The Operating Environment of Voluntary Sport Organizations  3. The Governance of Voluntary Sport Organizations  Part 2: The Management of Voluntary Sport Organisations  4. Strategy Development and Planning  5. Managing Human Resources  6. Managing Finances  7. Managing Performance  8. Managing Change  9. Managing Marketing  Part 3: Issues in the Management of Voluntary Sport Organisations  10. Event Management  11. Voluntary Sport Organisations and the Law  12. Risk Management and Protection  13. Information Technology and Voluntary Sport Organizations  14. The Future of Management

O autorze

Leigh Robinson is a Senior lecturer in Sport Management in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Loughborough University. She has carried out research with a wide range of organisations in the commercial, public and voluntary sectors, including Olympic Solidarity, Sport England, British Judo and the Amateur Swimming Association. She works extensively with the International Olympic Committee funded MEMOS network.

Richard Palmer is an independent sports consultant, based in the UK. He was Technical Director of the London 2012 Olympic Bid and an adviser to the Commonwealth Games Federation serving on their Co-ordination Commission for the Games of Kuala Lumpur, Manchester and Melbourne. He was also International Consultant to the successful Glasgow Bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He remains an Executive Vice President of the British Olympic Association and a Board Director of the British Olympic Foundation and Sports Coach UK.