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Sport Leadership in the 21st Century, Second Edition
Authors: Laura J Burton, John F Borland, Gregory M KaneOVERVIEW
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.
Features and Benefits
- 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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Leadership Theories
Chapter 2 Positive Leadership Theory: Transformational, Transactional, and Servant Leadership
Chapter 3 Understanding the Difference Between Leadership and Management
Chapter 4 Leadership and Motivation
Chapter 5 Leadership Communication and Crisis Management
Chapter 6 Applying a Principled and Ethical Approach to Sport Leadership
Chapter 7 Strategic Leadership
Chapter 8 Forging Significant Change
Chapter 9 Fostering Innovation
Chapter 10 Team Leadership and Group Dynamics
Chapter 11 Shepherding Sport for Development Organizations
Chapter 12 Addressing the Gender Gap in Sport Leadership
Chapter 13 Lingering Issues in Race and Leadership
Chapter 14 Leading Athletes with Disabilities
Chapter 15 Real World Applications and Career Paths
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