Managing Organizations
for Sport and Physical Activity: A Systems Perspective
by Packianathan Chelladurai

This book presents a clear, concise treatment of managing organizations in sport and physical activity. The four functions of management—planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating—provide its general framework. This framework, used in the majority of books written for business students, represents the simplest and best approach for introducing readers to the intricacies of management. For each management function, Chelladurai presents relevant theories and their practical applications to the actions of sport and physical activity managers, citing those theoretical models that are most appropriate to the unique aspects of the sports industry. He uses the open systems perspective, placing organizations in the context of their environment and emphasizing the manager's role in adapting and reacting to changes in that environment. To apply theory to sport management practices, Chelladurai provides numerous examples from the fields of physical activity and sport, including professional sports, intercollegiate athletics, health and sports clubs, and nonprofit sport/fitness programs.

The Business of Sports
by Scott Rosner

The book covers professional, Olympic and collegiate sports and each chapter has a fully developed introduction to explain the relevance of the articles to be presented.      

Sport Business in the Global Marketplace
by Hans Westerbeek, Aaron Smith

Sport has become big business. This book takes a global look at the business of sport focusing upon the structure of the sport industry, commercialization of sport, sport marketing, franchising, television, and other rights, and the rise of the global super athletes and teams. This is positioned in a global political and economic context and in the framework of global uncertainties and scenarios.

The Business of Sports : Cases and Text on Strategy and Management
by George Foster, et al

This is a case book written by prominent authors at both Harvard and Stanford. It contains ten sections with approximately three to five cases per part. The parts include Leagues and Events, Sponsorship and Marketing, and Finance and Valuation. Each section is preceded with an Overview of Key Topics that set the stage for the cases and each section concludes with summary materials and discussion questions. The cases themselves focus on certain teams or aspects of team sports. It includes cases on major league soccer, the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park, the pros and cons of hiring a sports agent, Magic Johnson's endorsement deals and the Women's NBA. Each individual case is also followed by discussion questions.

Contemporary Sport Management
by Janet B. Parks (Editor), et al, 1998.

Incorporating the perspectives of 26 contributors, Contemporary Sport Management is an ideal text for students majoring in sport management, exercise, fitness management, or athletic training, and for those contemplating majors in these fields. Those who read it will be able to define sport management and discuss the scope of opportunities the sport industry presents; discuss major challenges confronting various segments of the industry; understand the historical, psychological, sociological, and philosophical foundations of sport; grasp management and organizational concepts and their application in sport enterprises; apply information about sport management to diverse populations in an unbiased fashion; demonstrate critical professional skills; and become members of the profession who have a positive impact on how sport is managed in the future.

Human Resource Management in Sport and Recreation
by Packianathan Chelladurai, 1999.

This important text is the first to take a comprehensive, nuanced look at the critical aspects of human resource management within sport and recreation organizations. The book focuses on the key groups that comprise human resources and presents conceptual guidelines for matching managerial processes with individual differences between these groups. It explains how to tailor human resource practices to fit each sport or recreation organization’s particular goals, products, markets, and technologies.

Principles and Practice of Sport Management
by Lisa Pike Masteralexis (Editor), et al

Principles and Practice of Sport Management, Second Edition provides students with solid fundamental information on what they need to do to be successful in the sport industry. Updated and expanded, this best-selling text offers a unique blend of information on the foundations and principles on which sport management operates as well as how to apply those foundations and principles to the sport industry. The authors, all well-renowned professors in sport management or sport administration, have produced a text that is thorough, practical, and lively, and which lays the groundwork for students as they study and prepare for successful careers in sport management.

Sport Business Management
by Lori K. Miller, 1997.

In this unique text you'll find practical business theory and professional practice guidelines specifically for the sport business manager. The basics of running a for-profit sport business, as well as influential management tips for survival in the 1990s, make this an ideal book for sport businesses.

Sports Management and Administration
by David C. Watt, 1998.

This practical, ground-breaking handbook examines key issues previously unexplored in a sport context. By outlining management principles and procedures it aims to improve the knowledge of those studying or working in sport. Sports Management and Administration will be of benefit to those working in the voluntary or private sectors, in local or national agencies, as well as those employed by local authorities. It will be particularly useful for sport development officers, sports administrators and managers, and those working for governing bodies of sports and national or local sports councils.

Successful Sport Management
by Herb Appenzeller, Guy Lewis, 2000.

Successful Sport Management, 2nd Edition is organized by topic in order to provide a useful teaching tool and reference. The editors, both nationally known in the field of sport management, draw on the expertise and experience of twenty-five authors to provide a comprehensive single-volume reference to sport management and associated areas. It covers, in detail, personnel recruiting and training; time management; marketing and promotion services; scheduling and financial management; risk assessment and reduction; event management; contracts; facilities management; technology in sports; and media and public relations.

National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball
and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer
by Stefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist

In National Pastime, Stefan Szymanski and Andrew Zimbalist examine how organizational structures have made Major League Baseball a profitable business (notwithstanding common claims made by the owners) while soccer leagues around the world struggle to break even. They weave a rich variety of stories, anecdotes, and photos into their account of how these games became businesses, and how these businesses have adapted to the demands of fans. The authors show how early administrators of baseball and soccer leagues were influenced by the parallel developments of each sport and, in particular, how the concept of the league was invented by American baseball and transplanted first to English soccer, and then to the rest of the world.

How Soccer Explains the World : An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
by Franklin Foer

Foer, a New Republic editor, scores a game-winning goal with this analysis of the interchange between soccer and the new global economy. The subtitle is a bit misleading, though: he doesn't really use soccer to develop a theory; instead, he focuses on how examining soccer in different countries allows us to understand how international forces affect politics and life around the globe. The book is full of colorful reporting, strong characters and insightful analysis: In one of the most compelling chapters, Foer shows how a soccer thug in Serbia helped to organize troops who committed atrocities in the Balkan War—by the end of the war, the thug's men, with the acquiescence of Serbian leaders, had killed at least 2,000 Croats and Bosnians. Then he bought his own soccer club and, before he was gunned down in 2000, intimidated other teams into losing. Most of the stories aren't as gruesome, but they're equally fascinating. The crude hatred, racism and anti-Semitism on display in many soccer stadiums is simply amazing, and Foer offers context for them, including how current economic conditions are affecting these manifestations. In Scotland, the management of some teams have kept religious hatreds alive in order to sell tickets and team merchandise. But Foer, a diehard soccer enthusiast, is no anti-globalist. In Iran, for example, he depicts how soccer works as a modernizing force: thousands of women forced police to allow them into a men's-only stadium to celebrate the national team's triumph in an international match. One doesn't have to be a soccer fan to truly appreciate this absorbing book