The Sage Handbook of Sport Management

by Russell Hoye (Editor)

The SAGE Handbook of Sport Management draws together the best current research on the major topics relevant to the field of sports management, including leadership, gender, diversity, development, policy, tourism, and media. Edited by two of the most respected figures in the field, the handbook includes contributions from leading sport management academics from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, the UK and Europe.

Review
The Sage Handbook of Sport Management is a what's what from the who's who of sport management academia. This book provides a comprehensive review of what we know about sport management. The handbook provides a detailed yet accessible overview of the many fields within the sport management discipline. I will be keeping my copy close at hand.

–Geoff Dickson

This is a very welcome volume with contributions from many of the leading authorities in sport management covering the full range of issues addressed by sport management. As well as providing a great guide to the traditional core of the subject such as organisational behaviour, governance, marketing and sponsorship, economics and finance, HR and event management, the Handbook also covers several of the cutting-edge developments including corporate social responsibility, equality and diversity, sustainability, and the political dimension. Russell and Milena have to be congratulated on producing a high-quality book that will engage academics, students and practitioners alike.
–Bill Gerrard

The editors of the SAGE Handbook of Sport Management have succeeded in compiling a highly attractive combination of experts' views on a broad range of critical topics in international sport management. Their book is a valuable contribution to this rapidly developing field that provides fruitful insights to scientists, practitioners, and students alike. It is in particular a good book to deliver a comprehensive overview on a great variety of topics. Thus, I highly recommend the SAGE Handbook of Sport Management to anybody who has a scientific interest in the field or is involved in it in others way, such as managers or politicians but also to students that want to get an updated basic understanding of topics in sport management.
–Holger Preuss

In this outstanding Handbook of Sport Management, Drs. Hoye and Parent, two leading sport management scholars, have invited a diverse group of established or rising scholars to provide fundamental explanations and in-depth analyses of a wide range of sport business concepts and challenging issues contemporarily faced by various sectors of the global sport industry. I have enjoyed reading through the chapters containing theories derived from empirical evidences and application principles generated from best practices. This handbook can be a wonderful textbook for an introduction to sport management course or used as a reference resource by students, instructors, researchers, and practitioners.
–James J. Zhang
About the Author
Russell Hoye, PhD is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Development and Director of Sport at La Trobe University, Australia, having previously served as Director of the Centre for Sport and Social Impact. His research interests are in corporate governance, public policy, volunteer management and the impact of sport on individuals and society. He has secured more than $3.5M AUD in research funding from the Australian Research Council and the Canadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council as well as contracted research and consulting projects for the Australian Sports Commission, Netball Australia, Bowls Australia, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development, Sport and Recreation Victoria, Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority, Northern Football League, Victorian Amateur Football Association, Melbourne Racing Club and many state sport organisations.

He has published more than 50 refereed journal articles that have appeared in the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, European Sport Management Quarterly, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Journal of the American Medical Association, British Journal of Management, Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Public Management Review. Russ has published seven books with colleagues, is the Editor of the Sport Management Series for Routledge and is a member of the editorial boards for the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Sport Management Review and the Journal of Global Sport Management.