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Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management By Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management by Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

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For nearly forty years this book has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in its seventh edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses.

Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management Summary

Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management by Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

  • Still the only textbook to introduce the fundamental principles of sport and leisure management together
  • Essential course text for all undergraduate sport management or leisure management courses
  • Torkildsen is a classic textbook, used by hundreds of thousands of sport and leisure students over nearly 40 years
  • Seventh edition is fully revised and updated, with new cases and examples in every chapter
  • Contains completely new chapters on outdoor recreation and adventure; sport business consultancy; the global sport and leisure economy, and corporate social responsibility
  • Provides core theory and practical guidance of the key functional areas of sport and leisure management
  • Companion website includes additional material for teaching and learning

Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management Reviews

'A comprehensive and extended version of this well-known and highly regarded sport and leisure management textbook, which provides both students and industry professionals with contemporary insights. The constantly evolving leisure and sport discipline is introduced, discussed, and illustrated through a range of impactful case studies and expellers, demonstrating up to date and global challenges to the field. These include the impacts of COVID 19 and ill-conceived environmental practices.'

Dr Hazel Maxwell, Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Health and Community Care (BHCC) course and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Australia

'The 7th edition of Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management is a timely update on this classic, comprehensive text. It provides a good introduction to the subject, covering all the important areas. Students will enjoy reading and learning from the many examples throughout the book.'

Assistant Professor Leng Ho Keat, National Institute of Education - Physical Education & Sports Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

About Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)

Rob Wilson is Head of Department in Sheffield Business School's Department of Finance, Accounting, and Business Systems and a member of the Social and Economic Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, specialising in the finance and economics of the sport business industry.

Chris Platts is a Senior Lecturer in sport based in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He undertook a PhD that explored the education and welfare provisions on offer for young professional footballers who sign as scholars between the ages of 16 and 18.

Daniel Plumley is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Accounting, and Business Systems in the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His subject specialism is the finance of sport and leisure.

Table of Contents

Part I Introducing Sport and Leisure Management

1 Introduction to Sport and Leisure

2 Sport and Leisure: A Historical Perspective

3 Trends in the Sport and Leisure Industry

4 People's Needs and Leisure Demand

Part II Sport and Leisure Provision

5 Government, Sport, and Leisure (Public)

6 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Commercial Sector (Private)

7 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Third Sector (Voluntary)

8 Cross-Sector Collaboration

9 Sport, Physical Recreation, and Physical Activity

10 Leisure in the Home

11 Planning for Sport and Leisure

12 Global Economics of Sport and Leisure

Part III Functions of Sport and Leisure Management

13 Managing People in Sport and Leisure

14 Marketing of Sport and Leisure

15 Programming Sport and Leisure Services and Facilities

16 Quality and Performance Management in Sport and Leisure

17 Financial Management in Sport and Leisure

18 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Sport and Leisure

19 Law and Leisure Management

20 The Importance and Management of Events

21 Management Consulting in the Sport and Leisure Industry

Additional information

NPB9780367421540
9780367421540
0367421542
Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management by Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Rob Wilson (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-11-01
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