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October 17, 2007 Sport Management
Managing People in Sport Organizations provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of managing people within a human resource management framework. It provides the reader with the skills to understand and work with people in sport organizations and, given the significant changes in sport organizations over the past twenty years, it addresses the issues of managing organizational complexity and how human resources adds value. Written by a team of expert authors it:

* Provides a systematic approach to managing people based on well established conceptual frameworks supported by substantial empirical research
* Analysis and explains how to understand and work with people in organisationally complex situations
* Outlines how HR can support organisational strategy, positively impact performance and deliver sustainable success
* Designs a strategic human resource management plan that is effective, sustainable and able to adapt to changing conditions.
* Covers the key research findings in the key area of HR in sport.

With each chapter including learning objectives, key issues, international cases studies and supported by online PowerPoint slides Managing People in Sport Organizations is the definitive text for this crucial area of sports management.

* Provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theory and practice of managing people in sports organisations
* Analyses and explains how to understand and work with people in organisationally complex situations
* Outlines how HR can support organisational strategy, positively impact performance and deliver sustainable success

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Tracy Taylor, Professor and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Business, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Alison Doherty, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Peter McGraw, Associate Professor, Director of Labour-Management Studies Foundation, Macquarie University, Australia


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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
host committee, limited hourly employees, selection for sport organizations, deep level differences, voluntary sport organizations, indirect financial rewards, proactive hiring, rewards management system, many sport organizations, surface level differences, competition coordinator, talent management process, changing population demographics, sport volunteers, local cycling club, wellness programmes, succession management, rugby league players, strategic human resource management
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Cycling, Camp Pinnacle, Base Camp, Fitness Clubs Inc, Activity Sheffield, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Running Room, Aquatic Leisure Centre, General Manager, Olympic Games, Henrico County, Olympic Movement, Australian Sports Commission, Manchester United, Canada Summer Games, Executive Director, Canadian Women's Open, North America, Vice President, Rugby League, Executive Committee
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