The Business of Sports (Paperback)

~ Scott Rosner (Author), Kenneth Shropshire (Author) "A key to the direction of the sports business are the faces of the individuals or entities that own the various sports enterprises..." (more)
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Product Description

The Business of Sports is the first comprehensive collection of readings to focus on the multibillion-dollar sports industry and the dilemmas faced by today’s sports business leaders. This valuable resource provides a complete overview of major sports business issues and is designed for current and future sports business leaders as well as those interested in the inner-workings of the industry. The book covers professional, Olympic, and collegiate sports, and highlights the major issues that impact each of these broad categories.

The readings in The Business of Sports provide insight from a variety of stakeholders in the industry and cover the major business disciplines of management, marketing, finance, information technology, accounting, ethics and law. In addition, the book features concise introductions, a broad range of focused readings and targeted discussion questions, as well as graphs and tables that are used to convey relevant financial data and other statistics.

This first-of-its-kind book makes accessible, in a single location, book excerpts, articles and other materials that students and professionals interested in "the business of sports" will find both useful and compelling.

Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.; 1 edition (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763726214
• ISBN-13: 978-0763726218
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #176,009 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for anyone interested in this field, May 13, 2004

By A Customer

This book is great for anyone who has an interest in learning more about the business of sports. The authors have created a resource that gives important information in an interesting format. The content is extensive and yet easily read. I highly recommend it. This is an ambitious undertaking and I will be curious to see what they do next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Guide into Sports Finance, January 7, 2009

By	A. Sultan (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had to get this book for my grad school sports finance course. Had alot of interesting info. for sports marketing/finance topics.. good book to have as reference for those looking to get into sports marketing careers.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On time service, September 23, 2007

By	Brandon Coca - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Didn't need to wait forever to get book and it came in in awesome condition!