Sport Facility Operations Management: A Global Perspective

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Anybody working in sport management will be involved in the operation of a sports facility at some point in their career. It is a core professional competency at the heart of successful sport business.　 Sport Facility Operations Management 　is a comprehensive and engaging textbook which introduces cutting-edge concepts in facilities and operations management, including practical guidance from professional facility managers.

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition--which introduces new chapters on capital investment and operational decision-making--the book covers all fundamental aspects of sport facility operations management from a global perspective, including:

ownership structures and financing options planning, design, and construction processes organizational and human resource management financial and operations management legal concerns marketing management and event planning risk assessment and security planning benchmarking and performance management

Each chapter contains newly updated real-world case studies and discussion questions, innovative 'Technology Now!' features and step-by-step guidance through every element of successful sport facilities and operations management, while an expanded companion website offers lecture slides, a sample course syllabus, a bank of multiple-choice and essay questions, glossary flashcards links to further reading, and appendices with relevant supplemental documentation.

With a clear structure running from planning through to the application of core management disciplines,　 Sport Facility Operations Management 　is essential reading for any sport management course.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of figures (p. vii)
• List of tables (p. viii)
• Preface (p. x)
• Acknowledgements (p. xviii)
• About the authors (p. xx)
• 1 Introduction to sport facility operations management (p. 1)
• Part I Pre-management and pre-operational issues (p. 13)
• 2 Ownership structures (p. 15)
• 3 Financing sport facilities (p. 38)
• 4 Capital investment appraisal (p. 61)
• 5 Planning, design, and construction processes (p. 84)
• Part II Implementation of management and operations (p. 105)
• 6 Organizational management (p. 107)
• 7 Human resource management (p. 130)
• 8 Financial management (p. 159)
• 9 Operational decision making (p. 183)
• 10 Operations management (p. 207)
• 11 Legal concerns for owners and managers (p. 233)
• Part III Ancillary Issues in management and operations (p. 247)
• 12 Facility marketing management (p. 249)
• 13 Event planning in facility management (p. 271)
• 14 Risk assessment in facility management (p. 287)
• 15 Security planning for facility management (p. 310)
• Part IV Effectiveness of management and operations (p. 341)
• 16 Performance management and benchmarking (p. 343)
• Index (p. 371)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

In this second edition of a book first published in 2010, sports management specialists Schwarz (Victoria Univ., Melbourne), Hall (Univ. of Southern Mississippi), and Shibli (Sheffield Hallam Univ., UK) provide a comprehensive, international overview and survey of best perspectives and practices in the increasingly important field of stadium operations. The authors blend theory with extensive examples and case studies to illustrate how today's sport facility operations manager can best maintain security and manage risk in spectator environments; plan and administer large-scale sporting events; and operationalize decision-making, marketing, and human resources practices unique to sports facilities. The strength of this book lies in its international scope. Readers will certainly benefit from the geographic and geopolitical scope on offer. Examining sport facilities management in areas ranging from Australasia to South Africa, from Europe to North and South America, the authors span the vast landscape of stadial operations as situated within particular juridical, economic, and social environments. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; two-year programs; professionals. --Joshua I Newman, Florida State University