
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
Routledge (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 25. February 2026
Book
Hardback
692 pages
978-1-032-73848-2 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of a popular and accessible textbook equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the sport industry. With a focus on management, strategy, marketing and finance, the decision-making approach of the book emphasizes key concepts while translating them into practice. Content specific to each of the vital stakeholders in the sport business is included.
Foster, O'Reilly and Davila present a set of modular chapters supported with international examples. The book includes content about sport organizations, such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, the European Premier Leagues and Major North American Professional Sport Leagues.
This is an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of sports business and management.
Foster, O'Reilly and Davila present a set of modular chapters supported with international examples. The book includes content about sport organizations, such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, the European Premier Leagues and Major North American Professional Sport Leagues.
This is an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of sports business and management.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
17 farbige Tabellen, 136 s/w Tabellen, 50 farbige Zeichnungen, 9 s/w Zeichnungen, 6 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 56 farbige Abbildungen, 9 s/w Abbildungen
17 Tables, color; 136 Tables, black and white; 50 Line drawings, color; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, color; 56 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1497 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-73848-2 (9781032738482)
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George Foster | Norm O'Reilly | Antonio Davila
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
Book
approx. 02/2026
3rd Edition
Routledge
€220.90
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George Foster | Norm O'Reilly | Antonio Davila
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
E-Book
02/2026
3rd Edition
Routledge
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George Foster | Norm O'Reilly | Antonio Davila
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
E-Book
02/2026
3rd Edition
Routledge
€158.99
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Previous edition

George Foster | Norm O'Reilly | Antonio Davila
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
Book
08/2020
2nd Edition
Routledge
€241.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
George Foster is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA.
Norm O'Reilly is Dean of College of Business at the University of New England in Maine, USA.
Antonio Davila is Professor, HEC Business School, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Norm O'Reilly is Dean of College of Business at the University of New England in Maine, USA.
Antonio Davila is Professor, HEC Business School, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Author
Stanford University, USA
Ohio University, USA
IESE Business School, University of Navarra
Content
Part I: Introduction to Sports Business Management 1 Decision Making: A Structured Approach 2 The World of Sports and its Business Ecosystem 3 Global Sporting Bodies, Federations, and Associations Part II: Stakeholders 4 Leagues 5 New Sporting Leagues 6 Professional Athletes and Player's Associations/Unions 7 Clubs, Management, and Valuation 8 Club Player-Side Decision Making 9 College Sports I: Overview and NCAA Decision Making 10 College Sports II: Conference and College Level Decision-Making Part III: Applications 11 Sports Engagement: Live Sport Event Time and Beyond Live Sport Event Time 12 Sport Marketing 13 Sports Sponsorship I: Strategic Aspects 14 Sport Sponsorship II: Activation, Evaluation & Servicing 15 Athlete Sponsorship, Endorsement, and Branding 16 Sporting Events and Mega-Events 17 Sporting Venues and Other Related Facility Investments 18 Venue-Related Revenue Streams and Ticket Pricing 19 Sports Gambling, Fantasy Sports 20 Sports Media Part I: A Shifting Landscape with Increasing Consumer Options 21 Sports Media-Part II: Decision Making by Key Stakeholders 22 Crisis Management