TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,Leigh TI - Routledge handbook of sport management /edited by Leigh Robinson ... [and others T2 - Routledge international handbooks SN - 9780203807224 AV - GV713 .R688 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Sports administration N1 - 2; Part I. Managing the performance of sport organizations --; Part II. Managing human resources in sport organizations --; Part III. The marketing of sport --; Part IV. The economic of sport; 2 N2 - This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to theory and practice in sport management ever published. It provides students and scholars with a broad-ranging survey of current thinking in contemporary sport management exploring best practice in core functional areas and identifying important future directions for new research. Key topics covered in the book include : managing performance, marketing, human resource management, economic and finance of sport, strategy, managing change, governance of sports organizations, customer relations, and branding and retail ER -