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Author:   Milena Parent (University of Ottawa, Canada, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) ,  Jean-Loup Chappelet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9780415858649

ISBN 10:   041585864
Pages:   444
Publication Date:   03 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The (Wide) World Of Sports Events Section 1: The Organizers 2. The Bidders’ And Promoters’ Perspective 3. The Organizing Committee’s Perspective 4. The Volunteers’ Perspective Section 2: The Sport Organizations 5. The Sport Event Owners’ Perspective 6. The Sport Federations’ Perspective Section 3: The Participants 7. The Athletes’ Perspective 8. Masters Sport Perspectives 9. The Spectators’ Perspective Section 4: The Support 10. The Sport Parents’ And Entourage’s Perspective 11. The Mission Staff Perspective Section 5: The Community 12. The Community’s Perspective 13. The Tourism Agencies And Local Business Actors’ Perspective Section 6: The Funders 14. The Local And Regional Governments’ Perspective 15. The National Government’s Perspective 16. The Sponsors’ Perspective Section 7: The Media 17. The Broadcasters’ Perspective 18. The Written Press And Social/New Media Perspectives Section 8: Other Stakeholders 19. The Security Agencies’ Perspective 20. The Non-Governmental Agency Perspective Section 9: Conclusions 21. Conclusions And Future Directions For Sport Event Management Scholarship

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It is a book by researchers on the state of the art in their field. However, it also makes an effort not just to reflect on the research field but also to be a handbook for the practitioner. Christian Tolstrup Jensen, University of South-Eastern Norway.

It is a book by researchers on the state of the art in their field. However, it also makes an effort not just to reflect on the research field but also to be a handbook for the practitioner. Christian Tolstrup Jensen, University of South-Eastern Norway.

Author Information

Milena M. Parent is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. She is also a professor at the MEMOS (Executive Master in Sport Organizations Management) program and has taught in the Russian International Olympic University’s Master of Sport Administration (MSA) program. She is a research fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management and an Early Researcher Award holder of the Government of Ontario. Her research falls within the fields of organization theory and strategic management as they relate to preparing and hosting major sports events. She is notably interested in stakeholder management, networks and governance aspects Jean-Loup Chappelet is a professor of public management in the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has studied the organization of sport events for more than 40 years and attended in various capacities ten summer Olympic Games from Munich 1972 to London 2012. He has worked or consulted for several major public or private sport event owners

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