| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 377 pages) |
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data file |
| Series |
Communication series |
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Routledge communication series.
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| Contents |
1 The structure of professional team sports -- 2. The structure of individual sports -- 3. The structure of college and high school sports -- 4. The international sports system -- 5. Sports contracts -- 6. Labor relations in sports -- 7. Sports agents -- 8. Team relocation and facility issues -- 9. Sports injuries -- 10. Performance-enhancing drugs in sports -- 11. Discrimination in sports -- 12. Intellectual property and sports -- 13. Traditional and new media in sports. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This book explores the business aspect of sports with an orientation to those topics that are most relevant to journalists, providing the foundation for understanding the various parts of the sports business. Moving beyond sports writing, this text offers a distinct perspective on professional, college, and international sports organizations - structure, governance, labor issues, and other business factors within the sports community. Written clearly and compellingly, The Business of Sports includes cases (historical, current, and hypothetical) to illustrate how business concerns p. |
| Subject |
Sports -- Economic aspects.
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Sports administration.
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Sports journalism.
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Sports -- Aspect économique. |
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Sports -- Gestion. |
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Presse sportive. |
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Sports administration |
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Sports -- Economic aspects |
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Sports journalism |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Conrad, Mark, 1958- Business of sports. 2nd ed. New York : Routledge, ©2011 9780415876520 (DLC) 2010026433 (OCoLC)436030456 |
| ISBN |
9780203835302 (electronic bk.) |
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0203835301 (electronic bk.) |
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9781136855528 |
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1136855521 |
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