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Sport Management

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C/P/282. UK public policy towards sport

WORDS:
1900
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the impact of UK government’s policy on the sport and leisure development of the country explaining the reasons behind the government’s involvement in sport and the benefits of sports promotion. Initiatives of Sport England association are reviewed including the Olympic Games 2012.

 

KEYWORDS: Sport public policy, UK government, Sport England, Olympic Games 2012,

 

S/L/279. A scoping report for the proposed Beighton Extreme Sport Park.

WORDS:
3150
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The developer LBX Holdings Limited has proposed to regenerate the former landfill site at Beighton into an Extreme Sports Park. This paper outlines what is planned for the site and discusses the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project. The effect on air and climate, waste and water effects, the effect on the landscape, effects on flora, fauna, geology, humans, buildings and man-made features are all discussed along with sociological and economic issues that may result if the project is to go ahead. Public consultation is recommended.

 

KEYWORDS: Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, environmental protection, public consultation, extreme sport park: Beighton,

 

C/M/1235. Role of external environment in managing of leisure and sports organisations

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper examines the role of external environment in sports management highlighting its importance and discussing the need for sports and leisure organisations to adapt and correctly respond to the uncertainty. The tools of environmental analysis are described including SWOT, Porter’s 5 forces and PESTLE models. A case study of Information Technology (IT) influence on sports management is presented.

 

KEYWORDS: Sport management, Leisure, Porter’s 5 forces, PESTEL,

 

S/S/190. Host population's perceptions of the socio-cultural impacts of the Manchester Commonwealth Games

WORDS:
8800
DATE:
2008
PRICE:
89.99 GBP

The paper looks at the socio-cultural aspects of hosting the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games examining the perceptions of the Games in the residents of Manchester. Literature is reviewed on socio-cultural impacts of mega-events describing their positive and negative sides. A study is conducted using secondary and primary research methods based on the questionnaire distributed across the host community. Conclusions are made about whether the Games were successful or not in terms of attendance, participation and socio-cultural impacts.

 

KEYWORDS: Manchester, Commonwealth Games, socio-cultural impacts, mega-events,

 

P/M/611. Performance evaluation of sports manager

WORDS:
3500
DATE:
2006
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the aspects of a sport manager (SM) performance reviewing literature on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in sports managers, the theory of human resource management (HRM), financial planning in sports, management information systems (MIS), etc. A method of SM performance appraisal is suggested based on KPI in strategic planning for sport development, KPI in HRM, KPI in financial resource management, KPI in MIS, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Sports manager, performance appraisal, HRM, performance indicator,

 

P/M/466. Evaluating football managers efficiency

WORDS:
1500
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper seeks to evaluate the role of football managers (coaches) in their teams performance outlining the coachs functions and responsibilities, reviewing literature related to the topic and highlighting methods of measuring managerial efficiency.

 

KEYWORDS: evaluating, football, managers, efficiency,

 

P/M/297. Sport management in Leeds United Football Academy

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper contains a study of legal and ethical issues that are dealt with by the Leeds United Football Club youth academy. Having defined the key terms (?legal, ?ethical, ?youth) the paper goes on to give background information about the academy: its history, facilities, licensing and legislation, namely, Health and Safety Act, Child Protection policy, Race Relation Act, etc. The paper ends up with recommendations based on the study of the questionnaires completed by players and parents. These include employing more coaches, dividing children in smaller groups, encouraging girls to develop the same skills as boys, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: sport, management, leeds, united, football, academy,