Sport Facility Operations Management: A Global Perspective

Every day, thousands of facilities around the globe host sport, recreation, and leisure activities. This book provides you with a body of knowledge in sport facility operations management that can be transferred to any type of facility around the globe to enable you to successfully and safely manage these activities.A global approach to the sport industry provides a well rounded understanding of the topic. Identify, interpret, and recognize the individual differences in managing and operating facilities across the globe when working anywhere in the world.The companion website at elsevierdirect.com/9781856178365 contains schematics, planning documents, sample forms, and sample ownership & management structures providing all of the practical tools you need when working with sport facilities.Theory is brought to life with practical insights and real life applications drawing an the extensive industry and teaching experience of the three authors.The book is organized into four sections: the first provides an understanding of behind-the-scene concepts such as business, ownership, and governance structures; the financing of sport facilities and planning, design and construction processes for sport facilities. The second section focuses on the implementation of management and operations in sport facilities, including organizational management, human resource management, financial management, operations management, and legal responsibilities. The third section focuses on ancillary issues such as marketing, event planning, risk planning, and security planning. The final section of the text focuses on benchmarking and performance management to help understand the drivers of performance and how to influence them.

About the Author

Eric C. Schwarz recently retired as a Senior Lecturer and the Postgraduate Chair of Sport Business and Integrity at Victoria University, Australia.

Timothy Kellison is an Associate Professor of Sport Management at Florida State University, USA.

Jay B. Martyn is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management at the University of Denver, USA.

Stacey A. Hall is a Professor of Sport Management and Executive Director at The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), University of Southern Mississippi, USA.

Simon Shibli is a Professor of Sport Management at Loughborough University, UK.