Routledge Handbook of Sports Event Management

From the Olympic Games to community-level competitions, sports events can be complex and pose a particular set of managerial challenges. TheRoutledge Handbook of Sports Event Management surveys the management of sports events around the world of every size and scale, from small to mega-events, including one-off and recurring events, and single-sport and multi-sport events.

The book adopts a unique stakeholder perspective, structured around the groups and individuals who have an interest in and co-create sports events, including organising committees, promoters, sport organisations, spectators, community groups, sponsors, host governments, the media and NGOs. Each chapter addresses a specific stakeholder, defines that stakeholder and its relationships with sports events, describes the managerial requirements for a successful event, assesses current research and directions for future research, and outlines the normative dimensions of stakeholder engagement (such as sustainability and legacy).

No other book takes such a broad view of sports event management, surveying key theory, current research, best practice, and moral and ethical considerations in one volume. With contributions from leading sport and event scholars from around the world, theRoutledge Handbook of Sports Event Management is essential reading for any advanced student, researcher or professional with an interest in sport management, sport development, sport policy or events.

Milena M. Parent is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. 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 organisation 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