| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 171 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sports and entertainment management and marketing collection,
2333-8652
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Sports and entertainment management and marketing collection.
2333-8652
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Building values -- Chapter 2. The MBA's guide to the Olympics -- Chapter 3. Accelerating success: Olympic sports put talent to work -- Chapter 4. Jumping hurdles -- Chapter 5. From Rio to Tokyo--charting a new course -- Chapter 6. The media Is the message -- Chapter 7. Get set for 2030. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Every two years, the Olympics wins world attention with contests and celebrations. The success story of the world's most watched event, best recognized symbols, and most enduring brand has many valuable lessons for the business world. An entire constellation of talent and teams worksbehind the scenes to strengthen the Olympics and keep it relevant in a changing world. Veteran sports business journalist and MBA Max Donner gives readers a useful guide to the key success factors that make the Olympics an exceptional institution. The Olympic Sports Economy incorporates exclusive case studies andreports from sports management conferences to illustrate the most important business practices and trends of the Olympics today. The text also reports objectively about recent controversies and challenges, as well as ways that readers can explore constructive solutions. The Olympic Sports Economy highlights the role the Olympics has played as a model for over six-hundred other international multi-sport competitions and introduces ideas from important trends in Olympic sports that can also benefit other organizations. |
| Form |
Also available in print. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. |
| Provenance |
Purchased with the Phippen Library Fund. |
| Subject |
Olympics.
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Olympics. |
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Olympics -- Economic aspects.
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Olympics -- Economic aspects. |
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Sports -- Economic aspects.
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Sports -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781951527006 |
| ISBN |
9781951527013 e-book |
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9781951527006 print |
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