Human Resource Management in Olympic Sport Organisations - Softcover

Chelladurai, Packianathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0736063048 ISBN 13: 9780736063043

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

This book is the third volume in the "MEMOS programme" series. This third volume provides managers who are involved with Olympic-related structures with information they need to understand these unique human resource considerations of Olympic organisations where a wide variety of constituents, from organisers and athletes to volunteers and professional workers, play vital roles. Topics in this book include organisational justice, staffing, leadership, performance appraisal, reward systems, empowerment of workers, management of diversity and handling of conflict. Case studies in the book showcase the complexity of human resource management, eschewing a global template in favour of giving readers the opportunity to develop their own systems that provide guidelines that are flexible but practical, solution-based action. Readers will be introduced to the classic HR topic of leadership, including author, Chelladurai's renowned multi-dimensional model of leadership. By the end of the book, managers will be able to feel comfortable with inevitable change and diversity within organisations and be better prepared to make strategic decisions that benefit their sport organisation or Olympic organisation.

About this title

About the Author:

Packianathan Chelladurai, PhD, is a professor in the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services at Ohio State University. Widely recognised as a leader in the field of sport management, Chelladurai has taught human resource management in sport and recreation for the past 30 years in both Canada and the United States. He is the author of three books, including Sport Management: Macro Perspectives, which was the first book to apply organizational theory to sport management. He has also written more than 80 journal articles and 21 book chapters. His writings on leadership and decision making are particularly well known; perhaps best known is his Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS), which has been translated into more than 15 languages. In 1991 he served as editor of the Journal of Sport Management. He is a founding member of the North American Society for Sport Management and the European Association of Sport Management and is a member the Academy of Management.

About this edition

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0736063048
• ISBN 13: 9780736063043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144