Sport Law

A Managerial Approach
5. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-77405-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 754 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Now in a fully revised and updated fifth edition, this is still the only sport law textbook to introduce the study of sport law and legal issues in sport from a management perspective.

Showing how to integrate legal strategies to gain a competitive advantage in sport business, the book is organized around the core functions of sport management, from HRM and governance to operations and marketing, acknowledging that students understand legal concepts better when they are tied to real sport management practice. Every chapter offers concise explanations of key concepts, as well as current industry examples and legal cases, giving the student all the legal knowledge they need to become confident and effective professionals in sport management, recreation, or sport education. This new edition includes additional contributions from leading sport law educators and practitioners, and has expanded coverage of important contemporary issues including preventive law and risk management; dynamic changes in the business of college athletics including Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and athlete employment rights, issues related to gender equity considerations, including equal pay claims, and regulations regarding the participation of transgender athletes; deregulation of sports gambling; athlete rights and athlete activism; and intellectual property related to licensing agreements, sports networks, digital content, and live streaming of sport events. The book contains useful features and ancillaries to help with teaching and learning, including managerial context tables, case opinions, focus cases, strategies for competitive advantage, discussion questions, and learning activities.

It is an essential textbook for any course on sport law or recreation law, an invaluable supplement to any course on sport business and management, and an important reference for all sport management practitioners.

Online resources include essay and short answer questions, multiple choice questions, and true or false questions, PowerPoint slides, and a sample syllabus.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moorman, Anita M.

Pike Masteralexis, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport- und Veranstaltungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht / Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht Sport- und Veranstaltungsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport, Sportwissenschaft: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sportveranstaltungen, Sportmanagement, Teams & Clubs

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introductory Concepts  1. Introduction to Law and Management in Sport  2. The U.S. Legal System and Using Legal Resources  Part II: Strategic Management and Governing Authority  3. Governance Issues in High School Athletics  4. Governance Issues in College Athletics  5. Regulation of Participation and Athlete Rights in College Athletics  6. Governance Issues in Professional Sport  7. Governance Issues and Participant Rights in Olympic Sport  Part III: Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations  8. The Employment Relationship: The Creation and Termination of Employment  9. Employer Liability for Acts of Employees and Others  10. Employment Discrimination, Part I: Terms and Conditions of Employment  11. Employment Discrimination, Part II: Harassment and Employee Expression  12. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in Sport  13. The Law of Agency and Athlete Agents  14. Employee Compensation and Workplace Regulations  Part IV: Managing Venues, Events, and the Sport Spectator  15. Liability Issues and Sports Participants  16. Liability Issues and Venue/Event Operations  17. Accessibility and Privacy Issues in Venue/Event Operations  18. Contract Issues in Venue/Event Operations  Part V: Managing Marketing and Promotions  19. Development and Protection of Intellectual Property  20. Promotional and Operational Issues in Marketing

Über Autor(innen)

Anita M. Moorman is a Professor of Sport Administration at the University of Louisville, USA, where she teaches sport law and legal aspects of sport. Professor Moorman is licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court when she served as co-counsel for nine disability sport organizations on an amicus curiae brief in the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act case involving the professional golfer, Casey Martin (Martin v. PGA Tour, 2001). Her research interests focus on participant rights issues in sport including name, image and likeness rights for college athletes. She also examines the interplay between sport law and marketing. Her scholarly work includes contributions to the Journal of the Legal Aspects of Sport, Marquette Sports Law Review, Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, and Journal of Applied Sport Management.

Lisa Pike Masteralexis is the Sr. Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration and a Professor of Sport Law in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. She has taught courses on sport law, labor relations in sport, and sport agencies. Her primary research interests are in legal issues and labor relations in the sport industry. Her scholarly work includes contributions to the Journal of the Legal Aspects of Sport, Journal of College and University Law, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (Villanova), Marquette Sports Law Review, New England Law Review, Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, and European Journal for Sport Management.