02990nam a2200445Ii 4500 9781787435636 UtOrBLW 20251029120748.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 171218s2017 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781787435636 (e-book) 9781787435704 ePUB UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW GV716 .S66 2017 KC bicssc BUS069000 bisacsh 338.48 Sport business in leading economies / edited by James Jianhui Zhang, Roger Haiyan Huang, John Nauright. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017. �2018 1 online resource (vi, 534 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. From a renowned group of international scholars, this new work examines how leading economic countries use sport business, particularly individual sports events (such as the Olympics or FIFA Men's or Women's World Cup) as well as participant sport, in comprehensive plans toward driving and furthering economic development, raising brand awareness (country as a brand), transforming lagging communities, and enhancing travel and tourism in the country. Comparative sport studies are fundamentally designed for cross-country and cross-cultural understanding, learning, and improvement. By recognizing the achievements, administrative procedures, and management practices of peer countries and using them as a mirror or referencing parameter, government agencies and sport organizations of a country may be able to identify areas that need improvements in their own administration and cultivate development and growth in the country's sport industry. Exploring how China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, the UK, Germany, the US, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, and Australia have all used sport as a catalytic agent, each chapter delves into the country's sports industry by looking at: recent history and stages of the industry; current state including scope, magnitude, structure, governance, policies, facilities, and programs; developmental characteristics, strength, and highlights; contemporary challenges and issues; and trends of development and advancement. Print version record Sports Economic aspects. 58058 Hosting of sporting events Economic aspects. 60954 Zhang, James J., active 2017, editor. 60955 Huang, Haiyan, active 2017, editor. 60956 Nauright, John, active 2017, editor. 60957 9781787435643 9781838679231 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787435636 51922 51922