Sport Governance (Sport Management)

Front Cover......Page 1
Sport Governance......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 10
Series Editor......Page 12
Sport Management Series Preface......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 20
Part One: Sport Governance Concepts......Page 22
Introduction......Page 24
Corporate and nonprofit governance......Page 27
Defining sport governance......Page 30
Governance theories......Page 32
Conclusion......Page 36
The playing field......Page 37
Government and nonprofit sector relationship......Page 41
Regulatory environment......Page 42
Government sport policy......Page 44
Governance guidelines......Page 46
Globalization......Page 48
Stakeholder expectations......Page 49
Conclusion......Page 52
Part Two: Sport Governance Fundamentals......Page 54
3 Team structures: governance structures in sport......Page 56
Governance structure elements......Page 57
International cricket......Page 58
Governance structure issues......Page 64
Organizational theory......Page 65
Governance models......Page 68
Inter-organizational relationships......Page 72
Conclusion......Page 74
4 Team positions: governance roles and responsibilities......Page 75
The role of nonprofit boards......Page 76
Research on roles within nonprofit boards......Page 78
Roles of nonprofit sport boards......Page 82
Individual board member roles......Page 90
Conclusion......Page 93
5 Team selection: board composition and recruitment issues......Page 94
The right to govern......Page 95
Board composition......Page 96
Guidelines for voting systems and selection......Page 98
Football Association......Page 102
Canadian Olympic Committee......Page 103
Football Federation Australia......Page 106
Victorian golf challenges......Page 107
Conclusion......Page 108
6 Teamwork: board behaviour and culture......Page 110
Teamwork guidelines......Page 111
The board meeting......Page 112
Board behaviour model......Page 115
Board culture......Page 117
Board member commitment......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 124
Strategic contribution of the board......Page 125
Pressures for boards to engage with strategy......Page 130
Guidelines for the board's role in strategy development......Page 131
How well do boards engage with strategy?......Page 133
Enhancing the strategic contributions of sport boards......Page 136
Conclusion......Page 138
8 Defensive game plans: risks, compliance and conformance......Page 139
Compliance and risk management roles of the board......Page 140
Legal compliance and risk management standards......Page 143
Guidelines for risk management......Page 144
How well do nonprofit boards manage risks?......Page 147
The Basketball Association of South Australia......Page 150
English professional football clubs......Page 151
Implementation issues......Page 152
Conclusion......Page 153
9 Team leadership: dual leadership challenges......Page 155
The effects of professionalization......Page 156
Board–staff relations......Page 157
Power and influence in decision-making within boards......Page 162
Dual leadership......Page 164
Conclusion......Page 169
10 Team performance: board, board member and CEO performance......Page 171
Evaluating board performance......Page 172
Correlates of board performance......Page 175
Organizational and board performance......Page 178
Board member performance......Page 182
Conclusion......Page 184
11 Team rules: ethics and principles of good governance......Page 187
Ethical governance......Page 188
Statutory requirements......Page 192
Corporate sector governance codes, principles, guides and standards......Page 194
Nonprofit sector governance codes of practice......Page 196
Sport governance guidelines and principles......Page 198
Other pressures for ethical governance behaviour......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 203
Part Three: Sport Governance Future......Page 204
12 Team changes: surviving and managing governance change......Page 206
Drivers of governance change......Page 207
Manifestation of governance change......Page 211
Managing governance change......Page 213
Conclusion......Page 217
13 Future seasons: sport governance challenges of the 21st century......Page 218
Maintaining legitimacy......Page 219
Maintaining the values of sport and volunteer involvement......Page 221
Inter-organizational linkages......Page 223
Knowledge development......Page 224
Conclusion......Page 225
Bibliography......Page 228
E......Page 244
O......Page 245
V......Page 246