Global issues and new ideas in sport management : book of abstracts of the 2nd World Association for Sport Management World conference

Abstract

The conference was organized under the title “Global Issues and New Ideas in Sport Management” in usual plenary and parallel sessions addressing topics to: Challenges in the Global Sport Business Marketplace, Sport Management Education Approaches, Development of Industry, Culture or Cultural Diversity, Legal Issues, Governance and Policy, Financial Issues, Sport Marketing, Social Media, Human Rights Issues, Participation Sport, The Sporting Goods Industry, Sport Tourism, Hospitality, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Olympic and Paralympic Games, Industry Segmentation, Environmental Issues. Abstracts that received positive reviews by the abstract referees are published in this Book of Abstracts. We realized significant discussion and the exchange of ideas that will result, as they have before, in new ideas, insights, and research. We hope to see the creation of research teams whose work will result in collaboration of research projects whose results will advance the science of sport business and leisure management.