Managing the Olympics

Managing the Olympics
ISBN-10
0230389589
ISBN-13
9780230389588
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
218
Language
English
Published
2013-07-23
Publisher
Springer
Authors
S. Frawley, D. Adair

Description

The Olympic Games are the world's most complex and challenging sport mega-event to organize. Managing the Olympics is the first ever attempt to bring together the world's leading Olympic management researchers in one book and draws on the latest research into the management challenges faced by the organizers and key stakeholders of the Games.

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