Chris Wolsey is Principal Lecturer in the Carnegie Faculty of Leeds Metropolitan University. He has held several management and leadership positions including Carnegie Postgraduate Scheme Leader, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Leisure Studies Route Leader and various under/postgraduate course leaderships. In addition he has worked with both BTEC and SkillsActive on the development of national level sport and leisure related qualifications. Sue Minten is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors at the University of Central Lancashire. She has held management and leadership roles in both the sport industry and higher education. Jeffrey Abrams is Subject Group Head for Sport Management and Development at Leeds Metropolitan University. Before becoming a full-time academic, he spent many years as a senior manager in the sport and leisure industry, both in community leisure and in facility management. He also taught physical education in the US.
Introduction 1. Human Resource Management in the Sport and Leisure Industry
2. The Market for Labour in Leisure & Sport 3. Organisational Structure and
Culture 4. Individual and Group Behaviour 5. The Changing Nature of Sport
Management and the Personal Skills Required for Sport Managers 6.
Recruitment and Selection in Sport and Leisure 7. Learning, Training and
Development 8. Evaluation and Performance Appraisal in Sport and Leisure
Organisations 9. Organisational Development and the Management of Change
10. Coaching, Mentorship and the Learning Organisation
