Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport

Michael Barry, James Skinner, Terry Engelberg (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

424 Seiten

2016
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781783470457 (ISBN)

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Employment relations, much discussed in other industries, has often been neglected in professional sports despite its unique characteristics. The book aims to explore in detail the unique nature of the employment relationship in professional sports and the sport industry. In four parts the book examines, firstly the regulation of sporting competition both within and across sporting codes; secondly a range of employment law issues such as how contracting and negotiation are handled, how disputes are resolved, and the role of sporting representatives such as player associations. The third section discusses the economic issues related to employment such as transfers, drafts and efforts to achieve ''competitive balance''. The final section of the book explores contemporary issues in sports management and governance, including anti-discrimination and anti-doping policy.

Through this analysis the book identifies the complex and unique issues surrounding employment relations within professional sports and the sport industry.

Contributors include: J. Anderson, M. Barry, P. Bouris, C. Coupland, C. Depken III, J.B. Dworkin, T. Engelberg, S. Gardiner, R. Gomez, B. Keller, L. Masteralexis, G. Maynes, H. Mitchell, S. Moston, J.A.R. Nafziger, M. Nichol, R. Paul, P. Schuwalow, J. Skinner, J. Solow, M. Stewart, K. Vieweg, P. Von Allmen, A. Weinbach, R. Welch

Edited by Michael Barry, Professor, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources, Griffith University, James Skinner, Dean and Professor of Sport Business, Newcastle Business School, College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle and Terry Engelberg, James Cook University, Australia

Contents:

1. Sidelined: Employment Relations in Professional Sports
Michael Barry, James Skinner and Terry Engelberg

PART I THE REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
2. The Regulation of Professional Football at the European Union Level. Towards Supranational Employment Relations in the Football Industry?
Berndt Keller

3. Performance Expectations, Contracts and Job Security
John Solow and Peter Von Allmen

4. Making Sense of Labour Regulation in Major League Baseball: Some Insights from Regulatory Theory
Matt Nichol

5. Regulating Player Agents
Lisa Masteralexis

PART II THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
6. The Evolution of Collective Bargaining in Sports
James B. Dworkin

7. Arbitration, Negotiation and Contracts in Sport
Jack Anderson

8. Industrial Action in Professional Sport: Strikes and Lockouts
Craig Depken III

9. Power Games: Understanding the True Nature of Season Ending Labour Disputes in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League
Peter Bouris and Rafael Gomez

PART III THE MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND SPORTING CAREERS
10. The Game of (your) Life: Professional Sports Careers
Christine Coupland

11. If you Want to Play Sport Professionally, Which Sport Should you Choose?
Greg Maynes, Heather Mitchell, Peter Schuwalow and Mark Stewart

12. Discrimination Issues and Related Law
Klaus Vieweg and James A.R. Nafziger

13. Hiding in Plain Sight: Sexual Harassment in Sport
Terry Engelberg and Stephen Moston

14. The Evolution of Anti-doping Policy: Workplace Implications for Athletes
James Skinner, Terry Engelberg and Stephen Moston

PART IV THE ECONOMICS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
15. Player Trades, Free Agents and Transfer Polices in Professional Sport
Simon Gardiner and Roger Welch

16. Similarities and Differences Between Competitive Balance and Uncertainty of Outcome: A Simple Comparison of Recent History in the NBA and NFL
Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach

17. Playing Quotas
Simon Gardiner and Roger Welch

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	09.08.2016
Reihe/Serie	Research Handbooks in Business and Management series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
ISBN-13	9781783470457 / 9781783470457
Zustand	Neuware