• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Research handbook of employment relations in sport
  • Contributor: Barry, Michael [Other]; Skinner, James [Other]; Engelberg, Terry [Other]
  • Corporation: Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Published: Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Pub, c. 2016
  • Published in: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Research handbooks in business and management
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (424 p); cm
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.4337/9781783470464
  • ISBN: 9781783470464
  • Identifier:
  • RVK notation: QR 568 : Sportbranche, Sportindustrie, Sportökonomie
    QQ 975 : Sportmanagement
  • Keywords: Berufssport > Sportwirtschaft > Management > Arbeitsbeziehungen > Arbeitsrecht
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: 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
    Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Description: 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 / Peter Von Allmen and John Solow -- 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.

    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