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Tabla de Contenidos: “…4 Managing International Sport Federation Performance in a Glocalised World -- 4.1 From Growing Sport to Overall Performance -- 4.1.1 Societal Performance at the Heart of Organisational Performance -- 4.1.2 Towards New Reporting and Accountability Tools -- 4.2 Strategic Capacity -- 4.2.1 Power Structures -- 4.2.2 The Quality of the Federal Network -- 4.2.3 Federations' Business Sectors and Models -- 4.3 Operational Capacity -- 4.3.1 Key Success Factors -- 4.3.1.1 Professionalisation of Federation Management -- 4.3.1.2 Organisational Culture -- 4.3.1.3 The Partnership Approach -- 4.3.2 Failure Factors -- 4.3.2.1 Deficient Information Systems -- 4.3.2.2 Insufficient Control of Management Practices -- 4.3.2.3 Inertia Caused By Political Manoeuvring and Electoral Systems -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 The Financialisation and Regulation of Professional Team Sports -- 5.1 The Central Role of Regulation By Professional Leagues -- 5.1.1 Convergence Between American and European Approaches to Regulation -- 5.1.2 Success Factors for the Regulation of Professional Leagues -- 5.2 Professional Clubs' Performance Management -- 5.2.1 Geomarketing and Sources of Revenue: The Key Variable -- 5.2.2 Four Types of Expertise: Marketing, Managerial, Sporting, Social -- 5.2.2.1 Operationalising and Measuring the Independent Variables -- 5.2.2.2 The Model's Dependent Variables -- 5.3 New Growth Levers and Their Limits -- 5.3.1 For Clubs -- 5.3.1.1 Training and Transfers (Mostly Football) -- 5.3.1.2 Large Stadium/Multifunctional Arena -- 5.3.1.3 Shareholders and New International Investors -- 5.3.1.4 Listing On the Stock Exchange -- 5.3.1.5 Multi-Club Ownership of Professional Sports Clubs -- 5.3.1.6 Leisure and Entertainment Parks - From Real to Virtual -- 5.3.1.7 Diversifying Clubs' Brands -- 5.3.1.8 Internationalising the Brand…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 10.2 Short Meetings: -- 10.3 International Conferences: -- 10.4 The Delegation Administrative and Protocol Officer -- 10.5 The Delegation Office: -- 10.6 Learn the Compound Layout in Advance: -- 10.7 Preconference Tactics -- 10.7.1 The Sequential Negotiation Technique -- 10.7.2 Building Allies in Advance -- 10.8 Stress Management -- 10.9 Outcome and Discussant Papers -- 10.9.1 Example of Outcome Documents: -- 10.10 Secretariat and Other Conference Bodies -- 10.10.1 The Secretariat -- 10.10.2 The Conference Chairperson -- 10.11 Credentials Committee and Rules of Procedure -- 10.12 Role of the Drafting Committee -- 10.13 Example of a mega- Conference: Rio - The Earth Summit -- Chapter Eleven: PROTOCOL -- Extract: -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Attending Social Events -- 11.3 Accreditation, Badges and Business Cards -- 11.4 Politeness, Trust, and Respect -- 11.5 Gifts: -- 11.6 Managing Perceptions -- 11.7 Receptions and Personal Entertaining -- 11.8 Ambassadors -- 11.9 Invitations and Greetings -- 11.10 Dress -- 11.11 Gender and Race -- 11.12 Speak Without Notes -- 11.13 Use of Language -- 11.14 Neutrality -- 11.15 Titles and Saying Hello and Goodnight -- 11.16 Letter Formats -- Chapter Twelve: Delegation Communications and the Media -- Extract: -- 12.1 Delegation Communications and the Media -- 12.2 The Delegation Communications (Public Affairs) Officer.-12.3 Are Media Events Needed? …”