Contemporary leadership in sport organizations / David Scott, EdD, University of New Mexico.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. A Leadership Primer : -- 1. A Leadership Primer -- 2. Results, Relationships, and Responsibility -- Part II. Contemporary Thought in Leadership Applications for Sport Organizations : -- 3. Emotional Intelligence and Leadership -- 4. Building a Culture of Success -- 5. Vision and Strategic Leadership -- 6. Complexity and Problem Solving -- 7. Change, Turnaround, and Crisis Leadership -- 8. Diversity Leadership -- 9. Globalization and Leadership -- Part III. Developing Sport Leaders of the Future : -- 10. Leadership Learning and Development -- 11. Future Considerations -- --

Part I. A Leadership Primer : -- 1. A Leadership Primer -- Defining Leadership -- Settings for Leadership in Sport Organizations -- Management and Leadership: Mutually Exclusive or Integrated? -- Levels of Analysis in Leadership -- Additional Frameworks for Understanding Leadership -- Historical Leadership Theory and Research -- Foundational Research in Sport Leadership -- Contemporary Leadership Thought: What We Have Learned -- Summary -- 2. Results, Relationships, and Responsibility -- Results -- Relationships -- Responsibility -- Summary -- Part II. Contemporary Thought in Leadership Applications for Sport Organizations : -- 3. Emotional Intelligence and Leadership -- Defining Emotional Intelligence -- Why Is EI Important for Sport Leaders? -- Research and EI -- Applying EI in Organizational Leadership -- Summary -- 4. Building a Culture of Success -- Leadership and Organizational Culture: The Foundation -- Research in Sport Organizational Culture -- Building a Culture of Success in Sport Organizations -- Summary -- 5. Vision and Strategic Leadership -- Leadership and Vision in Sport Organizations -- Strategic Leadership -- Summary -- 6. Complexity and Problem Solving -- Changing Environment for Leadership -- Competencies and Skills for Creative Problem Solving -- Sources of Complex Problems in Sport Organizations -- Approaches to Problem Solving -- Summary -- 7. Change, Turnaround, and Crisis Leadership -- Change Leadership -- Turnaround Leadership -- Crisis Leadership -- Summary -- 8. Diversity Leadership -- Defining Diversity -- Perspectives on Gender, Culture and Nationality -- Surface-Level versus Deep-Level Diversity -- Diversity Representation and Embracing Diversity -- Diversity Representation in Sport -- Organizational Leadership and Diversity -- Women and Special Populations in Sport -- Leadership Competencies and Diversity -- Summary -- 9. Globalization and Leadership -- Terminology and Forms of Globalization -- Globalization in a Sport Context -- Globalization and Leadership -- Summary -- Part III. Developing Sport Leaders of the Future : -- 10. Leadership Learning and Development -- Perspectives on Leadership Development -- How Do We Learn to Lead? -- Leadership Learning Applied -- Planning and Implementing Leadership Development -- Summary -- 11. Future Considerations -- Leadership Skills of the Future -- Sport Organizations as Learning Organizations -- Case Studies -- Final Thoughts.

"This text provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex topic of leadership in sport through a presentation of foundational and contemporary research, numerous practical examples and analytical exercises, and thought-provoking self-assessments and quotes."--Publisher's website.