Managing recreation, parks, and leisure services : an introduction /
Christopher R. Edginton [and three others].
- Fourth edition.
- xv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Managing recreation, parks and leisure services: setting the context -- Part II. Key managerial leadership issues -- Part III. Managing resources -- -- Managing recreation, parks and leisure services: setting the context -- Recreation, parks and leisure services in the 21st century -- The evolution of management theory and practice -- Vision, mission, goals and policy -- Organising and structuring recreation, parks and leisure services -- -- Key managerial leadership issues -- Ethics: human/social, community and environmental responsibilities -- Managerial leadership and motivation -- Planning for recreation, parks and leisure services -- Decision making and problem solving -- Promoting collaboration and cooperation -- -- Managing resources -- Human resources -- Fiscal resources -- Marketing resources -- Legal issues and risk management -- Evaluating community services -- Future perspectives. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
"It has been over 20 years since the first edition of Productive Management of Leisure Service Organizations was conceptualized, written, and published. Now in it's fourth edition, Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services considers three critical changes in the leisure services field: technology and information resolution, nature of the workforce, and the basic revision of our economy. These changes have greatly impacted the management of human resources, which is the main focus of this book."--Publisher's website.