Sport Matters : : Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports / / Kenneth L. Shropshire.

Donald Sterling. Ray Rice. The Washington Redskins. The Miami Dolphins. NCAA Athletes.These names, among countless others, have blanketed the headlines as the media has brought global attention to several recent sports controversies. Now, Kenneth L. Shropshire, The Wharton School of the University o...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Complete eBook-Package 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (124 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: Of the Meaning of Progress
  • Introduction: The Sports Power Matrix
  • CHAPTER 1 An Imbalance of Power: What the Donald Sterling Drama Can Teach Us about Diversity and Inclusion
  • CHAPTER 2 Leadership and Inclusion: 35 The NFL and the Ray Rice Affair
  • CHAPTER 3 Tone Deafness to Racism: The Washington Redskins and the Need for Respect and Equality
  • CHAPTER 4 Beyond Bullying: What the Miami Dolphins Matter Tells Us about Respect in the Workplace and Beyon
  • CHAPTER 5 Respecting the Athlete: Compensation, Equality, and Complex Dynamics in “Amateur” Sports
  • Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here? The Leadership Challenge
  • Afterword: Avoiding the “Trick Bag”
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • About Wharton School Press
  • About The Wharton School