Sébastien Arcand publishes a book on case studies in sports management

Anything that transpires behind the closed doors of sports organizations is sure to have repercussions on the field, rink, or track. This has an impact not only on the performance of athletes, but also on profitability, sound financial management, communications, and the behaviour of members in the organization. Events in recent years have exposed time and again why it is crucial for these organizations to adopt good management practices.

Sébastien Arcand, professor at the Department of Management, and Jérôme Bilodeau, MBA graduate from HEC Montréal, wanted to shed light on these practices and portray the sporting environment more broadly through the prism of its various organizational models. It is with these goals in mind that they co-authored Au-delà du sport : études de cas en gestion sportive.

The book, published by Éditions JFD, presents 18 case studies written by specialists in various fields of management (sports or otherwise), including several faculty members and researchers from HEC Montréal.

“So far, the French-speaking world has not published any book on this subject which presents cases that are so varied and rooted in the Quebec context. Therefore, in my opinion, this book fulfills a need, both in terms of teaching sports management and as a guide to good practices for managers of sports companies within Canada and abroad.”