Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia

Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia
Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 1200
Release : 2015-03-26
ISBN 10 : 9781317459477
ISBN 13 : 1317459474
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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Provides practical help for the day-to-day concerns that keep managers awake at night. This book aims to fill the gap between the legal and policy issues that are the mainstay of human resources and supervision courses and the real-world needs of managers as they attempt to cope with the human side of their jobs.

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