Allen Sack is Director of the Institute for Sport Management and Professor of Management. His areas of expertise include the role of sport in higher education (social, economic and educational impacts), the relationship between sport, culture and society (race relations, sport and politics, gender and ethical issues and sport and the economy) and general issues in sport management, including marketing, promotion and sponsorship.
Titles:
Director, Institute for Sport Management
Professor, Management
Educational Background:
Ph.D. Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
B.A. Sociology, University of Notre Dame
Summary of Expertise:
management of sport industries
social aspects of sport and the role of sport in society
management and organizations
Current or Recent Research:
Sack's major areas of teaching and research for the past 16 years have been the management of sport industries, social aspects of sport, and management and organizations.
Books or Significant Articles Published:
Counterfeit Amateurs: An Athlete's Journey Through the Sixties to the Age of Academic Capitalism (Feb. 2008)
College Athletes for Hire: The Evolution and Legacy of the NCAA's Amateur Myth, coauthored with Ellen Staurowsky. (1998)
"Occupational Segregation on the Playing Field: The Case of Major League Baseball," The Journal of Sport Management (2005)
"Free Agency and Pay Discrimination in Major League Baseball," Sociology of Sport Journal (2003)
"Strategic Choices in a Turbulent Environment: A Case Study of Starter Corporation," Journal of Sport Management (2002)
"Soccer and Croatian Nationalism: A Prelude to War," Journal of Sport and Social Issues (2000)
Current or Recent Professional Memberships, Activities or Awards:
Experience With News Media
- participated in over 100 radio interviews
- guest appearances on television shows, including:
- CNN
- Good Morning America
- MacNeil/Lehrer Report
- ESPN Outside the Lines
- ESPN Classic
Specific Subjects or Issues Faculty Expert Can Knowledgeably Discuss:
- the role of sport in higher education-social, economic and educational impacts
- topics related to the relationship between sport, culture and society, e.g. race relations in sport, sport and politics, gender and ethical issues in sport, sport and the economy
- general issues in sport management, such as marketing, promotion and sponsorship
Courses Faculty Expert Teaches:
Sport Management
College Sports Administration
Management and Organization
The Sociology of Sport
Sport Ethics
E-Mail:
ASack@newhaven.edu
