Esports Business Management
by David P. Hedlund, Gil Fried, Rick Smith · David Hedlund
Human Kinetics textbook covering the esports industry as a business: league and team structures, sponsorship, broadcasting, event operations, marketing, law and finance. Students finish able to describe how esports organizations are structured, staffed and funded.
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