Dr Mark Piekarz

Dr Mark Piekarz

Senior Lecturer & Course Leader in Sport Studies (Business Management), Course Leader Sport Development & Coaching

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: m.piekarz@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 85 5097

Qualifications

PhD (Cranfield University)
MA in Leisure Management (University of Sheffield)
BA in Political Theory & Institutions (University of Liverpool)

Teaching & Research

Professional Interests

Strategic business management
Risk management
Operational and project sport management
Adventure sports
Business environmental scanning

Research Interests

Political risk assessments and management
Sports and human rights
Adventure tourism
Sport event impact analysis

Publications

Contributed definitions to Blackshaw, T. and Crawford, G. (2010) The Sage Dictionary of Leisure Studies, Sage, London.

Piekarz, M. (2009), An introduction to sport management, in Bill, K (ed) Sport Business Management, Learning Matters, Exeter.

Piekarz, M. (2009), Risk management, in Bill, K (ed) Sport Business Management, Learning Matters, Exeter.

Piekarz, M. (2007), It’s just a bloody field! Approaches, opportunities and dilemmas of interpreting English battlefields in Ryan, C. (ed.) Battlefield Tourism: History, Place and Interpretation, Elsevier, Oxford.

Piekarz, M. (2007), Hot war tourism: The ultimate adventure holiday? in Ryan, C. (ed.) Battlefield Tourism: History, Place and Interpretation, Elsevier, Oxford.

Piekarz, M., Wilson, R., Hassal, T. & Joyce, J. 2006. Numeracy and literacy in sports students: barriers to skills development, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education. 5.2: 59-70.

 “Kill one, scare thousands: A critical appraisal of the risk of a terrorist attack at a sporting occasion”. Published in EASM, Newcastle, proceedings, September 2005

External Responsibilities

Southampton Solent University – UG programmes/modules related to Sport studies, management and development (finish 2011)
Cumbria University – UG programmes/modules related to Sport studies, events, management and development (finish 2011)