Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.

Foundations of management -- A brief history of management -- Three management roles -- Improving managerial effectiveness -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Vision statements -- Mission statements -- Planning -- Meetings and conferences -- Program evaluation -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Factors related to the sports medicine organization -- Staff selection -- Personnel deployment -- Staff supervision -- Performance evaluation -- Fair labor standards act and athletic training -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Budgeting -- Purchasing supplies, equipment, and services -- Inventory management -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Conceptual development -- Elements of sports medicine facility design -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- The importance of documentation -- Kinds of information -- Filing sports medicine records -- The computer as an information management tool -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Insurance systems -- Third-party reimbursement -- Claims processing -- Purchasing insurance services -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Legal principles -- Reducing the risk of legal liability -- Strategies for dealing with legal challenges -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Defining ethics -- Relationship between legal and ethical considerations -- Approaches to ethical decision making -- Practicing ethically as an athletic trainer: specific recommendations -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids -- Organizing preparticipation physical examinations -- Organizing drug-testing programs -- Applications to athletic training: theory into practice -- Learning aids.