Glenn Wong

Professor Emeritus Sport Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Schools

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Biography

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Education

JD, Boston College, 1977 BS, Brandeis University, 1974

Academic Appointments

Professor, Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management, University of Massachusetts, 9/1979-8/2015 Visiting Scholar, Stanford Law School , 2014 Acting Dean, School of Physical Education, University of Massachusetts, 7/1992-8/1993 Department Head, Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management, University of Massachusetts, 9/1987-5/1998

Research Interests

  • Labor Issues for College Student-Athletes
  • Career Paths and Profiles of NCAA Division I and III Athletic Directors
  • College Student-Athletes Transitioning to Careers as Professional Athletes
  • Salary Arbitration in Major League Baseball
  • Arbitration and Mediation Issues in U.S. Professional Sports
  • Arbitration and Mediation Issues for the Court of Arbitration for Sport
  • Employment Contracts for College Coaches, Conference Commissioners and Athletic Directors
  • Career Paths and Profiles of NFL, NBA and MLB General Managers
  • Statistical Analysis of Minor League Baseball and Major League Performance
  • Sports Law and Culture in the U.S. and Japan

Teaching Interests

  • Sport and the Law
  • Professional Development in Sport Management
  • Labor Relations in Professional Sports
  • Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Professional Sports Careers: Preparing for Legal and Business Issues
  • Executive Education for College Athletics Administrators

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Faculty Athletics Representative, 1993-2013, University of Massachusetts

Recent Honors & Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, 2013

Selected Publications

Wong. G. M. and Kawai, Keiji, Sports Business Law and Culture, The US and Japan, June, 2012. ISBN 978-4-79238070-0

Wong, Glenn M., The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in the Sports, 2nd Edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, March, 2012. ISBN 978-1449602031

Wong, Glenn M., Essential of Sports Law, 4th Edition, ABC-CLIO Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, 2010. ISBN 978-0313356759

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