Understanding the Active Economy and Emerging Research on the Value of Sports, Recreation, and Wellness (Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

David J. Finch holds a PhD in management and is an active educator, scholar and practitioner. He currently holds several academic appointments including Associate Professor at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business in Calgary, a Visiting Fellow at the Henley Business School at the University of Reading (UK) and an Adjunct at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph. Dr. Finch is also the Associate Director of the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Mount Royal. Dr. Finch has authored over 50 scholarly papers and published in journals such as the Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Sport Management and the Corporate Reputation Review. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Finch held progressively senior roles in areas of corporate strategy in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. with Bell Canada Enterprises, Rogers Communications and Harris Corporation and he was a founding partner of T1 Agency.

David Legg is a Professor and past Chair for the Department of Physical and Health at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He is the Past President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and past board member for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games in Toronto. David has also served on the International Paralympic Committee’s Sport Science Committee. In June he was elected President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. Dr. Legg also worked with the Calgary BidCo for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.