Sport as a business : international, professional and commercial aspects

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Sport as a business : international, professional and commercial aspects

edited by Harald Dolles and Sten Söderman

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Sport has a number of distinctive characteristics whichimpact onthe extent of its globalization. This book seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the unique development in sports, its governance, its logic of co-creation of value and the advancement of the industry towards internationalisation, professionalization and commercialization

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION Sport as Business: International, Professional and Commercial Aspects
  • H.Dolles & S.Soederman PART I: SPORT CONSUMERS PERSPECTIVE 'As American as mom, apple pie and Dutch soccer?' The team identification of foreign Ajax F.C. supporters
  • A.K.Kerr , N.F.Smith & A.Anderson Decision-making styles in purchasing sport products: An international comparison between American and Korean college students
  • S.Bae Travel time elasticities in recreational sports: Empirical findings for the professionalization in sports facility management
  • T.Pawlowski , C.Breuer & P.Wicker PART II: SPORT EVENTS AND SPORT FACILITIES Perceptions of the impacts of major commercial sport event
  • C.Auld , K.M.Lloyd & J.Rieck Gender, race, and nationality: An examination of print media coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics
  • A.N.Eagleman & E.L.McNary Valorisation of sports facilities: A representation of the global value
  • B.Auge , A.Pedenon & A.Vernhet PART III: SPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNANCE Sports organizations, professionalisation and organizational conflict: A review of the literature
  • J.Schulz International and professional dimensions of National Governing Bodies: Insights from the Gaelic Athletic Association
  • A.Bourke The role of the central broker and its influence on effectiveness in an intentionally created sports professionalisation network
  • S.Martin , M.Benson-Rea & N.Palakshappa Business ecosystem co-evolution: The Ultimate Fighting Championships
  • S.Ford & C.Kerr Learning from failure: Is Major League Soccer repeating the mistakes of the North American Soccer League?
  • J.D.Francis Learning from success: Implementing a professional football league in Japan
  • H.Dolles & S.Soederman

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