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Sport as a Business : International, Professional and Commercial Aspects / edited by H. Dolles, S. Söderman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dolles, H., Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International business enterprises.
- Industrial organization.
- Management.
- Sports sciences.
- International economic relations.
- Experimental economics.
- International Business.
- Organization.
- Sport Science.
- International Economics.
- Experimental Economics.
- Local Subjects:
- International Business.
- Organization.
- Management.
- Sport Science.
- International Economics.
- Experimental Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- Springer Nature 2011
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- INTRODUCTION
- Sport as Business : International, Professional and Commercial Aspects / H. Dolles and S. Söderman
- 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 and 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 and P. Wicker
- PART II: SPORT EVENTS AND SPORT FACILITIES
- Perceptions of the impacts of major commercial sport event / C. Auld, K. M. Lloyd and J. Rieck
- Gender, race, and nationality : An examination of print media coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics / A. N. Eagleman and E. L. McNary
- Valorisation of sports facilities : A representation of the global value / B. Auge, A. Pedenon and 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 and N. Palakshappa
- Business ecosystem co-evolution : The Ultimate Fighting Championships / S. Ford and 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 and S. Söderman.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613124647
- 9781283124645
- 1283124645
- 9780230306639
- 0230306632
- OCLC:
- 728644675
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