Screen LibrarySport as a business international, professional and commercial aspects /
Sport has a number of distinctive characteristics which impact on the 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, p...
Saved in:
| Group Author: | ; |
|---|---|
| Published: |
|
| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230306639 |
| Summary: |
Sport has a number of distinctive characteristics which impact on the 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, professionalisation and commercialisation. |
| Item Description: |
Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230249257, 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | 280 p. : 11 figures, 45 34. |
| ISBN: |
9780230249257 9780230306639 : 0230306632 : |
| CLC: | G817.12-05 |
| Contents: | INTRODUCTION Sport as Business: International, Professional and Commercial Aspects-- H.Dolles & S.Soderman 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.Soderman. |