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Sport as a Business

International, Professional and Commercial Aspects

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Harald Dolles

    1. School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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  2. Sten Söderman

    1. School of Business, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Sport as a Business: Introduction

    1. Sport as a Business: Introduction

      • Harald Dolles, Sten Söderman
      Pages 1-12

  4. Sport Events and Sport Facilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Perceptions of the Impacts of Major Commercial Sport Events

      • Christopher J. Auld, Kathleen M. Lloyd, Jennifer Rieck
      Pages 75-98

    3. Gender, Race and Nationality: An Examination of Print Media Coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics

      • Andrea N. Eagleman, Erin L. McNary
      Pages 99-114

    4. Enhancing Public Sports Facilities: A Representation of the Global Value

      • Bernard Augé, Arnaud Pedenon, Alexandre Vernhet
      Pages 115-134

  5. Sports Organizations and Governance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Sports Organizations, Professionalization and Organizational Conflict: A Review of the Literature

      • John Schulz
      Pages 137-152

    3. International and Professional Dimensions of National Governing Bodies: Insights from the Gaelic Athletic Association

      • Anne Bourke
      Pages 153-169

    4. The Role of Central Brokers and Their Influence on Effectiveness in an Intentionally Created Sports Professionalization Network

      • Simon G. Martin, Maureen Benson-Rea, Nitha Palakshappa
      Pages 170-193

    5. Business Ecosystem Co-evolution: The Ultimate Fighting Championships

      • Simon Ford, Clive Kerr
      Pages 194-212

    6. Learning from Failure: Is Major League Soccer Repeating the Mistakes of the North American Soccer League?

      • John D. Francis
      Pages 213-227

    7. Learning from Success: Implementing a Professional Football League in Japan

      • Harald Dolles, Sten Söderman
      Pages 228-250

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 251-263
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About this book

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

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Harald Dolles

  • School of Business, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Sten Söderman

About the editors

HARALD DOLLES is visiting professor in International Business at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his doctorate in international business/strategic management from the University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, with a focus on East Asia. He frequently contributes to scientific development in the fields of international business; sports management; entrepreneurship and innovation; IHRM and Asian studies.

STEN SÖDERMAN is visiting professor at the University of Luxembourg and a professor at Stockholm University, Sweden. He received his doctorate, in location strategies of industries, from Stockholm University. Sweden. He frequently contributes to scientific development in the fields of international business, sports management, entrepreneurship and innovation.

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