Sport as a Business: International, Professional and Commercial Aspects

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Sport as a Business: Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
‘As American as Mom, Apple Pie and Dutch Soccer?’: The Team Identification of Foreign Ajax FC Supporters....Pages 15-34
Decision-making Styles in Purchasing Sport Products: An International Comparison Between American and Korean College Students....Pages 35-52
Travel Time Elasticities in Recreational Sports: Empirical Findings for the Professionalization in Sports Facility Management....Pages 53-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Perceptions of the Impacts of Major Commercial Sport Events....Pages 75-98
Gender, Race and Nationality: An Examination of Print Media Coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics....Pages 99-114
Enhancing Public Sports Facilities: A Representation of the Global Value....Pages 115-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Sports Organizations, Professionalization and Organizational Conflict: A Review of the Literature....Pages 137-152
International and Professional Dimensions of National Governing Bodies: Insights from the Gaelic Athletic Association....Pages 153-169
The Role of Central Brokers and Their Influence on Effectiveness in an Intentionally Created Sports Professionalization Network....Pages 170-193
Business Ecosystem Co-evolution: The Ultimate Fighting Championships....Pages 194-212
Learning from Failure: Is Major League Soccer Repeating the Mistakes of the North American Soccer League?....Pages 213-227
Learning from Success: Implementing a Professional Football League in Japan....Pages 228-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-263