Sport, Business and Management: Volume 1 Issue 2

Editorial: the distinctiveness of sport: opportunities for research in the field

Simon Chadwick

The purpose of this editorial is to set the context for the second issue of this new sport business management journal, by identifying the distinctive features of sport and sport…

Sports business and multisided markets: towards a new analytical framework?

Oliver Budzinski, Janina Satzer

Despite still being younger than a decade, the theory of multisided markets has offered numerous valuable insights for the analysis of industries in which a supplier serves two…

Strategic marketing's contribution to Australasian golf club performance

Ron Garland, Roger Brooksbank, Wayne Werder

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which strategic marketing planning is carried out by Australasian golf clubs and the impact such planning has upon their…

Does order matter? An empirical analysis of NHL draft decisions

Peter Tingling, Kamal Masri, Matthew Martell

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of order on the quality of outcomes when making sequential decisions and test the widely‐held belief that choosing earlier is…

Dimensions of motivation associated with playing sport video games : Modification and extension of the Sport Video Game Motivation Scale

Beth A. Cianfrone, James J. Zhang, Yong Jae Ko

The purpose of this paper is to modify and extend the Sport Video Game Motivation Scale (SVGMS).

March Madness, office gambling, and workplace productivity issues: an empirical study

Amber A. Smith, Alan D. Smith

The purpose of this paper is to explore and test certain assumptions concerning the employee productivity and employee morale associated with the annual participation in March…