Sport, Business and Management: Volume 13 Issue 1

Non-profit sport collaboration effectiveness: how do the partner selection factors and the collaboration process matter?

Arthur Lefebvre, Géraldine Zeimers, Thierry Zintz

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between partner selection factors and effectiveness of collaboration between sport clubs, as well as the mediating…

Leveraging strategies of recurring non-mega sporting events for host community development: a multiple-case study approach

Daichi Oshimi, Shiro Yamaguchi

This study extends the event leverage model and applies the community development theory to explore how event managers can leverage recurring, non-mega sporting events for…

Rugby's Celtic fringe goes global – an economic analysis of the Pro14

Patrick Massey, Vincent Hogan

The introduction of professionalism in 1995 posed serious challenges for Rugby Union in Ireland, Scotland and Wales given their limited fan bases and broadcast markets. It led to…

National Olympic Committee sponsorship in small states: a case study with a focus on the Caribbean region

Jeeyoon Kim, Elizabeth Delia, Patrick Walsh

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in small states operate in a unique market (e.g. small population, confined market and limited private sector) that brings challenges in…

Financial fair play and competitive balance in European football: a long term perspective

Raúl Serrano, Isabel Acero, Stuart Farquhar, Manuel Antonio Espitia Escuer

The paper analyzes the effects of financial fair play (FFP) in the competitive balance of European football industry throughout a long-term perspective.

COVID-19, sustainability and Olympic Games: which lessons can we learn from Tokyo 2020?

Eduardo Russo, Ariane Roder Figueira, Leonardo José Mataruna-dos-Santos

This paper aims to understand how the sustainability theme has been incorporated into the new Olympic planning guidelines based on analysing the case of Tokyo (2020), which was…

How are fans affected by the commercialization of elite sports? A review of the literature and a research agenda

Erik Winell, John Armbrecht, Erik Lundberg, Jonas Nilsson

The purpose of this paper is to develop a holistic understanding of extant studies addressing the impact of commercialization on fans of elite sports.