International Research on Sports Economics and Production

Edited by Gregory T. Papanikos

ISBN: 960-88672-2-3, 320 pages, Hardback
First published in 2005 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

 

 

List of Contributors

v

1

International Research on Sports Economics and Production: An Introduction

Papanikos, G.T.

1

PART 1

The Economics and Management of Professional Sports

2

Sport Management in South Africa: The Brand Equity of the South African Super 12 Rugby Brands

Gerber-Nel, C.

7

3

Resource-Based View: The Success Factors of English Premiership Football Clubs

De Mel, S.

21

4

Ambush Marketing: A Case Study of the Turkish National Football Team

Argan, M. and Suher, K.

35

5

Impulse Buying Behavior of Sport Team-Licensed Merchandise  

Kircova, I.

51

6

The Determinants of Consumer Expenditure on Sports: A Tobit Model

Lera-López, F. and Rapún-Gárate, M.

61

7

The Participation of Soccer Spectators During Matches: A Research on Fenerbahce’s Fans in Turkey

Suher, K., Argan, M. and Özer, A.

79

8

Forecasting the Professional Team Sporting Events: Evidence from Euro 2000 and 2004 Football Tournaments

Halicioglu, F.

95

9

Sponsorship in Sport Organizations: Analyze of Sponsors of Turkish Football Team in 2002 World Cup

Terekli, M.S.

111

10

Transfer Market Externalities and the Potential Need to Compensate Soccer Clubs for Releasing their Players to National Team Games

Benz, M.-A. and Franck, E.

115

11

Motivation in Sports-NGOs

Aagaard, P.

131

12

Sports Broadcasting as Global Cultural Goods or the Listed Events’ Regulation in the EC

Abdourazakou, Y.

147

13

Creative Accounting in Italian Football Companies: Ethical Issues and the Impact of International Accounting Standards (IAS) on Listed Clubs

Levante, M.

163

14

The Confirmation of Sports Law and the Creation of Sports Criminology

White, J.

181

PART 2

The Economics and Management of Mega Athletic Events

15

The Olympic Village of Barcelona: Urban Residential Development and Socio-Economic Impact

Lambiri, D.

195

16

Impact of the 2004 Olympic Games on Land Planning and Organisation in Athens

Henry, A. and Gillon, P.

211

17

How to Monitor Olympics - Longitudinal Surveys on Winter Olympics: Torino 2006

Guala, C.

223

18

Sport and Sport Events as a Driving Forces for Economic and Tourism Development

Weiermair, K. and Mueller, S.

231

19

Is ‘Football Tourism’ a Beneficial Alternative for Resort Establishments’ Low Season Applications?

Sezgin, E.

247

20

When Sports Become Economics in the Third World: Sport Economics in Ecuador from the Public Sector Point of View

Vela Dávila, S.

255

 

PART 3

Sport Production

21

Sports Associativism, German-Brazilian Identity and the Rise of Sports in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Zarpellon-Mazo, J. and Reppold-Filho, A.R.

273

22

Connection Between Theoretical Knowledge of Physical Activity, Attitudes Toward Physical Activity and Physical Activity in Spare Time of Slovenian Youth

Marcina, P., Škof, B., Boben, D., Cecić Erpič, S. and Zabukovec, V.

285

23

Culture and Tacit Knowledge in Sport Organizations

Kaiser, S. and Keiner R.

295

24

Democratization of Sport and Leisure in Porto Alegre: A Study of Public Policies from 1989 to 2000

Reppold-Filho, A.-R. and Dos Santos, H.-T.

309