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Stochastic Frontiers and the Temporal Structure of Managerial Efficiency in English Soccer

Dawson, Peter; Dobson, Stephen; Gerrard, Bill - In: Journal of Sports Economics 1 (2000) 4, pp. 341-362

This article provides estimates of technical efficiency for a panel of managers in English soccer's Premier League for the period 1992 to 1998. In contrast to other studies of sporting team production, efficiency is estimated at the level of the individual manager rather than the club. Fixed and...

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A Contest Model of a Professional Sports League with Two-Sided Markets

Dietl, Helmut; Duschl, Tobias; Franck, Egon; Lang, Markus - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 232 (2012) 3, pp. 336-359

This paper develops a model of a professional sports league with network externalities by integrating the theory of two-sided markets into a two-stage contest model. In professional team sports, the competition of the clubs functions as a platform that enables sponsors to interact with fans. In...

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Cost performance of Brazilian soccer clubs: A Bayesian varying efficiency distribution model

Barros, Carlos Pestana; Assaf, A. George; Araujo, Ari … - In: Economic Modelling 28 (2011) 6, pp. 2730-2735

This paper analyzes the cost efficiency of Brazilian first league soccer clubs using a Bayesian Varying Efficiency Distribution (VED) model. We confirm that the model fits the data well with all coefficients correctly signed and in line with the theoretical requirements. From the efficiency...

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R&D activity, innovativeness and enterprise exporting

Czemiel-Grzybowska, Wioletta; Walicka, Monika - In: Ekonomia i Prawo 12 (2013) 4, pp. 613-626

The continuous increase in export value at small and medium size enterprises undoubtedly proves their bigger competitiveness and mobilization in the search for new business partners. It is also indicated by the fact that export growth at the SME sector is larger than the growth rate of a number...

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Small Firms and the Strategy of the First Mover

Lowe, Julian; Atkins, M. H. - In: International Journal of the Economics of Business 1 (1994) 3, pp. 405-419

Timing of entry and the decision to be a leader or follower in products or markets is a complex decision and empirical evidence suggests that first movers do not always 'capture' all the potential benefits from being first. Small firms in particular are faced with problems when deciding on...

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"We can only request what's in our protocol" : technology and work autonomy in healthcare

Petrakaki, Dimitra; Kornelakis, Andreas - In: New technology, work and employment 31 (2016) 3, pp. 223-237

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Restaurant Chains in China : The Dilemma of Standardisation versus Authenticity

Zeng, Guojun; Vries, Henk J. de; Go, Frank M. - 2019

This book explores the paradox of the hospitality industry: customers demand not only personal and innovative tourism … authentic products and services while the latter could be achieved through standardization. Although it seems ideal to combine … both concepts, they seemingly contradict each other leading to suppliers facing an authenticity-standardization paradox …