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Transatlantic sport : the comparative economics of North American and European sports

Barros, Carlos Pestana (contributor); … - 2002

the impact of sport and sports events on local communities and the wider economy providing a useful contrast of methods …This book offers a comparative perspective on the economics of sport and highlights both the similarities and … differences in the North American and European models of sport. It tackles policy issues, such as the organising, financing and …

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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue

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1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...

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Recruitment, retention, and retirement in higher education : building and managing the faculty of the future

Ma, Jennifer (contributor); Clark, Robert Louis (contributor) - 2005

This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators. Contributors discuss topics such as: ageing of faculty, changing economic conditions and shifts in faculty employment patterns, rapid increases in health care costs and trends...

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Academic entrepreneurship : university spinoffs and wealth creation

Shane, Scott Andrew - 2004

In this unique and timely volume, Scott Shane systematically explains the formation of university spinoff companies and their role in the commercialization of university technology and wealth creation in the United States and elsewhere. The importance of university spinoff activity is discussed...

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Higher education in a global society

Johnstone, Donald Bruce (contributor); … - 2010

Higher education functions in a global environment of consumers, employees, competitors, and partners. It has been a force for globalization and a model for adaptation, but nonetheless faces challenges. This volume of essays examines emerging issues and opportunities for advancing education...

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Learning to compete in European universities : from social institution to knowledge business

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This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue...

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The economic institutions of higher education : economic theories of university behavior

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Working within the context of the evolutionary-institutional transformation of higher education, the authors trace the development of an economic model by which the behavioral tendencies of modern universities can be evaluated. That model is expanded to provide insights to the following...

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A modern guide to sports economics

Koning, Ruud Hans (ed.); Kesenne, Stefan (ed.) - 2021

economics, highlighting ways that economic research can help to understand sports better and the ways that sport provides …"This timely Modern Guide offers critical insights into developments in both professional and recreational sports … through the lens of the economic forces that determine them. It explores the benefits of the relationship between sports and …

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Economics uncut : a complete guide to life, death and misadventure

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This highly innovative and intriguing book applies principles of microeconomics to unusual settings to inspire students, teachers and scholars alike in the 'dismal science'. Leading experts show how economics reaches into the strangest of places and throws light onto the occasionally dark side...

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