This edited collection examines human resource management in organizations other than those that are set up to make a profit. Covering human resource management in a number of different kinds of mission-driven organizations, the book explores organizations in sectors and industries such as the...

This book explores the key issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and reporting as applied to sports organizations, with particular attention to the Italian environment. It is divided into two parts, the first of which examines the general principles and reporting tools of CSR; these...

This book presents a review of the role of overconfidence in small firms and explores how biased judgment and decision-making can affect business performance. Whilst the overconfidence construct has been studied in detail, there are no systematic reviews of its role in SMEs as of yet. Examining...

This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and their role in society and the national sport system. Furthermore, it offers a cross-national comparative perspective of sport clubs in twenty European countries. Containing both...

This Brief identifies and contrasts the groups of National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion franchises and of any teams that relocated from one metropolitan area or city to another from 1950 to 2013. It discusses historical differences and similarities in the teams’ markets and...

Professionelle Sportvereinsmarken stehen vor der Herausforderung, den wirtschaftlichen Erfolg vom sportlichen abzukoppeln. Dies kann durch eine starke Sportvereinsmarke gewährleistet werden, welche das Verhalten externer Zielgruppen unabhängig vom sportlichen Erfolg beeinflusst. Zum Aufbau...

1 Introduction -- 2 Some Conceptual Foundations: A Primer on the Economic Structure of Professional Sport -- 3 The USFL as a Case Study -- 4 A Brief History of Post-World War II Rival Leagues -- 5 Explaining Competitiveness: Alternate Theoretical Frameworks -- 6 Property-Based Resources:...

Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen im Profifußball -- Der Jahresabschluss von Unternehmen -- Besonderheiten des Jahresabschlusses von Fußballunternehmen -- Vorgehen bei der Analyse von Jahresabschlüssen -- Analyse der Jahresabschlüsse von Profifußballklubs im internationalen Vergleich --...

HPWS, HR Analytics und kontextuelle Beidhändigkeit -- Diagnostik und Entwicklung von Exekutivfunktionen -- Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz in der Personalauswahl -- Quantitative Belastungs- und Beanspruchungsanalyse als Teil des BGM.