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Torgler, Benno - In: Journal of Sports Economics 8 (2007) 3, pp. 317-331

Cycling has not been analyzed intensively in the literature on the economics of sports. This article reports empirical …

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Perceived trade-off between education and sports career : evidence from professional football

Schmidt, Sascha Leonard; Torgler, Benno; Jung, Verena - In: Applied economics 49 (2017) 29, pp. 2829-2850

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Predicting season ticket holder no-show behaviour : more nuanced evidence from Switzerland

Schreyer, Dominik; Torgler, Benno - In: Applied economics 53 (2021) 48, pp. 5549-5566

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Behavioural sports economics : a research companion

Altman, Hannah Josepha Rachel (ed.); Altman, Morris (ed.); … - 2022

Introduction : Behavioural Sports Economics / Hannah Altman, Morris Altman, Benno Torgler -- Sport as a Behavioural … Economics Lab / Ho Fai Chan, David A. Savage, Benno Torgler -- Sports Performance, Procedural Rationality and Organizational … Inefficiency / Hannah Josepha Rachel Altman and Morris Altman -- Introduction -- Institutional Dynamics in Sports -- How Governance …

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Any Given Sunday: How Season Ticket Holders' Time of Stadium Entrance Is Influenced by Outcome Uncertainty

Schreyer, Dominik; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2013

This paper constitutes a unique micro-level exploration of the relation between game outcome uncertainty and the behavior of highly committed season ticket holders of a major Bundesliga soccer team. Specifically, we look at 3,113 season ticket holders attending all 17 home games in the 2012-13...

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The Influence of Superstars on Organizational Identification of External Stakeholders: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

Högele, Daniel; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2012

This paper examines the effect of superstars on external stakeholdersâ€™ organizational identification through the lens of sport. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of organizational identification, as well as on role model theories and superstar economics, we develop several...

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What Shapes Young Elite Athletes' Perception of Chances in an Environment of Great Uncertainty?

Jung, Verena; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2012

Unrealistic optimism is a commonly observed bias in the perception of chances. In this paper, we examine whether the bias is also present among young elite soccer players (10 to 23 years old) who receive regular objective feedback through external assessments. Utilising a large unique data set...

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The Influence of Superstars on Organizational Identification of External Stakeholders: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

Hogele, Daniel; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 2012

This paper examines the effect of superstars on external stakeholders' organizational identification through the lens of sport. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of organizational identification, as well as on role model theories and superstar economics, we develop several...

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Antecedents of Attitudes Towards Risky Career Choices

Jung, Verena; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - School of Economics and Finance, Business School

We explore the attitude towards risky career choices of young people in highly competitive environments. We empirically test which factors influence young elite athletes’ tendency towards choosing a high-risk career option over a lower risk one; looking at the attitudes, of close to 1000 soccer...

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Antecedents of Attitudes Towards Risky Career Choices

Jung, Verena; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2012

We explore the attitude towards risky career choices of young people in highly competitive environments. We empirically test which factors influence young elite athletes' tendency towards choosing a high-risk career option over a lower risk one; looking at the attitudes, of close to 1000 soccer...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010596319