The aim of this study is to empirically address the following research questions using 2001-2015 data from the German League Bundesliga: Is there a relationship between players’ salary and league table ranking? How distinct is the social inequality of the German League Bundesliga? How strong...

This paper analyses two of these organizational types more closely and compares the decision-making structures of companies and communities of interests (of which clubs, and thus football clubs, are a subcategory).

In der organisationstheoretischen Literatur wird in der Regel zwischen den verschiedenenOrganisationstypen des Interessenverbands, der Verwaltung und des Unternehmens differenziert.(...)