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Golf tourism – World Cup Cricket 2007 – Guyana prospects

Sinclair, Donald G.; Boger, Ernest P. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 18 (2006) 7, pp. 583-592

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance the sport of golf as a compelling enhancement of the Caribbean region tourism product and assess prospects for the development of golf tourism in Guyana, catalysed by World Cup Cricket, 2007. Design/methodology/approach – Documentation...

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Cricket as a vehicle for community cohesion: building bridges with British Muslims

Yassim, Mazia - In: Journal of Islamic Marketing 4 (2013) 2, pp. 218-227

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review practices and research within the social change and community cohesion disciplines with a view to applying them in the context of British Muslims and cricket. The paper aims to discuss the role of sport and especially cricket to help build...

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Using history to comprehend the currency of a passionate profession

Stec, Deryk - In: Journal of Management History 18 (2012) 4, pp. 419-444

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the growing popularity of coaching; a concept whose influence increasingly spans academic disciplines and institutional fields. Design/methodology/approach – The paper makes sense of coaching by using actor network theory, an approach that...

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Is the Middle East the land of the future? It is not a given!

Madichie, Nnamdi O. - In: Foresight 15 (2013) 4, pp. 321-333

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), using investments in sports, as a galvanizing force. The paper concludes that, on the …, there remain challenges that cannot be so easily wished away. One such is the inability to leverage the investment in sports …

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Wrestling with “conflict of interest” in sport management

Sherry, Emma; Shilbury, David; Wood, Greg - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 7 (2007) 3, pp. 267-277

discussion of the issue of conflict of interest as it relates to the management and governance of sports organizations …

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Sport and power: globalization and merchandizing in the soccer world

Madeiro, Gustavo - In: Society and Business Review 2 (2007) 3, pp. 287-298

Purpose – Management ideology is spreading everywhere. Not long ago, it was restricted to market enterprises, which methods, values, and goals now predominate also in other fields. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the changes that occurred in the arena of football by the construction of...

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A social identity perspective on the job attitudes of employees in sport

Todd, Samuel; Kent, Aubrey - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 1, pp. 173-190

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a foundation for future research pertaining to establishing the distinctness of the sport industry from an employee psychology perspective. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper is rooted in social identity theory which...

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The impact of sports on team performance management

Ratten, Vanessa - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 15 (2009) 3/4, pp. 97-99

to sports teams. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the importance of performance management to sports … of teams that operate in the sports context, including professional league teams, college teams, teams at the workplace … sports context. Each of these articles is briefly discussed in terms of its contribution to the literature. …

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Managing legitimacy and uncertainty in professional team sport: the NBA's draft lottery

Soebbing, Brian P.; Mason, Daniel S. - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 15 (2009) 3/4, pp. 141-157

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the complexity of – and conflicts inherent in – managing sports …

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Luxury suites and team selling in professional sport

Lawrence, Heather J.; Moberg, Christopher R. - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 15 (2009) 3/4, pp. 185-201

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for team selling to sports firms that can be used to more …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015031251