The strategy literature suggests that concerted attention to technical performance improves innovation and socio-economic development. The institutional orientated literature, on the other hand, suggests that the attention to conformance for legitimacy leads to innovation and socio-economic...

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Obituary, János Kornai (1928-2021) -- 1. Introduction: new research pathways in the soft budget constraint approach -- 2. Soft budget constraints and institutional logics in European...

Written by European professors and focusing on the specificities of European sport, When Sport Meets Business analyses the growing commercialisation of professional sport in recent years and explains how it has developed into a major global industry. Structured into four sections, the book...

Preface. 7Acknowledgement. 8About the authors. 91. Introduction. 101.1. Step-by-step study plan - 30 steps for Success. 102. Pretest knowledge assessment. 122.1. Pretest knowledge assessment questions. 122.2. Pretest knowledge assessment answers. 143. CAPM Certification overview.. 183.1.1....