Sport, Business and Management: Volume 12 Issue 4

Risks of expressing your authentic self in sport: the influence of stigma covering on perceived job fit and hiring recommendations

Jeffrey D. MacCharles, E. Nicole Melton

The purpose of this study was to examine how identity covering techniques can influence raters' perceptions of job candidates who have a socially stigmatized identity…

The multi-dimensionality of competitive balance: evidence from European football

Bill Gerrard, Morten Kringstad

The purpose of this paper is to address the problem of designing league regulatory mechanisms given the multi-dimensionality of competitive balance and the proliferation of…

Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship

Harry Arne Solberg, Denis Mike Becker, Jon Martin Denstadli, Frode Heldal, Per Ståle Knardal, Thor Atle Thøring

This paper sought to determine how a major sport event can become trapped in a winner's curse, in which the fierce competition to host the event forces organisers to spend more on…

Added value for sponsors: a study of network in football 2011–2018

Morten Erichsen, Trond Stiklestad, Marthe Holum, Tor Georg Jakobsen

This study identifies the outcomes prioritised by the sponsors of a sport, specifically football. The authors’ novel thesis is that the network collaboration between sponsors as…

The influence of multiple combinations of celebrity endorsers on consumers' intentions to purchase a sports-related product

Aaron von Felbert, Christoph Breuer

Endorsement research has focused primarily on determining the effectiveness of single endorsers, whereas marketing practice shows that companies usually engage multiple endorsers…

An institutional analysis of gender (in)equalities, COVID-19 and governance of elite women's football in Australia, England and the USA

Beth G. Clarkson, Keith D. Parry, Alex Culvin, Stacey Pope

Women's football faces an existential threat from COVID-19. Using case studies, the authors explore the COVID-19 responses of three highly ranked national football associations…

French men's professional basketball under the economic shock of the Covid-19

Yann Carin, Cyprien Desquennes, Lukas Jaworski, Wladimir Andreff

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic effects of Covid-19 on French men's professional basketball club championships. Three research questions are raised: What are…

The impact of environmental barriers on attendance of outdoor and indoor professional sports: the case of the South Korean soccer, baseball and basketball leagues

Seomgyun Lee, Taeyeon Oh, Choong Hoon Lim

This study sought to determine if environmental barriers (i.e. air pollution, temperature and precipitation) affect outdoor (i.e. soccer and baseball) and indoor (i.e. basketball…

Agency problems concerning the handling of fan misbehaviour and its punishment in football

Philipp Winskowski, Susanne Homölle

On the example of professional football in Germany, this paper analyses the conflict about the punishment of fan misbehaviour within an agency-theoretical framework to cast light…

Investigating the intention to use fitness app: the role of the perceived attractiveness of fitness center customers

Antonio Andrés Gómez-Ruiz, Pablo Gálvez-Ruiz, Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana, Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra, Jerónimo García-Fernández

This study aims to identify the variables that could influence the intentions to use fitness apps based on the attractiveness of the fitness apps.