Sport, Business and Management: Volume 14 Issue 1

General manager and head coach exits in the NBA and the NFL

George Foster, Norm O'Reilly, Jim Best Devereux, Matias Shundi

This article seeks to enhance the understanding as to why head coaches and general managers (GMs) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League…

Aligning governance, brand governance and social media strategies for improved organizational performance: a qualitative comparative analysis of national sport organizations

Arthur Lefebvre, Milena M. Parent, Marijke Taks, Michael L. Naraine, Benoit Séguin, Russell Hoye

This paper aims to explore the potential configurations of governance, brand governance and social media strategies leading to effective organizational performance.

Corporate entrepreneurship in sport: evidence from North American leagues

Matthew Mazzei, W. Nathan Kirkpatrick

The authors integrate the established literature on corporate entrepreneurship with the expanding inquiry into sport entrepreneurship by examining professional teams and leagues…

Economic sustainability: a solution to the financial problems of football clubs

Nahid Atghia, Ali Nazarian

Financial problems of football clubs during economic crises (such as COVID-19 pandemic) highlight the necessity of achieving economic sustainability. In addition, the economic…

Capital gains from player transfers as a value creation tool: some evidence from European listed football clubs

Enrico Supino, Maurizio Marano

This article explores the value creation process from player sales in football to understand if the related capital gains correspond to significant increases in the stock value of…

Esports, video gaming and their fuzziness: a conceptualization and categorization

Max de Zoeten, Thomas Könecke

The social and economic importance esports has gained over the past decades has led to a quickly evolving academic interest in the topic. Yet, current perspectives on esports…

Africa rising: turning sporting potential into success

Kwame J.A. Agyemang, Nana Ama Ayenor, Marilyn Hammond, Joel Nii Borte Bortey

The purpose of this essay is to provide a better understanding of Africa's sport industry and demonstrate how the industry can be transformed.