Sport, Business and Management: Volume 14 Issue 4

Sport, migration and diaspora: the case of Ivorian track and field athletes

B. Nalani Butler, Thomas J. Aicher, Georgio Vahoua, Allyson C. Hartzell

This study focused on Ivorian track and field athletes who were current or former members of the Ivorian national team to understand athletes’ experiences with migration, diaspora…

The impact of external factors on board decision making in non-profit sport organizations

Erik L. Lachance, Milena M. Parent

Pressures from non-profit sport organizations’ (NPSOs) external environment influence governance structures and processes. Thus, this study explores the impact of external factors…

Racialized organizations, strategies, and structures: a case study

Charles D.T. Macaulay, Ajhanai C.I. Keaton

This paper explores organization-level racialized work strategies for maintaining racialized organizations (Ray, 2019). It focuses on intentional actions to maintain dominant…

New players? New managers? New stadiums? Which investments drive football club performance?

John Nowland, Jomo Sankara

Professional football clubs, like other businesses, need to make investments in both human capital and fixed capital. We examine how investments in players, managers and stadiums…

Exploring the impact of Qatar’s soft power sponsorship in the Indian Premier League: a social identity perspective

Joliss Helen George, V.K. Ranjith

Drawing upon the Social Identity Theory, this research aims to investigate the effectiveness of Qatar’s soft power sponsorships among the Indian Premier League (IPL) fans in…