ABSTRACT
This book examines the global sports ecosystem through three of its central pillars: Sport marketing, sports equipment manufacture and sales, and sport governance and organization. By focusing on these three themes, the book presents a nuanced and multi-faceted view of how the global sports economy works and what its main strategic challenges and opportunities are.
Offering a balance between theory and practice, and adopting an international perspective with case studies and examples from the Americas, Europe and Asia, the book addresses key issues such as corporate social responsibility, the impact of culture on international sport business, innovation and entrepreneurship, and consumer behaviour.
The Global Sport Economy is fascinating reading for students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in sport business and management, sport marketing, the sporting goods industry and distribution and sport governance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|109 pages
Sports marketing
chapter Chapter 2|18 pages
Watching a game or experiencing it
chapter Chapter 3|27 pages
CSR and sports-event organizers
part II|108 pages
The sporting goods industry and distribution
part III|93 pages
Sport governance