The growing awareness of economic, environmental, and social issues related to tourism highlights the need to identify innovative practices that promote sustainability in tourist destinations. This study investigates mega sporting events and their fundamental role in sustainable tourism; these...

This article discusses the evolution of Tour de France TV broadcasting. Over the course of 70 years, the duration, quality and scope of the race's coverage changed dramatically. Three periods are identified. In a first phase (1948-1967), Tour de France TV coverage was just a relatively small...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Organizational Structure and Finances of Professional Road Cycling -- Chapter 2: The History of Professional Road Cycling and its Current Organizational Structure -- Chapter 3: The finances of Professional Cycling Teams -- Chapter 4: Sponsorship in Professional...

This sport marketing study establishes a clearer demarcation between an event sponsor and a sponsored event in relation to investigating the potential value of congruity. Based on 1,615 field surveys, we uncover the asymmetrical impact of event-sponsor fit on the title sponsor and sponsored...

Profit-maximizing organizers of sports contests have an incentive to implement rules that increase the attractiveness of sports contest for spectators. But prohibitively high enforcement costs can prevent organizers from implementing certain rules. We argue that in these instances unofficial...

Over the past decade, a growing body of academic literature on the economics of road cycling has been amassed. This book is the first volume to bring together a majority of the academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a...

The finals of bicycle races have certain peculiarities compared to other sports. The leading group in a bicycle race rides comparatively slowly up to a few meters before the finishing line, until one of the competitors tries to shake off his opponents. Only then do all riders perform to the...

The finals of bicycle races have certain peculiarities compared to other sports. The leading group in a bicycle race rides comparatively slowly up to a few meters before the finishing line, until one of the competitors tries to shake off his opponents. Only then do all riders perform to the...

Die Analyse zeigt, dass Doping nicht nur eine Frage individueller Moralvorstellungen und Fairness ist, sondern aus ökonomischer Sicht unter verschiedensten Gesichtspunkten für Sportler eine rationale Strategie darstellt. Die Athleten geraten regelmäßig in ein Gefangenen-Dilemma, in dem...

This article develops a socio-economic model that analyzes the doping decision of professional athletes. In their decision to use performance enhancing drugs athletes do not only evaluate the costs and bene?ts (in terms of potential rank improvement). They also take into account peer-group...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore twentieth century sportscapes and their role in the development of urban arenas as places of sport. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing frame theory and sport business history scholarship, the author examines entrepreneurs' development of...