Sport in the Iberian Peninsula (eBook, ePUB)

Management, Economics and Policy
Redaktion: García-Fernández, Jerónimo; Bravo, Gonzalo A.; Grimaldi-Puyana, Moisés

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book in English to offer an overview of the development of the sport industry in Spain and Portugal, examining the social, economic, cultural, and political impact sport has had in this region and on world sport more broadly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000787108
• Artikelnr.: 65702732

Autorenporträt

Jerónimo García-Fernández is Associate Professor in sports science in the department of physical education and sport at the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. His research focuses on the management of fitness centers, customer loyalty, consumer perception, digital transformation, customer satisfaction, and analysis of professional profiles linked to the sport and fitness sector. In 2016, he was the President of the Ibero-American Congress on Sports Economics that took place in Spain, and in 2020 and 2021 was the President of the International Conference on Technology in Physical Activity and Sport. He is the CRDO (Chief Research and Development Officer) of Fitbe Spin-off, a university startup focused on consumer management in fitness centers. Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana is Associate Professor in sports science in the department of physical education and sport at the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain. His research examines the management of sport organizations, and particularly the perceived satisfaction and customer loyalty of clients in sport organizations. Moreover, he has studied the management and recreation of sport organizations, and conducted professional profiles linked to the sports sector. He has led multiple projects related to sport with agencies in both the public and private sectors. Many of these projects have focused on the transfer of researcher findings to the needs of these sports organizations. Gonzalo A. Bravo is Associate Professor of sport management in the College of Applied Human Sciences at West Virginia University, USA. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sport governance, international sport, research methods, and socio-cultural and ethical dimensions of sport. His research examines issues on organizational behavior, and the policy and governance of sport. He has given more than 100 presentations in sport management and sport sociology at conferences hosted all over the world, and been invited to give keynote addresses in universities in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Macao, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Sport in the Iberian Peninsula: An Introduction
2. Socio-Cultural and Historical Background of Sport in Spain and Portugal
3. European Union and Sport: Economy
Public Policy
and Legislation
4. The Sport Systems in Spain and Portugal
5. The Legal Framework of the Sports Industry in Spain and Portugal
6. Public Policies and Sport Participation in Spain and Portugal
7. From Buildings and Equipment to "Spaces" for Sports in Spain
8. Sports Gambling in Spain
9. The Iberian Fitness Industry: Experiences from Portugal and Spain
10. Economic and Social Effects of Sporting Events and Organisations in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula
11. Sports Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in the Iberian Peninsula: A Bibliometric Analysis
12. The Spanish Football League and the Foreign Players
13. The Portuguese Football League 'Liga Portugal'
14. La Roja
Real Madrid and Barça: A Historic Perspective
15. Spanish Women's Leagues and the Push Towards Professionalisation
16. La Vuelta: Impact on Local Communities
17. Traditional Games and Sports of the Iberian Peninsula as Tourist Attractions
18. Nautical Sports in Spain
19. Global Brands from the Iberian Peninsula: Nadal
Gasol
Cristiano
and Mourinho
20. Sport Governance in Portugal
21. Evaluating the Performance of Spanish Sport Federations: A Multiple Goal Approach