An Absence of Competition The Sustained Competitive Advantage of the Monopoly Sports Leagues /

• Main Author: Longley, Neil (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy, 5
• Subjects: Industrial management.; Management.; Economics.; Management science.; Economics, general.; Media Management.

This book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to analyzing the nature of “competition” and “competitive advantage” within the U.S. pro sport industry. By many measures, the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S.–the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National H...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Some Conceptual Foundations: A Primer on the Economic Structure of Professional Sport
• 3 The USFL as a Case Study
• 4 A Brief History of Post-World War II Rival Leagues
• 5 Explaining Competitiveness: Alternate Theoretical Frameworks
• 6 Property-Based Resources: Franchise Locations, Stadiums, and Players
• 7 Knowledge-Based Resources
• Managerial Competencies
• 8 The Way Ahead: The Prospects for the Re-Emergence of Rival Leagues
• Index.