North American professional team sport franchises ownership patterns and global entertainment conglomerates

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 435-457

  Harvey, Jean ^a   Law, Alan ^b   Cantelon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035605681     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.18.4.435     Document Type: Article

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