Industry Factors and the Changing Dynamics of the Player-Agent Relationship in Professional Ice Hockey

Sport Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-191

  Mason, Daniel S ^a   Slack, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041392248     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1441-3523(01)70074-5     Document Type: Article

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