Sports teams and their communities: Examining the influence of external group identities on team identity

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-337

  Heere, Bob ^a,c   James, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a Cruyff Academics International ^*

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cruyff Academics International   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34547539509     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: 1543270X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.21.3.319     Document Type: Article

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