The special features of sport: A critical revisit

Sport Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Smith, Aaron C T ^a   Stewart, Bob ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management practice; Special features; Sport business

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449186543     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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