Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage: On the strategic similarities between Maccabi Tel Aviv BC and FC Bayern München

European Journal for Sport and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-94

  Bar Eli, Michael ^a   Galily, Yair ^b   Israeli, Aviad ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

business organizations; management; managers; sport clubs; strategic resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933526091     PISSN: 16138171     EISSN: 23805919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16138171.2008.11687810     Document Type: Article

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