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Influences on Football Attendance; A Research Proposal
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This 16 page paper is a research proposal to investigate why a football team that is performing well may still be seeing a decline in ticket sales. There is a great deal of literature that associated the demand for tickets with performance levels and outcome uncertainly. There is also a smaller level of studies that has identified other factors, such as ticket cost, weather, day of the week and employment status may also impact on attendance. This paper proposes primary quantitative research with casual fans of a football club to assess what influences are impacting on the attendance in order to develop a simple but comprehensive model of influences. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEfootattd.rtf

International Sports Federations
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This 7 page essay discusses the concept of international sports federations and the ways in which they have a distinctly economic impact on the world. The past few years have not been some of the best for the various international sports federations of the world in terms of their image and prestige. At the core of many of the issues is the one that governs so much of modern life -- economics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWintspo.rtf

Investing in a New Fitness Club -- Finding the Investors
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This 6 page report discusses the simple fact that the business ventures that prove to be the most successful are those with the best investors. When the combination of an entrepreneur with a particular vision is backed by the strength of a financial partner who has confidence in the venture, an important aspect of the overall business effort is satisfied. This is true in businesses ranging from restaurants to manufacturing. This report considers some of the ways investors can and should be attracted to efforts to open a health and fitness club. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWinvfit.rtf

Leadership Approaches & Sports Management
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of basic management styles and considers their application for sports management. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: Leadspor.wps

Leadership In Sport
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This 9 page paper investigates leadership and begins with a definition of leadership. The writer then reports and explains the three broad categories into which most leadership styles fall, trait theories, environmental theories and behavior theories. Transactional and transformational leadership is then described and explained. How charisma fits into the styles is discussed. The paper then turns to sport literature and describes cohesion and the need for role differentiation and interdependence. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGsptld.rtf

Major League Baseball and the Umpires Association
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This 8 page report discusses the controversies that have revolved around labor issues of Major League Baseball and baseball umpires. Certain fundamental labor issues are in force, however, the unique aspects of professional sports adds to the overall complexity of the process. The decision by the umpires to “quit” rather than strike in September of 1999 ultimately backfired on them and they have had to work to reconstruct some type of a professional association for collective bargaining. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWumpbb.wps

Marketing Research Study; Marketing Techniques Used by NBA Teams
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This is 4 page paper reviews a research article investigating the marketing of NBA teams. The paper summarises the article which assesses the value of different marketing techniques to increased attendance gains as it is perceived by the NBA marketers and the attendees. The bibliography cites one source.
Filename: TEnbamark.rtf

NASCAR Rule Changes
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A 7 page research paper (includes 1 outline page) that explores the new rule changes that NASCAR instituted for the 2005 season. The writer explores the ramifications of these rules in regards to making NASCAR racing a more exciting competitive sport for the spectator. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khnascar.rtf

NASCAR, RULES CHANGES AND COSTS
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This 7-page paper covers recent changes and rules in NASCAR, and how those changes are impacting costs for team owners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTnascarco.rtf

Natural Turf Versus Artificial Turf Sports Fields
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This 16 page report discusses the benefits and controversies that exist in the sports world regarding artificial and natural turf playing fields. In the big money realm of professional sports, playing surfaces are generally chosen and maintained on the basis of what is the most cost effective and least problematic. Concerns regarding aesthetics, the “feel” of the surface, and personal preference of the players have been thought of as secondary, even tertiary, concerns. However, a huge number of injuries have been directly blamed on artificial turf and have resulted in key players being kept out of a game or even put on the injured list for an entire season. This report examines a number of those concerns and looks at potential alternatives. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWgvturf.wps