In a series of papers (Kovalenkov and Wooders 2001a, Games and Economic Behavior, 2001b, Mathematics of Operations Research, and 1997, Journal of Economic Theory to appear), the authors have developed the framework of parameterized collections of games and also that of parameterized collections of economies with clubs. These papers apply to collections of games with nontransferable utility and ...

IT students’ clubs play an irreplaceable role in training students’ innovation and practical abilities. Through questionnaires and interviews, the paper analyzes students’ participation in IT clubs, the training of students’ innovation and practical abilities and the problems existing in the organization management of clubs. By referring to the successful experience of Wuhan University of Scien...

Background. Marketing mix is a tool which can be used by administrators to achieve their goals. Objectives. This research investigated the role of sports marketing mix in generating revenue for football clubs. Methods. Data for this mixed method research was obtained from library studies, interviews with experts, and questionnaires. The statistical population comprised employees of the Footba...

The aim of this study is to assess the status of strategic thinking among directors of private sport clubs in Shiraz city based on Goldman model. The methodology used here is descriptive-analytic and data are collected through literature studies and survey. The target population of the study included all private sport clubs offering more than three types of sports (90 clubs) and the samplin...

A simple hierarchical clustering algorithm called CLUBS (for CLustering Using Binary Splitting) is proposed. CLUBS is faster and more accurate than existing algorithms, including k-means and its recently proposed refinements. The algorithm consists of a divisive phase and an agglomerative phase; during these two phases, the samples are repartitioned using a least quadratic distance criterion po...

The objective of the present study is to investigate empirically the existence of convergence clubs in state-level agricultural productivity of the USA. This is pursued using Total Factor Productivity (TFP) data from 48 contiguous states over the period 1960-99 and time series methods which endogenously allocate states to clubs on the basis of the long-run behavior of the respective productivit...

In this paper, we compare the investment decisions of groups (stock clubs) and individuals. Both individuals and clubs are more likely to purchase stocks that are associated with good reasons (e.g., a company that is featured on a list of most-admired companies). However, stock clubs favor such stocks more than individuals, despite the fact that such reasons do not improve performance. We descr...

In this paper we examine a two-period static club economy where individuals of distinct types decide whether or not to subscribe to clubs at each period. We show that neither facility sizes nor consumption group sizes are affected by variable participation rates because all individuals agree over the benefits of club quality. Variable participation rates and identical preferences for club quali...

Focusing on the case of Celtic plc, this paper questions the extent to which Stock Exchange listed companies are appropriate vehicles for contemporary football clubs. It adopts an inclusive or stakeholder approach to ownership, focusing not only on the providers of capital as owners but also on the ownership rights of a football club’s community. The paper argues in favour of ownership structur...

abstract:due to the importance and benefits of entering premier league’s football clubs into stock market, this research has been done to assess the current status of mentioned clubs and compare it with the conditions for entering the stock market and give practical proposals for entering the premier league’s professional football clubs into stock market. this study was a descriptive-survey res...