CSBM – Center for Sport Business Management
Sports as a Business. Business as a Sport.

CSBM Strategy Committee Meet to Define Key Objectives
Madrid, October 20, 2008
The CSBM strategy committee met twice to define the center's key aims and objectives for the following year. These include developing research into the role of sporting events in the development and internationalization of cities, and how to professionally manage sports clubs.

Fourth Forum of Sports Organizations
Madrid,  May 13, 2008
"The international repurcussions of sport have increased significantly in recent years. Thanks to this revolution, Spanish brands have now become effective ambassadors for their country in a global context". With these remarks, SAR La Infanta Dña. Pilar de Borbón closed the event that took place in IESE, bringing together prominent members of the sporting, marketing, and communications community. More information (In Spanish)

CSBM Presents New Football Transfer Publication
Madrid, April 8, 2008 
Moderating the breakfast event was Professor Sandalio Gómez, President of CSBM. Profs. Ignacio Urrutia and Ángel Baraja presented their paper "Análisis del mercado de traspasos de futbolistas de alto nivel: período 2000-2007".

> The structural characteristics of sport organisations: Differentiation within elite Spanish professional football clubs (D/751)
Gómez, S., Martí, C., Opazo, M.
May 2008

> Structural characteristics of sport organizations: Main trends in the academic discussion (D/730)
Gómez, S., Martí, C., Opazo, M.
February 2008

> Características estructurales de un club de fútbol profesional de élite.
Gómez, S., Opazo, M.
September 2007
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> Características estructurales de las organizaciones deportivas.
Gómez, S., Opazo, M., Martí, C.
September 2007

> Why NGOs matter for the success of sports events? The case of America's Cup.
Jacopin, T., Urrutia, I.
September 2007

> "The case study method: a powerfull teaching tool in sports marketing education."  Martí, C. (2007)
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship Volume Nine (Number One) Case Study Special Edition: 7-10.