It’s Olympic year and in a few months’ time the biggest global spectacle on the planet will get under way in Beijing. Some people will not only be paying attention to the athletes breaking records but also to the impressive financial figures involved. Companies from around the world will have invested more than $2 billion on sponsorship, with many more billions being spent on advertising and promotional campaigns. These days, the sports industry is one of the fastest-growing global businesses in the world. In order to help you develop a better understanding of the sports business, we have decided to give you an overview of the essential sports business information resources available at the IESE Library.

Be aware of what’s hot by reading the best books and articles on the subject at the IESE Library:

-Books and e-books in the IESE Library Catalogue

-Journal articles on sport in Business Source Complete

-Top sports journals available at IESE:
Journal of Sport Management
Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Journal of Sports Economics
Journal of Sport Tourism
Sport Management Review
Sport Marketing Quarterly
European Sport Management Quarterly

-News about the sports industry in Factiva

Need more? Searching for reports and in-depth research:

CSBM (Center for Sport Business Management), IESE
This IESE research center was founded as an international reference center for knowledge production and educational initiatives related to sports business management. Interesting documents and publications are available on its website.

European Commission White Paper on Sport
This document provides an overview of the current state of play and provides strategic orientation on the role of sport in the European Union.

Deloitte Sports Business Group
This group publishes authoritative reviews of the sports industry. A major area of its expertise is football (soccer).

PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook
The Outlook provides in-depth global analyses and 5-year growth projections for 14 entertainment and media industry segments. Each industry chapter provides an analysis by region, including that of Western Europe and Spain.

More market reports about specific sports-related industries are available at the IESE Library in Business Source Complete (Datamonitor) and Business Insight databases.



Other Useful Resources for Sports:

Spain. Consejo Superior de Deportes.
The National Sports Agency (Consejo Superior de Deportes - CSD), an independent administrative body, is attached to the Ministry of Education and Science, through which the national government operates in the field of sport.

International Olympic Committee
This is the official website of the International Olympic Committee. Its role is to promote top-level sport as well as sports for all in accordance with the Olympic Charter.

Planning a career in Sports business
WetFeet Insider Guide – Entertainment & Sports
Careers in Entertainment and Sports

Sports Data Resources, American Statistical Association
This website fosters and analyzes the use of statistics and their application in the sporting world.

A Special Issue Dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Omega Volume 36, Issue 6, (December 2008)
Edited by J. Zhu

New resource: Orbis

The IESE Library has subscribed to ORBIS Top 750,000, a Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing product. More in-depth marketing and financial information on public and private firms worldwide is now available at IESE, including that relating to banks and insurance companies.

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Hints and Tips: How do I get info on market share or market size?

Marketing data on market share or market size is available in several databases subscribed to by the IESE Library.

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

To keep updated on what is happening in Beijing, the best place to go is the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. You will find the very latest news and information relating to the games on the web.

Information on all kind of sports worldwide is available on Fox Sports’ website. From soccer to horse racing, and covering all countries, this website features rankings, scores, schedules and tickets.

The leading sports magazine in terms of paid circulation and advertising revenue, Sports Illustrated set out to rank the 50 top-earning American athletes and 20 of the top-earning non-Americans.

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