Examining the rise and role of college athletics as a business : brand management and brand power in Division I intercollegiate athletics

This paper seeks to examine how major college athletics have grown into a billion dollar industry, and the way businesses, advertisers and the schools themselves can effectively grow their brands. By understanding the theoretical framework referenced by the social identity theory, disposition theor...

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Main Author: Sims, Wade Ryan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2647