Recent economical, societal as well as communicative changes have had a
strong and sustainable effect on communication within, with and about the
sport industry. The 6th German Congress for Sports Economics and Management
addresses economic and management problems arising in various fields and
organisations of the sport industry at the intersection of sport, media and
communication. The following aspects are dealt with in particular:
(1) Theoretical approaches in media economics and communication management in sport,
(2) findings of empirical studies about economic and management problems arising at the intersection of sport, media and communication,
(3) current communication challenges within, with and about the sport industry experienced from the point of view of practitioners (clubs,
associations/federations, organisers, media, advertising agencies etc.),
(4) practical models and concepts in communication management of various sport organizations and media companies. Additionally to the above mentioned topics presentations on related research in sport economics and sport management are also welcome.
Call for Abstracts
All scientists – particularly young scientists – researching in relevant disciplines (economics, communication and sports science) and practitioners working in various fields of the sport industry are invited to submit abstracts for presentations. Authors should email abstracts (one page written in Microsoft Word with line spacing 1.5, and 2.5 cm margins on each side) by March 31, 2008 to Dr. Sebastian Kaiser (s.kaiser@dshs-koeln.de). Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes.
The German Congress for Sports Economics and Management is regarded to be one of the world leading sport management congresses and provides scientists and practitioners with a great opportunity for presenting and discussing relevant research as well as networking. Congress organiser is the Institute of Sport Economics and Management of the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln).