TY - BOOK AU - Jozsa Jr,Frank P. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - College Sports Inc: How Commercialism Influences Intercollegiate Athletics T2 - SpringerBriefs in Economics, SN - 9781461449690 AV - HD4801-8943 U1 - 331 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer KW - Management KW - Economic policy KW - Labor economics KW - Economics KW - Labor Economics KW - Economic Policy N1 - Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Intercollegiate Athletics -- Chapter 3: Sports Finance.- Chapter 4: Coaches Compensation -- Chapter 5: Student-Athletes Environment -- Chapter 6: Campus Facilities.- Chapter 7: College Sports Business.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.- Appendix.- Bibliography N2 - For several decades in America, athletic programs in colleges and universities received financial support and resources primarily from their respective schools and such sources as alumni and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). More recently, however, college coaches assigned to athletic departments and the presidents and marketing or public relations officials of schools organize, initiate, and participate in fund-raising campaigns and thus obtain a portion of revenue for their sports programs from local, regional and national businesses, and from other private donors, groups, and organizations. Because of this inflow of assets and financial capital, intercollegiate athletic budgets and types of sports expanded and in turn, these programs became increasingly important, popular, and reputable as revenue and cost centers within American schools of higher education UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4969-0 ER -