This book presents the up-to-date research developments in economics, management and optimization applied to sports, which would be of interest to researchers and practitioners in sports industry, and could be used as supplementary reading in related courses and seminars. In particular, the volume contains research papers and reviews addressing the following issues: methods for ranking teams and evaluating players' performance; techniques for predicting outcomes of sport competitions; economics for professional leagues; optimal strategies in sports; optimal referee assignment techniques; scheduling and managing sport tournaments. The specific sports discussed in the book include American football, soccer, baseball, cricket, basketball, track and field, and hockey.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783540207122
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95296563
Product Key Features
Author
Jaime Gil-Lafuente, Sergiy Butenko, Panos M. Pardalos
Publication Name
Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, Mathematics, Business
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
1370g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Panos M. Pardalos, Jaime Gil-Lafuente, Sergiy Butenko
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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