Business model;
Organizational change;
Sports management;
Tour de France;
Professional road cycling;
Sport governance;
D O I:
10.1108/SBM-02-2017-0010
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
Purpose - Professional road cycling has the capacity to be a major worldwide spectator sport, but has yet, in the eyes of many, failed to realize its full potential. There is a growing awareness that profound reforms are crucial for the sport's future success. The purpose of this paper is to explore the conditions which the sport must address, and define a new business model for professional road cycling. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses qualitative data to screen professional road cycling's current business model, and to present a coherent vision on the changes needed to reform the sport. Information was gathered from archival material and from talks with stakeholders. Findings - The paper presents a blueprint for the future of professional cycling. It identifies 6 vital building blocks and 25 specific action points, beginning with the idea that professional road cycling needs a stable business model that produces a valuable core product. Originality/value - Professional road cycling is is conservative by nature and changes are extremely difficult to implement. This contribution presents a glimpse of one possible future for professional cycling, if cycling's policy makers acknowledge the need for profound reforms of the sport and are willing to make the necessary changes.
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US Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Biomed Adv Res & Dev Author, Off Assistant Secretary Preparedness & Response, Washington, DC 20201 USAUS Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Biomed Adv Res & Dev Author, Off Assistant Secretary Preparedness & Response, Washington, DC 20201 USA
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Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Surg, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USAUniv Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USA
Kumar, Hari R.
Zhong, Xiaoling
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Indiana Univ, Canc Res Inst, Dept Surg, Pediat Surg Sect, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USAUniv Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USA
Zhong, Xiaoling
Hickey, Robert J.
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Indiana Univ, Canc Res Inst, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USAUniv Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USA
Hickey, Robert J.
Malkas, Linda H.
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Indiana Univ, Canc Res Inst, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USAUniv Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USA
Malkas, Linda H.
Sandoval, John A.
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Univ Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USAUniv Colorado Denver, Dept Pediat Surg, Childrens Hosp, Aurora, CO USA