The Golden Rule in Sports Investing in the Conditions of Cooperation
Elite level sport lends itself to a highly competitive environment that encourages players to seek a competitive advantage in order to win. Since competition is an inherent condition that is also considered desirable in this setting, it may at first glanc
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Alicia Bockel
The Golden Rule in Sports Investing in the Conditions of Cooperation for a Mutual Advantage in Sports Competitions With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Andreas Suchanek
Alicia Bockel Munsbach, Luxembourg
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, 2013
ISBN 978-3-658-07027-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-07028-1
ISBN 978-3-658-07028-1 (eBook)
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Foreword
Sport is fun; it is good for health and well-being and can contribute to building a sense of community. And in addition, it is a big industry. This final fact may affect the prevailing understanding of the game: unlike amateurs, professional players are offered an extrinsic source of motivation for partaking in sports and this may contribute to specific conflicts between self-interest and morals. In her book “The Golden Rule in Sports” Alicia Bockel investigates this issue from an ethical point of view, analyzing the reasons for conflicts between selfintere
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