Big Sports, Big Business: A Century of League Expansions, Mergers, and Reorganizations
- ISBN-10
- 0275991342
- ISBN-13
- 9780275991340
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 181
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Frank P. Jozsa
Description
Explains the how, what, and why of sports league expansions, mergers, relocations, and reorganizations--and what this all means for the future of professional sports.
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