A review of measures of competitive balance in the ‘analysis of competitive balance’ literature

Richard Evans ()
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Richard Evans: Department of Management, Birkbeck University of London

No 9, Birkbeck Sports Business Centre Working Papers from Birkbeck College, Department of Management

Abstract: This paper presents a review of measures of the competitive balance of sports leagues proposed in the line of literature which Fort and Maxcy (2003, p. 155) call “… the analysis of competitive balance (ACB) literature itself†. They describe this as the literature which “… focuses on what has happened to competitive balance over time or as a result of changes in the business practices of pro sports.†A number of books and articles have provided surveys of these measures of competitive balance. This review consolidates that work and augments it by adding details to facilitate the appropriate application and interpretation of the measures. This paper also considers the applicability of the measures of competitive balance in the literature to the professional leagues of association football.

Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2014-05
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