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Voter Intentions And Political Implications Of Legislated Stadium Subsidies, Timothy Kellison, Brian M. Mills
Voter Intentions And Political Implications Of Legislated Stadium Subsidies, Timothy Kellison, Brian M. Mills
Kinesiology Faculty Publications
In the US, decisions to allocate public funding toward professional sports facilities are usually made not by voters via referendum or initiative, but rather by their elected representatives. We examine the attitudes of residents in a region affected by a no-vote stadium subsidy to determine whether policymaking is congruent with public will and to consider the political impact of residents’ support of or opposition to the stadium subsidy. Using survey data from 369 registered voters in Cobb County, Georgia, we found the average voter would have approved of publicly funding a new ballpark, but felt that voters should have had …
Determinants Of Support And Participation In A Major Sport Event Referendum, Melody Johnston, Michael Naylor, Geoff Dickson, David P. Hedlund, Timothy Kellison
Determinants Of Support And Participation In A Major Sport Event Referendum, Melody Johnston, Michael Naylor, Geoff Dickson, David P. Hedlund, Timothy Kellison
Kinesiology Faculty Publications
In recent years, referenda have been used to inform decisions to bid on major sport events. Recognising referenda as a means to engage a community in a major sport event, the purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of referenda support and participation intention. A sample of 603 New Zealanders completed a questionnaire a) the intention to participate in such a referendum. Based on exploratory factor analysis assessing b) their support for a referendum on their city bidding to host the Commonwealth Games, and multinomial logistic regression, the key findings are that political cynicism, civic duty, event status …
Perceptions Of The Fiscal Challenges Facing Athletic Departments Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Kelly Elliott, Timothy Kellison
Perceptions Of The Fiscal Challenges Facing Athletic Departments Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Kelly Elliott, Timothy Kellison
Kinesiology Faculty Publications
Research has shown the athletic departments of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) do not generate significant revenue. The financial struggle facing HBCU athletic departments can be explained using resource dependency theory. Specifically, as HBCUs are the most under-resourced member institutions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the numbers demonstrate how these institutions lack sufficient funding to invest in their programs. The purpose of this study is to explore the fiscal challenges facing HBCU athletic departments. To gather this information, two different groups of participants were interviewed to obtain an independent and insider perspective of the challenges. Phenomenology was …