Publicaties
Socioeconomic variables and historical performance, the influences in the Olympic success at a sport-specific level Vrije Universiteit Brussel
ever, most of the studies on this topic have linked all sports rather than the specificities of individual sports.
Problem and Aim. Analyzing the influence of the socioeconomic and historical results of past World Championships and Olym-
pic Games countries’ performance at the Olympic Games, ...
Positioning in Olympic winter sports: Analysing national prioritisation of funding and success in eight nations. European Sport Management Quarterly (Special Issue). Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Research question: Despite the attention the Olympic Winter Games has received by scholars, there has been little theoretically informed analysis on the positioning of nations in a dynamic environment. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how nations position themselves in the Winter Games by comparing national funding prioritisations of Olympic Winter sports. Research methods: The distribution of funding in 2010/2011 is used as a proxy to ...
An Empirically Based Operational Definition of Elite Sport System: A Panel Data Analysis of Olympic Success Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Positioning at the Olympic Winter Games: examining the targeting of Olympic winter sports by medal-winning nations Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Purpose: Since the 1990s, the International Olympic Committee has offered nations more medal-winning opportunities at every Winter Games. Meanwhile, many countries are constrained by their limited financial resources to target sports strategically. The purpose of this paper is to examine the targeting approaches to Olympic Winter Sports of National Sports Agencies (NSAs), and to identify the factors they assess in the decision-making process. ...