Dr. Daniel Read is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Sport Business , Loughborough University London. His interdisciplinary research addresses critical integrity issues in sport through qualitative and quantitative methodologies, focusing on athlete welfare, governance, sponsorship, fan behavior, and digital media. PhD in Sport Business (Loughborough University London) MRes in Psychology BSc in Sports Science and Physiology Dan's current projects examine: Athlete welfare (care-seeking behavior, medicine misuse, education) Commercial innovation vs. sporting tradition Digital divide impacts on sport access 21st-century sport governance He collaborates with organizations such as the World Anti-Doping Agency , FIFA , World Rugby , and the Professional Footballers’ Association . His teaching expertise spans research methods, data analytics, sport integrity, and digital media, alongside PhD supervision.
Christoph Breuer is a Professor at the Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management at the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. His work focuses on sports economics, club management, and policy analysis. He leads research initiatives examining sports integrity, club ownership dynamics, and volunteer engagement. Breuer is actively involved in editorial roles for journals such as the Journal of Global Sport Management and Sport Management Review. His research spans over 800 publications, including studies on pandemic impacts on athletes and clubs, sponsorship strategies, and logistics in sports organizations. He has received the SMAANZ Best Conference Paper Award 2024. Key projects include analyzing multi-club ownerships and evaluating prevention measures against sports match-fixing. He advises PhD students like Thomas Breuer and Christoph Pott. His grants include projects funded by third parties, such as the 'Sportentwicklungsbericht' series and investigations into sports integrity. Breuer collaborates internationally, addressing topics like equipment logistics and athlete well-being. His work bridges academic research with practical applications for sports policy and management. Editorial roles: Journal of Global Sport Management, Sport Management Review Key projects: Sport Development Report (SEB 3.0), UEFA EURO 2024 evaluation Media engagements: Over 100 press contributions on topics like sports economics and club financing
Stefan Prigge is a full-time Professor at the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) since 2008, specializing in Finance & Accounting. He earned his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Hamburg and has held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and the Private Hanseuniversity Rostock. Research Interests: Corporate Governance, Family Businesses, Professional Football Clubs (with a focus on financial and governance aspects). Academic Leadership: Co-founded the Institute for Mittelstand and Family Businesses at HSBA in 2016. Research Trends: His work spans empirical analysis of governance structures in family firms and football clubs, market efficiency, risk diversification, and strategic compliance. Recent studies examine family constitutions, financing models, and sustainability in family businesses. Students: Supervises doctoral candidates like Niklas Bergmann, with former advisees including Martin Wendt and Felix Thiele. Email: stefan.prigge@hsba.de Projects & Labs: Leads the Institute for Mittelstand and Family Businesses at HSBA, focusing on governance frameworks and resilience indicators for family firms.
Jyri Backman is a Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University's School of Business and Economics, specifically within the Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies. He is an active researcher and educator specializing in the intersection of sports, law, and business management, with particular expertise in ice hockey commercialization and sports taxation. Backman completed his Doctoral Thesis titled 'Ishockeyns amerikanisering: En studie av svensk och finsk elitishockey' at Malmö University in 2018, following a Licentiate Thesis 'I skuggan av NHL: en organisationsstudie av svensk och finsk elitishockey' at Göteborgs universitet in 2012. His academic journey demonstrates deep specialization in Nordic ice hockey systems. His research focuses on the legal and economic dimensions of sports, particularly examining how commercialization, Americanization, and juridification processes transform traditional European sports models. Backman has extensively analyzed Swedish and Finnish elite ice hockey, exploring topics ranging from tax optimization and venue management to labor relations and cross-border league expansions like Jokerit's move to the KHL. His publication portfolio reveals consistent thematic development over the past decade, with increasing sophistication in analyzing the tension between commercial imperatives and traditional sports values. Recent work shows growing attention to labor relations in football and innovative financing models in Swedish sports. Backman leads the 'Forward' research group, a multidisciplinary forum dedicated to ice hockey culture and management studies. His work bridges legal scholarship, business administration, and sports sociology, creating a distinctive niche in sports management research focused on Nordic contexts. As an educator, he teaches commercial law, tax law, and sports law at both undergraduate and advanced levels. Fluent in Finnish, he leverages his linguistic capabilities to conduct comparative research between Swedish and Finnish sports systems, providing unique insights into Nordic sports management.
Jonas Puck is a Professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and a founding director of the WU Institute for International Business. As academic director of the MBA in Energy Management at the WU Executive Academy and co-director of the Research Initiative for Sport Management (RISM), he bridges corporate management and sports analytics, focusing on leadership, team dynamics, and organizational behavior. His research explores parallels between professional sports and business management, including studies on leadership styles of football coaches like Jürgen Klopp, the role of player agents in football, dual citizenship in international federations, and financial implications of Multi-Club Ownership structures (e.g., City Football Group). He emphasizes using sports data to derive broader management insights. Jonas Puck has been affiliated with WU since 2009, where he appreciates institutional support, academic freedom, and WU's state-of-the-art campus infrastructure. He is also Vice President of the First Vienna FC, Austria's oldest football club, blending his lifelong passion for sports with academic expertise.
Rodrigo Miguel Barrio serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Burgos, Spain. He is actively affiliated with the CAJI research group (Civil and Criminal Judicial Cooperation in the European Union) and the uic mar jimeno research unit under Dr. Mar Jimeno Bulnes' leadership. His institutional role centers on procedural law instruction and EU legal framework research within Spain's academic justice system. He obtained his PhD from the University of Burgos in 2018 with the dissertation Restorative Justice and the Power of the Community in Conflict Resolution: Analysis and Proposal of a New Paradigm of Criminal Justice , supervised by Dr. Mar Jimeno Bulnes. His academic trajectory demonstrates deep specialization in Spanish and EU procedural mechanisms. Barrio's research spans restorative justice , EU judicial cooperation , and digital legal transformation . He investigates algorithmic evidence analysis, social media's evidentiary value, and AI's role in judicial processes. His work bridges traditional procedural law with emerging technologies, particularly examining how digital tools reshape labor mediation, criminal procedure, and victim-offender dynamics within EU harmonization frameworks. Current projects focus on restorative justice digitization and EU directive implementation challenges. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Critical assessment of AI integration in prosecution and judicial decision-making, (2) Examination of social media evidence in labor and family courts, and (3) Development of EU-wide mediation frameworks for labor disputes. His scholarship consistently addresses the tension between technological innovation and fundamental legal principles like due process and privacy. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials. While specific advising relationships aren't listed, his doctoral supervision under Dr. Jimeno Bulnes suggests mentoring capacity. The CAJI research group affiliation indicates potential grant-funded projects on EU judicial cooperation, though specific grants remain unmentioned. His research unit likely supports collaborative work on procedural law modernization. Barrio operates within the CAJI research group and uic mar jimeno unit, focusing on civil/criminal judicial cooperation in the EU. These teams examine procedural harmonization, digital evidence standards, and restorative justice implementation across member states. Current projects analyze algorithmic tools in European prosecution services and digital mediation frameworks for cross-border labor disputes.
Alberto Manzari is a Tenure Track Researcher in Business Economy at Link Campus University, Rome. He holds a PhD in Economics and Management from the University of Bari Aldo Moro and completed his undergraduate studies at Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale. His research focuses on intellectual capital evaluation, sustainability metrics (ESG), and corporate governance in sports and financial institutions. He has held prior roles as a fixed-term researcher at Sapienza University of Rome, contributing to projects funded by PNRR and the Supplemental Health Plan. Education: PhD in Economics and Management (2021) – University of Bari Aldo Moro Master’s/Undergraduate Degree – Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale Research Interests: Manzari explores gender diversity’s impact on decision-making in corporate and sports settings, the application of Industry 4.0 technologies to enhance managerial practices, and the role of blockchain in anti-corruption frameworks. His work integrates quantitative methods with policy analysis, particularly in measuring stakeholder engagement and sustainability performance across industries. Publications Trends: His recent articles analyze ESG performance in football clubs, fintech behavior in Italian banks, and crisis management strategies in sports enterprises. These studies emphasize empirical approaches to quantify intangible assets and institutional resilience through frameworks like composite indicators and blockchain systems. Awards: None explicitly listed Grants and Advising: Involved in PNRR-funded projects on corporate innovation and health economics. No listed advisees or grant details provided beyond project affiliations.
Seungbum Lee is a Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Akron College of Business. He holds a PhD in Sport Management from the University of Minnesota and an MA from Indiana State University. His research focuses on the intersection of sport and business strategy, including outsourcing, sales, sponsorship, and APAC region sports management. His work has been published in journals such as Journal of Relationship Marketing , Sport Marketing Quarterly , and Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal . Notably, his paper on sport sponsorship decision-making using AHP earned the 2012 Outstanding Paper Award. He serves as a faculty advisor for the Sport Analytics and Business Association (SABA) and is a Fellow at the University of Nottingham China Soccer Observatory. Research Highlights: Analyzes VR gaming in sports marketing, media convergence in NCAA departments, and Chinese investments in European football clubs. Teaching: Courses include Sport Business Consulting, Financial Issues in Sport, and Sales Strategy in Sport. Service: Active in academic committees and editorial review boards for journals like Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science . Scientific Awards: 2023 Asia Sport Scientist Service Award 2023 Faculty Service Excellence Award 2019 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Internet of Things and Convergence 2012 Outstanding Paper Award His grants include NSF I-Corps Sites Program funding and multiple teaching innovation grants. He has presented extensively on topics like media convergence, esports challenges, and fan behavior at conferences such as North American Society for Sport Management and Sport Marketing Association.
Susan Craver is a Lecturer of Management in the Cofrin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, primarily based at the Marinette Campus. With over 20 years of college teaching experience, she combines academic expertise with 15 years of small business ownership in Marinette, Wisconsin, and prior roles in banking and high school business education. Education : B.A. in Political Economy and Economics from Michigan State University; MBA in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research and Professional Focus : Her interests span marketing, sales, management, supply chain operations, and manufacturing, with a particular emphasis on multi-generational management challenges in modern workplaces. She has contributed to regional economic development as a board member of InventureNorth. Community Engagement : A native of the Marinette/Menominee area, Sue actively volunteers with local organizations including the Marinette Booster Club, Marinette/Menominee Youth Soccer Association, and Marinette Youth Hockey Association.
Lindsay Thomsen serves as Assistant Professor of Practice in Management and Director of Student Business Development for the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Business. With over 20 years of professional experience spanning therapy, business coaching, business psychology, and consulting, she focuses on inspiring individuals and organizations to achieve their highest potential through growth-oriented practices. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Business Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology M.A. in Counseling, University of Nebraska at Omaha B.S. in Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Thomsen's research integrates entrepreneurship with psychological frameworks, emphasizing family business dynamics, franchising models, and business psychology applications. Her teaching directly supports early-stage entrepreneurs through courses like Family Business (ENTR322) and Franchising (ENTR425), while leveraging CliftonStrengths® methodology to foster student development in risk-taking and innovation. As Director of Student Business Development, she actively mentors through the Husker Entrepreneur Accelerator's Peer Group program and provides faculty leadership for the Franchise Club and Women+ in Entrepreneurship organization. Her practical approach extends to personal entrepreneurial ventures, including independent startups, collaborative firms, and franchise ownership, alongside supporting her family's multi-generational business operating since the 1970s.
