The Influence of Expenditures in Football Industry Results: Case Study of the Brazilian Football League

The Influence of Spendings on Results in Football Industry

  • Eric Matheus Rocha Lima São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil
  • Vivian de Oliveira University Center FIEO – Osasco – Brazil
  • Vladan Pavlović University of Pristina, Faculty of Economics, Kosomovska Mitrovica, Serbia
  • Carlos Norberto Fischer São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil
  • Afonso Antonio Machado São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil
  • Ivan Wallan Tertuliano Adventist University Center of São Paulo (Unasp) - São Paulo - Brazil

Abstract

Reserarch question: the paper investigates the influence of football clubs investments on their performancen the first division of the Brazilian league. Motivation: Considering football as the most important sport in Brazil, representing a cultural symbol of the country, understanding it better becomes necessary. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the financial amounts involved in the management actions to try to understand the influence of the investments that the clubs make about the marketing and championships improvement and, thus, to be able to delineate the relation between investment and success in Football. Idea: In this perspective, the central hypothesis of this study is that the clubs that present the highest expenditures on soccer will also present the best classifications, since these expenses are related to better training conditions and salaries, which may contribute to the recruitment of the best athletes. Data: The study was conducted with data collected over the internet, using data provided by clubs. Only the clubs belonging to the first division were used, being a total of 19 clubs, divided into 3 groups, according to the investment value in Football. Tools: This study presents descriptive and inferential analyzes, since the qualitative-quantitative approach was assumed as a way of understanding the data. Assuming the number of clubs participating in the study, we chose non-parametric inferential analyzes in the intra- and inter-group evaluations, using the alpha value of 0.05 as criterion. Findings: The results showed that clubs in groups G1 and G2 had similar expenditures dynamics, while G3 group clubs had a slight swing. In addition, clubs in groups G1 and G2 had the largest amount of expenditures, while G3 clubs had the lowest expenditure during the period analyzed. These results demonstrated that the clubs of the G1 and G2 groups achieved the best positions in the championships, corroborating the research hypothesis. Contribution: One can conclude that the investment of the clubs directly influences the classification in the championships, being necessary great investment to conquer the championship. However, this study has some limitations, such as sample size (19 teams only). Therefore, we emphasize the need for new studies.

Author Biographies

Eric Matheus Rocha Lima, São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil

ericmrl@hotmail.com

Eric Matheus Rocha Lima was born on 17th October 1991 in Araras. He received his graduation degree from São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro. Master's degree from São Paulo State University at Rio Claro. Member of the Laboratory of Studies and Research in Sports Psychology (LEPESPE) - UNESP - Rio Claro.

Vivian de Oliveira, University Center FIEO – Osasco – Brazil

vivian_oliveira58@hotmail.com

Vivian de Oliveira was born on 04th September 1991 in Vinhedo. She received his graduation and MSc degree from São Paulo State University at Rio Claro. Member of the Laboratory of Studies and Research in Sports Psychology (LEPESPE) - UNESP - Rio Claro. She is a Lecturer professor at University Center FIEO.

Vladan Pavlović, University of Pristina, Faculty of Economics, Kosomovska Mitrovica, Serbia

 vladan.pavlovic@pr.ac.rs

Vladan Pavlovic was born on 16th December 1971 in Belgrade. He received his bachelor and MSc degree from Faculty of Economics in Subotica, and a PhD from the Faculty of Business Studies, Megatrend University, where he was appointed for assistant professor and associate professor in the field of accounting and auditing. He was appointed as a full time professor in 2012 at the Faculty of Economics in Pristina (Kosovska Mitrovica). He has published numerous papers in international and national journals.

Carlos Norberto Fischer, São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil

 carlos@rc.unesp.br

Carlos Norberto Fischer was born on 12th Deember 1958 in Piracicaba. Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, MSc and PhD from the University of São Paulo. He has a postdoctoral degree from the University of Warwick, Coventry, England and Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Villeurbanne, France. Professor at the State University of São Paulo. He completed post-doctoral at the University of Warwick, Coventry, England and Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Villeurbanne, France. Professor at the São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro.

Afonso Antonio Machado, São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro – Brazil

 afonsoa@gmail.com

Afonso Antonio Machado was born on 21th Deember 1959 in Lins. Post-Doctor from Faculty form Lisbon and University of Minho, Master and Doctor from University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Graduate in Physical Education from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Graduate in Philosophy and Pedagogy from UNICAMP. Adjunct Professor at the São Paulo State University at Rio Claro. Coordinator of Laboratory of Studies and Research in Sports Psychology. He has published numerous papers in international and national journals.

Ivan Wallan Tertuliano, Adventist University Center of São Paulo (Unasp) - São Paulo - Brazil

 ivanwallan@gmail.com

Ivan Wallan Tertuliano was born on 12th September 1981 in São Paulo. Graduated in Physical Education from Universidade Nove de Julho. Master in Physical Education from the University of São Paulo. PhD from São Paulo State University at Rio Claro (UNESP) - Rio Claro. Postdoctoral studies from UNESP - Rio Claro. Professor at the Adventist University Center of São Paulo. Member of the Laboratory of Studies and Research in Sports Psychology. He has published numerous papers in international and national journals.

Published
2018-03-06
How to Cite
Lima, E., de Oliveira, V., Pavlović, V., Fischer, C., Machado, A., & Tertuliano, I. (2018). The Influence of Expenditures in Football Industry Results: Case Study of the Brazilian Football League. Management:Journal Of Sustainable Business And Management Solutions In Emerging Economies, 23(1), 1-12. doi:10.7595/management.fon.2018.0006
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