Journal article
Uncertainty of Outcome and Radio Policy in Professional Road Cycling
Journal of sport management, v 28(3), pp 311-323
01 May 2014
Abstract
The world governing body for cycling proscribed the use of two-way radio communication in road cycling races, with the ban set to become fully effective in 2012. The ban was instituted because radio use was perceived to have altered the cycling competitions by making outcomes more predictable and of less interest to sport's consumers. This empirical analysis of the policy rationale considers the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis (UOH) as it applies to professional cycling races and creates a novel measure, the likelihood of breakaway success (LBS). The LBS is analyzed in 1436 bicycle races between 1985-2010 to examine potential changes in outcomes associated with the use of two-way radio technology by competitors and team directors. The data suggests that radio technology has had a significant association with event outcome types. The relevance of the findings to intraorganizational communication, management, and hierarchies of sports teams are also discussed.
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- Title
- Uncertainty of Outcome and Radio Policy in Professional Road Cycling
- Creators
- Daniel J. Larson - University of OklahomaJoel Maxcy - Temple University
- Publication Details
- Journal of sport management, v 28(3), pp 311-323
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publ Inc
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sport Management (Center for Sport Management)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000336506100005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84901410975
- Other Identifier
- 991021881503104721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
- Management
- Sport Sciences