B5705 - ORGANIZZAZIONE E INNOVAZIONE NELLO SPORT

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Moduli: Renato Nicolai (Modulo 1) Federico Smanio (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Wellness and Sport Management (cod. 9214)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - possesses the skills relating to the functioning, organization and general knowledge of sports clubs, both in the amateur and competitive sectors - possesses a concrete vision of the different organizational levels of a sport event and the innovation management tools - is able to use the most modern managerial management systems of a sports club and organization of a sport event

Course contents

MODULE 1

The organization of a sports club

Roles and functions of a sports club: the organizational chart

The Sport Manager: roles and responsabilities

The organization of a sporti event

Sports brand management

Sources of income for sports clubs

- Sponsorship
- Ticketing
- Merchandising
- Stadium and “food and beverage”

MODULE 2

  • Macrotrend Sport Tech
  • Startup e Imprenditorialità
  • Il pitch deck: un metodo di valutazione delle startup
  • WeSportUp: case history acceleratore sport tech
  • Ecosistema Sport Tech
    • Il Framework di riferimento: approccio sistematico all’industria
    • Il mercato e gli Investimenti in “sport-tech”
    • Una panoramica globale, europea e italiana
    • Gli investitori e gli attori dell’ecosistema sport-tech
  • Startup Sport Tech
    • performance
    • fan experience
    • management & organization
  • Innovazione nello Sport
    • Cosa significa innovazione per le organizzazioni sportive
    • Gli orizzonti dell’innovazione
    • Opportunità e rischi nella collaborazione tra sport e startup
    • Modelli di collaborazione tra sport e startup
  • Il connubio tra atleti, imprenditori e startup
  • Project work

Readings/Bibliography

MODULE 1

C. Bottari, P. D'Onofrio, F. Franceschetti, F.Laus, R. Nicolai, G. Paruto, Diritto, Organizzazione e Gestione dello Sport e delle attività motorie. Ed. Bononia University Press, Bologna 2021

S. Cherubini, Marketing e Management dello Sport. Franco Angeli, Milano 2015

R. Nicolai, L.Zambelli, La disciplina del Basket tra tutele e mercato. Bologna University Pres, 2025

MODULE 2

Teaching methods

The course will be divided in front lessons and group excercises

Testimonials from sport-tech businessmen and startups, managers of sports organizations and innovation experts are expected

Assessment methods

The exam, for all students, includes a compulsory written test, which gives a maximum grade of 30 cum laude

Any other verification method must be agreed with the teacher or will be proposed by the teacher in exceptional cases

Teaching tools

The lessons will be made available to the student in electronic format (virtuale.unibo.it)

Office hours

See the website of Renato Nicolai

See the website of Federico Smanio