RESEARCH ARTICLE
Assessing Financial Condition of Municipal Sports Agencies: A Data Benchmarking Approach
Jorge García-Unanue1, 2, 3, *, José L. Felipe2, 3, Julio del Corral1, Leonor Gallardo1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 9
Issue: Suppl-1, M6
First Page: 43
Last Page: 52
Publisher ID: TOSSJ-9-43
DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01609010043
Article History:
Received Date: 16/07/2015Revision Received Date: 18/08/2015
Acceptance Date: 07/09/2015
Electronic publication date: 12/05/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
This study analyzes the development of the financial condition of local decentralized public sports services over a period of 10 years, obtaining benchmarks to serve as a point of reference. In order to do this, the elements of flexibility, independence, and sustainability are analyzed through three indicators in 2,139 observations obtained from municipal sports service organi-zations in Spain from 2002 to 2011. The majority of the organizations show results that are theoretically adequate in terms of flexibility and sustainability, but not independence. For this reason, the statistics presented can be used as a point of reference in order to classify the organizations in the sector according to their financial performance.