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ICMA Centre research featured in Spanish Newspaper 'Expansión'

Professor Adrian Bell, Head of the ICMA Centre, was featured recently in the Spanish Newspaper 'Expansión' (http://www.expansion.com/).

On 02/01/2014 an article titled 'Clubes cotizados: mejor despidos que dimisiones' explored the relationship between the performance of football managers and their likelihood of being sacked. The article featured the publication of Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks and Dr Tom Markham titled: 'The performance of football club managers: skill or luck?'.

You can read the article here.

Professor Adrian Bell

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research (Prosperity and Resilience)
Published 8 January 2014
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