منابع مشابه
Sports Specialization vs Diversification
O ver the past 40 years or so, there has been a significant change in the direction of amateur sports in the United States. Way back when, participating in several sports (baseball, basketball, football, or track) was the goal of many high school athletes. If you could letter in 3, especially before your senior year in high school, that was quite impressive. Those who achieved this goal in thei...
متن کاملSpecialization vs . diversification of university technological knowledge across European regions
This paper explores the regional patterns of university technological diversification/ specialization in Europe and its effects on the production of new university technologies measured as patents counts. Several econometric specifications reveal that both regional diversification of technology and specialization in high technology have positive and significant effects on the production of subs...
متن کاملSports Specialization, Part II
CONTEXT Many coaches, parents, and children believe that the best way to develop elite athletes is for them to participate in only 1 sport from an early age and to play it year-round. However, emerging evidence to the contrary indicates that efforts to specialize in 1 sport may reduce opportunities for all children to participate in a diverse year-round sports season and can lead to lost develo...
متن کاملTechnological Specialization and Corporate Diversification∗
We document a trend towards fewer and more-focused conglomerates, and develop a model that explains these patterns based on increasing technological specialization. In the model, diversification adds value by allowing efficient within-firm resource reallocation. However, synergies decrease with technological specialization, leading to fewer diversified firms over time. Also, the optimal level o...
متن کاملSports Specialization in Young Athletes
CONTEXT Sports specialization is intense training in 1 sport while excluding others. Sports specialization in early to middle childhood has become increasingly common. While most experts agree that some degree of sports specialization is necessary to achieve elite levels, there is some debate as to whether such intense practice time must begin during early childhood and to the exclusion of othe...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1941-7381,1941-0921
DOI: 10.1177/1941738113484130