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Intangible Asset Accounting and Accounting Policy Selection in the Football Industry

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INTANGIBLE ASSET ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING POLICY SELECTION IN THE FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

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NICHOLAS ROWBOTTOM

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Commerce and Social Science of The University of Birmingham for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Department of Accounting and Finance School of Business Faculty of Commerce and Social Science The University of Birmingham July 1998

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icies in the Football Industry
5.1 Accounting for Player Registrations and Transfer Fees 5.2 Accounting for Signing-on Fees 5.3 Capital Grants 5.4 Depreciation of Stadia

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Theoretical Framework for Studying the Selection of Accounting Policy Choice
6.1 Theories of Accounting Policy Choice 6.2 Explanatory Variables 6.3 Statement of Hypothesis

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Methods of Data Collection and Analysis
7.1 Sampling 7.2 Bank Questionnaire 7.3 Football Club Questionnaire 7.4 Variable Construction 7.5 Model Specification 7.6 Parameter Estimation 7.7 Sensitivity Analysis

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Test Results and Interpretation
8.1 Underwriter Pressure Hypothesis 8.2 Debt Contracting Cost Hypothesis 8.3 Youth Development Hypothesis 8.4 Ownership Structure Hypothesis 8.5 Normative Influence Hypothesis 8.6 Political Cost Hypothesis

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The Feasibility of Intangible Asset Accounting in the Football Industry 253
9.1 Transfer Fee Accounting 9.2 The Measurement of Player Registrations 9.3 Valuation Model for Player Registrations 9.4 Conclusions

Conclusions Appendix 1
A1.1 Bank Questionnaire Cover Letter A1.2 Bank Questionnaire

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Appendix 2
A2.1 Club Questionnaire Cover Letter A2.2 Football Club Questionnaire

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Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7
A7.1 Multicollinearity A7.2 Model Assumptions

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Bibliography

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INTRODUCTION

One of the main aims of this thesis is to evaluate the feasibility of
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