title: Competitive Advantage in Intercollegiate Athletics: Role of Intangible Resources.
abstract: The present research explored the dynamics of competitive advantages in intercollegiate athletics by investigating the contribution of intangible resources (i.e., athletic and academic reputations) on the generation of more tangible resources (i.e., human and financial resources), which in turn influence the athletic performance (i.e., winning record) and academic performance (i.e., graduation rates), and gender equity. The research was based entirely on archival data of 324 NCAA Division I member institutions. The results of the SEM supported the study's basic arguments that tangible resources are the sources of competitive advantages in Division I intercollegiate athletics, and that intangible resources contribute to the generation of tangible resources.
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Doyeon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Won
authors.affiliation: Troy University, Troy, Alabama, United States of America.
authors.forename: Packianathan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chelladurai
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009937:Organizational Objectives / Q000191:economics; D013177:Sports / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration