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Exploring the Standard of Proof in Match- Fixing Proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, 2018

The purpose of this research is to explore the match-fixing proceedings before the Court of Arbit... more The purpose of this research is to explore the match-fixing proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to contribute to a better understanding of its legal nature, standard of proof, and the betting fraud detection system as analytical data evidence.
Sports betting is a global treat that not just governments are facing, sports organizations have to deal with its negative consequences, one of them is match-fixing. This research paper contains CAS Jurisprudence from 2013 related to the purpose of its research.

An Exploratory Study on Ecuadorian Fan Motivation for Interacting with Professional Soccer Teams through Social Media, 2017

What better place to be an absolute fan where you are allowed to express yourself as most as you ... more What better place to be an absolute fan where you are allowed to express yourself as most as you can than Social Media? Nowadays, sports organizations do not just have traditional media to engage fans. The advances on technology has opened the opportunity for innovation and strategies to engage fans through new media.

Social media, one type of new media, is an excellent tool for fans to be in touch with their teams; accordingly, it is an important source for sports organizations to better understand fan motivations and develop a powerful fan relationship (Stavros, Meng, Westberg, & Farrelly, 2014).

This study extends prior research on fan motivation and contributes to the arising research on social media by exploring what motives sport fans for interacting on the Facebook Pages of the three most popular Professional Ecuadorian Soccer Teams. The findings showed that fans employ five motives when they interact through this social networking service, these are: passion, hope, self-esteem, camaraderie, and gratitude. Moreover, this study indicates the importance of interaction between consumers (sport fans) and sports organizations, which is the beginning of the engagement process to reach and maintain successful relational exchanges, better called relationship marketing.

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Comparison Analysis of Disabilities Rights in Sports between Ecuador and Korea, 2017

The purpose of this article is to compare the legal frameworks of Ecuador and South Korea disabil... more The purpose of this article is to compare the legal frameworks of Ecuador and South Korea disability rights in sports towards the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Article 30.5, where sports is recognized as a human right for persons with disabilities and States have to ensure the participation in an equal basis, and it shifted the view of disabled persons from 'objects' of charity to 'subjects' with rights. The results showed that countries must stipulate and recognize the fundamental right for persons with disabilities to participate in sports in a constitutional level by accepting international legal instruments, and organizing laws towards the constitution to establish an overall policy to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in sports.

Exploring the Standard of Proof in Match- Fixing Proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, 2018

The purpose of this research is to explore the match-fixing proceedings before the Court of Arbit... more The purpose of this research is to explore the match-fixing proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to contribute to a better understanding of its legal nature, standard of proof, and the betting fraud detection system as analytical data evidence.
Sports betting is a global treat that not just governments are facing, sports organizations have to deal with its negative consequences, one of them is match-fixing. This research paper contains CAS Jurisprudence from 2013 related to the purpose of its research.

An Exploratory Study on Ecuadorian Fan Motivation for Interacting with Professional Soccer Teams through Social Media, 2017

What better place to be an absolute fan where you are allowed to express yourself as most as you ... more What better place to be an absolute fan where you are allowed to express yourself as most as you can than Social Media? Nowadays, sports organizations do not just have traditional media to engage fans. The advances on technology has opened the opportunity for innovation and strategies to engage fans through new media.

Social media, one type of new media, is an excellent tool for fans to be in touch with their teams; accordingly, it is an important source for sports organizations to better understand fan motivations and develop a powerful fan relationship (Stavros, Meng, Westberg, & Farrelly, 2014).

This study extends prior research on fan motivation and contributes to the arising research on social media by exploring what motives sport fans for interacting on the Facebook Pages of the three most popular Professional Ecuadorian Soccer Teams. The findings showed that fans employ five motives when they interact through this social networking service, these are: passion, hope, self-esteem, camaraderie, and gratitude. Moreover, this study indicates the importance of interaction between consumers (sport fans) and sports organizations, which is the beginning of the engagement process to reach and maintain successful relational exchanges, better called relationship marketing.

Comparison Analysis of Disabilities Rights in Sports between Ecuador and Korea, 2017

The purpose of this article is to compare the legal frameworks of Ecuador and South Korea disabil... more The purpose of this article is to compare the legal frameworks of Ecuador and South Korea disability rights in sports towards the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Article 30.5, where sports is recognized as a human right for persons with disabilities and States have to ensure the participation in an equal basis, and it shifted the view of disabled persons from 'objects' of charity to 'subjects' with rights. The results showed that countries must stipulate and recognize the fundamental right for persons with disabilities to participate in sports in a constitutional level by accepting international legal instruments, and organizing laws towards the constitution to establish an overall policy to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in sports.