Bruddet mellem Messi og FC Barcelona har skabt masser af støj i fodboldverdenen. Nyheden var netop bemærkelsesværdig, fordi begge parter var indstillede på at forlænge samarbejdet – et samarbejde der har varet siden Messi i 2000 skiftede adresse fra hjemlandet Argentina til Barcelona som 13-årig. Hvad har så bremset muligheden for at forlænge symbiosen mellem […]
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Scandinavian countries build bridges through sports
Under the hashtag #DetSomBinderOsSammen (‘what ties us together’ would be a quick and reasonable translation), Øresundsbron portrays important building stones in Scandinavian societies such as the role of sports in relation to democratic values and sports as a community driver. As I have written with two co-authors in an article, which will be published in […]
Football, cooperation, CSR & commercialization may move leagues, clubs and societies forward – the case of Responsiball’s CSR-ranking
The tenth edition of Responsiball’s annual CSR (corporate social responsibility) ranking of international and professional football leagues’ and clubs’ governance, environmental and social commitments is now online. The ranking takes a ‘triple bottom line’ approach to motivate professional football clubs and leagues to greater standards of responsibility and accountability. Based on some of my research […]
The ’reputational effects’ on Nike as a result of the ‘exploding sneaker’ of Zion Williamson
The emotional equity of sports is associated with the power to direct people’s attention and attract the focus of eyeballs on and off the playing field. March Madness is around the corner and college basketball is followed by millions of people across different platforms. For instance, ESPN reports that last Wednesday’s (20th of Feb. 2019) […]
Why investing in esports may be a good idea in the Amazon era?
This blog post takes a deeper look at this investment and its associated business reasoning while providing access to a podcast (find it below) about the development of esports and its business potential. Most people don’t consider esports a viable investment option, but that’s mostly because it is difficult to understand the full impact of […]