The evolution of professional sports demonstrates a growing tendency of stakeholder demands dominating the application of sound governance principles, enhanced transparency, and good corporate citizenship. The Peng Shuai case in international tennis – and how the WTA has tackled it – illustrates an interesting development when it comes to the commercialization and politicization of sports. […]
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 […]
Visionerne omkring Aalborg Håndbold kommer alene til at bære noget af økonomien omkring Mikkel Hansens hjemkomst, da sportsøkonomi altid indeholder den emotionelle kapital, som kan rive folk med på rejsen. Det argument hersker, hvad enten det vedrører den dokumenterede virkning omkring motivationsaspektet for sportsfans, der vil i hallen og se superstjernen og være en engageret […]
2020 marks an extraordinary sports year. First, 2020 has been remarkable because of the major shift that the COVID-19 pandemic provoked in the business of sports. Another a yet more positive influencer on the 2020 sports year is how the role of activist athletes saw increased commercialization potential boosted by the aftermath of Colin Kaepernicks […]
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 […]