The SAGE Handbook of Sport Management draws together the best current research on the major topics relevant to the field of sports management, including leadership, gender, diversity, development, policy, tourism, and media. Edited by two of the most respected figures in the field, the handbook includes contributions from leading sport management academics from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, the UK and Europe. The key themes and debates of sport management are organized across three sections: sport management fundamentals and key concepts sport management challenges and issues sport management futures.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility
Aubrey Kent

This chapter is meant to provide a broad overview of corporate social responsibility, and to assess the current state of the sport management field with regards to the construct. It is divided into sections that will first explore various mainstream CSR perspectives and research paradigms, and then will focus more incisively on perspectives from those who study the sport industry. A significant portion of the chapter will present examples of CSR initiatives from different sectors across the sport industry, and will conclude by summarizing the research that has been conducted on sport industry CSR, along with some suggested guidance on moving the research forward.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Perspectives

What exactly is corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Broadly speaking, CSR of ...

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