The Political Economy of Global Sports Organisations

Forster, John; Pope, Nigel Kenneth

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“…Secondly, there is a clear lack of substantive empirical evidence of the internal workings of INGSOs (Forster and Pope 2004). High profile scandals related to corruption teach us that there probably is something wrong.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In their capacity as regulators/promoters of their sports, they comprise elements of state, market and civil society actors, and this poses serious questions with regard to which elements from good governance checklists can and should be applied to the sports world. Moreover, there are many different structures to be discerned within INGSOs (Forster and Pope 2004), which only adds to the complexity of the issue.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, since sport is very attractive to politicians, as it has an enormous appeal among voters, governments often grant the sports industry special treatment and even exemptions. Finally, the autonomy of sport is further enforced by the fact that the international organisations that regulate world sport, like many multinational corporations operating on a global playing field, are able to choose the optimal regulatory context for their operations and thus pick a favourable environment as the home base for their international activities (Forster andPope 2004, Scherer andPalazzo 2011).…”

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“…These are accountability and participation issues (e.g. Forster and Pope 2004, Houlihan 2004, Thibault, Kihl and Babiak 2010, Pieth 2011, Pielke 2013, and the (perceived) conservatism and inertia in the people that govern INGSOs (Tomlinson 2000, Henry andLee 2004 Firstly, an exploratory set of parameters was composed based on a review of the available literature on good governance, corporate governance, democratic governance and good governance in sports organisations. Since information on the internal functioning of SGBs is scarce, the focus was inevitably on parameters for which the data was actually publicly available.…”

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Good governance in international sport organizations: an analysis of the 35 Olympic sport governing bodies

Geeraert

Alm

Groll

2013

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

119

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In this article, structural issues with regard to the quality of the self-governance of the 35 Olympic sport governing bodies (SGBs) are analysed. First, this article presents empirical evidence on the lack of accountability arrangements in SGBs. In particular, the watchdog function of their member organizations is severely undermined by the general absence of objective criteria and transparency in the distribution of funding to members. With regard to checks and balances, arguably the most topical issue is the complete lack of independent ethics committees. Second, our survey demonstrates that most SGBs have institutionalized athlete participation. However, in the overwhelming majority of the organizations, they have not been granted a share of formal decisionmaking power. Third, with regard to executive body members, there is the rather anachronistic dominance of the European continent and also the preponderance of male officials. In addition, the general lack of term limits poses serious threats with regard to the concentration of power, which is evidenced for instance by the overall number of years SGB presidents are in office. The empirical evidence clearly supports the recent calls for improved governance in sport, according to which SGBs need to agree upon, and act in accordance with, a set of well-defined criteria of good governance. Only then will the self-governance of sport be credible and the privileged autonomy of these organizations justifiable.

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Good governance in international sport organizations: an analysis of the 35 Olympic sport governing bodies

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Groll

2013

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

119

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“…Such scandals have been extensively reported in the mass media, analyzed in scientific literature (e.g., David, 2004;Forster & Pope, 2004;Giulianotti, 2006;Hong, 2006;McNamee & Fleming, 2007;Morgan, 2006) and were contradicted in political documents (e.g., E.U. and U.N. documents: Oxford, 2010; UNICEF, 2010).…”

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Management of Ethical Problems in Sport Within the Justice Framework

Proios¹,

Athanailidis²,

Proios³

et al. 2013

IJSMaRT

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Sport is a social environment in which the occurrence of ethical problems constitutes a rather frequent phenomenon. Thus, better ways of managing such problems are sought.The present study moves towards this direction, starting with a description of the ethical problems occurring in sport and their possible causes. Then, issues concerning the ethical problems occurring are discussed, aiming at their better management. In this discussion, issues such as the ethical climate to be promoted by sports organizations are touched upon, along with the determination of organizational justice which allows the management of moral issues by all members of sports organizations.

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Sport, the Market and Society: Contrasting the Rhetoric and Reality of Sport as a Growth Catalyst

Lindsay¹

2018

Market Versus Society

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The Political Economy of Global Sports Organisations

Cited by 46 publications

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Good governance in international sport organizations: an analysis of the 35 Olympic sport governing bodies

Good governance in international sport organizations: an analysis of the 35 Olympic sport governing bodies

Management of Ethical Problems in Sport Within the Justice Framework

Sport, the Market and Society: Contrasting the Rhetoric and Reality of Sport as a Growth Catalyst

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