CFP: Social Responsibility, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship in the Sports Industry

Social Responsibility, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship in the Sports Industry

Deadline for Papers: 30th March 2009
http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/16/issue/2/call/

Edited by:
Vanessa Ratten, Duquesne University
Kathy Babiak, University of Michigan

INDEXED IN: Thomson ISI Science Citation Index/Social Sciences

The Journal of Management and Organization is currently seeking academic papers for this Special Issue. The purpose of which is to focus on how social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship can more generally inform our understanding of management and organizations in the sporting industry. Submitted papers for this special issue should focus on the contribution of research to management and organization studies. Many corporations are now shifting from a traditional charity perspective to a strategic corporate social responsibility perspective in which there is an attempt to integrate business operations with corporate donations (Dean, 2002; Porter & Kramer, 2006). The area of social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship in sports remains a relatively unexplored research area (McAlister & Ferrell, 2002). Corporate social responsibility occurs as "corporations possess the power to control and influence the quality of life of employees, customers, shareholders and residents of local communities in which they operate" (Pava & Krausz, 1997:337). Social responsibility and philanthropy have gained in significance for businesses worldwide but particularly for those in the sports industry. Sporting organizations are now focusing on efforts to increase their philanthropy through being better social enterprises. By utilizing entrepreneurship, businesses in the sports industry such as the National Basketball Association and Australian Football League have increased their efforts to be seen as caring organizations that help the community. In this special issue we define entrepreneurship as when an individual or organization tries to be proactive, innovative and risk taking (Holt, Rutherford & Clohessy, 2007), particularly as they relate to a sport organization's socially responsible or philanthropic endeavours. Social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship offer direction to business leaders who want to increase their company's social and economic performance (Wolcott & Lippitz, 2007). The objective of this special issue is to enhance the management and organization literature by examining issues relating to social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship in the sports industry. The aim of this special issue is to improve the understanding of social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship within a sport context. Consistent with the objectives of the Journal of Management and Organization, we seek both conceptual and empirical papers on how social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship affect the sports industry. We welcome submissions from authors internationally as well as Australia and New Zealand. Below are listed some issues that we believe would fit well with this special issue:

· The significance of social responsibility in the sports industry

· Challenges and opportunities of philanthropy in sport management

· Models of social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship that have been adapted in sport

· Efforts to create and develop social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship in sport

· Research agenda and theoretical frameworks that examine social responsibility, philanthropy and entrepreneurship in sport

· Community initiatives and investment in sports and the influence of philanthropy in developing sport management

· Community and economic development in sports and the impact this has on sports-related businesses

· Business ethics and corporate governance in the sports industry

· Environmental and sustainable development in sports and how this has impacted social responsibility

· Evaluation and measurement of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy

· Global initiatives and financial accountability in sports

Manuscript submissions should observe the author guidelines at http://www.jmanorg.com/authorguidelines/. All papers submitted for the special journal issue will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Manuscripts must not be submitted to another journal while they are under review by the Journal of Management and Organization nor should they have been previously published. The special issue will include 8-10 articles of approximately 8,000 words each and is expected to be published in Journal of Management and Organization 16(2) (2010).

Manuscripts should be submitted no later than March 30, 2009 via e-mail to either of the guest editors:

Vanessa Ratten
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
USA
412-592-1293
vanessaratten@gmail.com


Kathy Babiak
Sport Management Department
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
USA
734-763-6922
kbabiak@umich.edu