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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797008903321

Titolo

Corporate governance : the of international business in journal society : governance and CSR management in sport / / guest editors, Dr. Tim Breitbarth [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , [2015]

©[2015]

ISBN

1-78560-149-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 p.)

Collana

Corporate Governance, , 1472-0701 ; ; Volume 15, Number 2

Disciplina

658.4

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Guest editorial; Developing CSR in professional foot ballclubs: drivers and phases; Using Global South Sport-for-Development experiences to inform Global North CSR design and implementation: a case study of Euroleague Basketball's One Team programme; International sourcing, social responsibility and human assets: a framework for labor procurement negotiations in baseball's talent supply chain; Collaborative value co-creation in community sports trusts at football clubs; Corporate social responsibility in sport: critical issues and future possibilities

The need to apply new theories to "Sport CSR"Corporate social responsibility and governance in sport: "Oh, the things you can find, if you don't stay behind!"; Book review

Sommario/riassunto

The idea for this e-book largely emerged during the 2013 and 2014 EASM conference workshops held in Istanbul (Turkey) and Coventry (UK), respectively. These two scholarly gatherings, which attracted more than 25 research-based presentations, coupled with panel discussions with senior CSR executives from various types of sport organisations to foster theory-practice interaction, signalled the need for a well-rounded understanding of the management and governance of CSR in sport. During these workshops, the idiosyncratic nature of the sport sector was evident. For example, topics included: cultu



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960201903321

Autore

Brosius Christiane <1966->

Titolo

India's middle class : new forms of urban leisure, consumption and prosperity / / Christiane Brosius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-70483-3

1-136-70484-1

0-203-81411-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Cities and the urban imperative

Disciplina

305.550954

Soggetti

Middle class - India

Social change - India

India Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-370) and index.

Nota di contenuto

india's middle classnew forms of urban leisure,consumption and prosperity; Copyright; Contents; List of Plates; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction: India Shining; Part I: Belonging to the World-Class City; 1. The City Fantastic; 2. The Enclaved Gaze: Living Abroad in India; 3. 'Insulate!' The Celebration of New Gated Habitats; 4. Taming the Public City and other Colonial Hangovers; 5. Ordering the City and its Citizens; Part II: A Spiritual Mega-Experience: The Akshardham Cultural Complex; 6. Who is Who at the ACC?; 7. A Question of Authenticity

8. A Hierarchy of Ritual Performances9. Theme Park Antecedents and Indigenous Concepts of Leisure Religion; 10. Code-Switching and Code-Clashing; 11. Critics and Sceptics; Part III: 'Masti! Masti!' Managing Love, Romance and Beauty; 12. 'For Whom the Bell Rings': Arranging Marriage; 13. 'All You Need is Wellness' and a Good Body; Conclusion: 'Indianising' Modernity; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the complexities of lifestyles of the upwardly mobile middle classes in India in the context of economic liberalisation in the new millennium, by analysing new social formations and



aspirations, modes of consumption and ways of being in contemporary urban India. Rich in ethnographic material, the work is based on empirical case-studies, research material, and illustrations. Offering a model of how urban cosmopolitan India might be studied and understood in a transnational and transcultural context, the book takes the reader through three panoramic landscapes: new '