Full Description
This book analyses the careers, governance and management practices of some of the institutional sports leaders who have had the greatest impact on global sport in the 120 years since Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games. Through their positions in major sports organisations, their influence, the examples they set, their successes and failures, and their ability to bring about change, these notable individuals controlled and continue to control the development of Olympic and international sport.
The portraits included within this collection provide a critical analysis of these leaders' careers by examining sports management from a biographical perspective, and allowing readers to understand the challenges and obstacles faced by international sport's top administrators. The contributors explore the interactions between these leaders' career paths and their strategies, both within their organisations and in the overall sporting context. Global Sport Leaders will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including sports management, sociology, politics, history and international relations.
Contents
1. Introduction: Becoming a Global Sport Leader; Patrick Clastres & Emmanuel Bayle. - Part I: Founding Ideologies. - 2. Pierre de Coubertin: The Inventor of the Olympic tradition; Patrick Clastres. - 3. Alice Milliat: A Feminist Pioneer for Women's Sport; Florence Carpentier. - 4. Jules Rimet: FIFA's Missionary President; Philippe Vonnard Grégory Quin. - 5. Henri de Baillet-Latour: Globalising the Olympic Movement; Florence Carpentier. - Part II 1970-1980s: The 'Dassler Revolution'. - 6. João Havelange: A Businessman for World Soccer; Philippe Vonnard & Nicola Sbetti. - 7. Philippe Chatrier: The Fight to Control Professional Tennis; Emmanuel Bayle. - 8. Juan Antonio Samaranch: From Barcelona Elite to the Olympic World; Jean-Loup Chappelet. - 9. Richard (Dick) W.D. Pound: The Architect of Olympic Business; Milena M. Parent & Benoît Séguin. - Part III 1990s-2000s: Commercialisation, Professionalisation and Governance. - 10. Hein Verbruggen: Bringing a Corporate Mentality to Sport's Governance; Joséphine Clausen & Emmanuel Bayle. - 11. Jacques Rogge: The Quest for New Olympic Values; Roger Vanmeerbeek & Thierry Zintz. - 12. Sepp Blatter: Wielding Power Through FIFA; Sandro Arcioni, Emmanuel Bayle and Hervé Rayner. - 13. Lamine Diack: The Pride of a Continent Claude Boli. - Part IV Looking Forward: Alternative Models or a New Sporting Governance?. - 14. Bernie Ecclestone: Formula One's Entrepreneurial Ringmaster; Steven Stuart. - 15. Jagmohan Dalmiya: The Prometheus of Modern Cricket; Souvik Naha. - 16. Arab Autocrats Put Their Stamp on Global Sports Governance; James Dorsey.
