The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships

Vastuullisuus on noussut viime aikoina merkittäväksi puheenaiheeksi yhteiskunnassa ja yrityksissä. Myös urheiluseuroissa vastuulliseen toimintaan kiinnitetään entistä enemmän huomiota. Erityisesti yksityisen sektorin urheiluseuroista ja heidän tekemästä vastuullisuustyöstä on olemassa vähän tietoa....

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Päätekijä: Kokkonen, Simo
Muut tekijät: Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2024
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description Vastuullisuus on noussut viime aikoina merkittäväksi puheenaiheeksi yhteiskunnassa ja yrityksissä. Myös urheiluseuroissa vastuulliseen toimintaan kiinnitetään entistä enemmän huomiota. Erityisesti yksityisen sektorin urheiluseuroista ja heidän tekemästä vastuullisuustyöstä on olemassa vähän tietoa. Lisäksi ei tunneta sitä, minkälainen rooli vastuullisuustoiminnoilla on yhteistyökumppanuuksiin. Tämä tutkimus keskittyy selvittämään, minkälainen rooli vastuullisuudella on urheilun yhteistyökumppanuuksissa. Tutkimuksen viitekehys yhdistää käsitteistöä vastuullisuudesta ja sen eri osa-alueista. Lisäksi viitekehyksessä käsitellään yhteistyökumppanuuksia sekä niiden luomista. Tutkimuskysymykset keskittyivät selvittämään, kuinka haastattelijat ymmärtävät vastuullisuuden käsitteistöä sekä vastuullisuuden vaikutusta yhteistyökumppanuuksiin. Aineisto kerättiin kvalitatiivisella teemahaastattelulla. Tutkimukseen haastateltiin kuutta yritystä. Kolme heistä olivat yksityisen sektorin urheiluseuroja ja kolme yritystä olivat jonkun edellä mainitun yhteistyökumppaneita, joilta löytyy vastuullisuudesta tietoa omilta verkkosivuiltaan. Litteroitua aineistoa analysoitiin temaattisen sisällönanalyysinmenetelmin. Tutkimustulokset osoittivat, että yksityisen sektorin urheiluseurojen vastuullisuustyöllä on selkeä merkitys yhteistyökumppanuuksien luomiseen, laajuuteen sekä parempaan sitouttamiseen. Yhteistyökumppanit näkevät vastuullisuustyössä positiivista hyötyä niin imagollisesti kuin viestinnällisesti. Urheiluseurojen kannattaa panostaan vastuullisuuteen tulevaisuudessa, keskittyen erityisesti sosiaalisen vastuullisuuteen. In contemporary societies, responsibility has become a major topic of discussion within companies. Sports clubs are also paying more and more attention to responsible behavior. Little is known about sports clubs, particularly in the private sector, and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) work they do. Moreover, the role of CSR activities in partnerships is not well known. This study focuses on exploring the role that CSR plays in sport partnerships. The study combines conceptual frameworks from both responsibility and its different dimensions. The framework also addresses partnerships and their creation, drawing on the literature to examine the role of responsibility in partnership building and engagement. The research questions focused on how the interviewees understand the concept of responsibility and the role of responsibility in partnerships now and in the future. The data was collected through qualitative theme interviews. Six companies were interviewed for the study. Three of them were private sector sports clubs and three companies were partners of one of the above-mentioned companies, which have information on CSR on their websites. The transcribed data was analysed with the means of thematic content analysis. The results showed that the CSR work of private sector sports clubs has a clear role in creating partnerships and improving engagement. The partners see positive benefits in terms of both image and communication. In addition, the study shows that responsibility work can also have a positive impact on the size of the partnership. Sports clubs would benefit from investing in responsibility in the future. In particular, sports clubs should invest in social responsibility.
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title_full The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships
title_fullStr The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships
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title_short The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships
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title_txtP The role of private sector sports clubs’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities on partnerships
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