Global Sport Leaders : A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Becoming a Global Sport Leader (Patrick Clastres, Emmanuel Bayle)....Pages 1-30 Front Matter ....Pages 31-32 Pierre de Coubertin: The Inventor of the Olympic Tradition (Patrick Clastres)....Pages 33-60 Alice Milliat: A Feminist Pioneer for Women’s Sport (Florence Carpentier)....Pages 61-81 Jules Rimet: FIFA’s Missionary President (Philippe Vonnard, Grégory Quin)....Pages 83-106 Henri de Baillet-Latour: Globalising the Olympic Movement (Florence Carpentier)....Pages 107-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-126 João Havelange: A Businessman for World Soccer (Philippe Vonnard, Nicola Sbetti)....Pages 127-151 Philippe Chatrier: The Fight to Control Professional Tennis (Emmanuel Bayle)....Pages 153-189 Juan Antonio Samaranch: From Barcelona Elite to the Olympic World (Jean-Loup Chappelet)....Pages 191-215 Richard (Dick) W.D. Pound: The Architect of Olympic Business (Milena M. Parent, Benoît Séguin)....Pages 217-239 Front Matter ....Pages 241-242 Hein Verbruggen: Bringing a Corporate Mentality to the Governance of Sport (Josephine Clausen, Emmanuel Bayle)....Pages 243-271 Jacques Rogge—The Quest for New Olympic Values (Roger Vanmeerbeek, Thierry Zintz)....Pages 273-300 Sepp Blatter: Wielding Power Through FIFA (Sandro Arcioni, Emmanuel Bayle, Hervé Rayner)....Pages 301-335 Lamine Diack: The Pride of a Continent (Claude Boli)....Pages 337-358 Front Matter ....Pages 359-361 Bernie Ecclestone: Formula One’s Entrepreneurial Ringmaster (Stephen A. Stuart)....Pages 363-394 Jagmohan Dalmiya: The Prometheus of Modern Cricket? (Souvik Naha)....Pages 395-415 Arab Autocrats Put Their Stamp on Global Sports Governance (James M. Dorsey)....Pages 417-441 "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. " -- Provided by publisher "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."--Back cover 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.