Innovation, Sustainability and Management in Motorsports: The Case of Formula E

ISBN-13: 9783030742201 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 140 str.

Hans Erik Næss; Anne Tjønndal

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction

 

In the introductory chapter the rationale for the book is presented and the theoretical requirements for us to claim to have created a model of sports management innovation are discussed.

 

Chapter 2. Social innovation

 

This chapter explore Formula E’s gender equality efforts as a form of social innovation, that is, when organizations and individuals are contributing to society in a positive way through sport.

 

Chapter 3. Technological innovation

 

This chapter explore Formula E’s technological innovations, most notably the use of motorsport to reposition the technical opportunities and limits of the electric car in society.

 

Chapter 4. Commercial innovation

 

This chapter examine how Formula E’s ‘creolized’ view on the sport consumer represent a specific kind of commercial innovation, which relates to the way sport products and processes are marketed.

 

Chapter 5. Community-based innovation

 

This chapter examine Formula E’s ‘empowering communities’ actions and thus focus on community-based innovation, which happens when sports organizations partner local community groups to encourage working towards a common goal. 

 

Chapter 6. Organizational innovation

 

This chapter explore how Formula E had to innovate organizationally and collaborate in new ways with multiple stakeholders to establish a global championship based on temporary racetracks in urban areas.

 

Chapter 7. Rethinking sport management innovation

 

This chapter combines theoretical discussions with contextual reflections and empirical examples from the previous chapters to outline a model of sport management innovation.

 

O autorze

Hans Erik Næss (b. 1978) is an Associate Professor in Sport Management at Kristiania University College, Norway. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Oslo and is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and books on motorsports, including A History of Organizational Change: The case of Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) 1945-2020.

Anne Tjønndal (b. 1988) is an Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport at Nord University, Norway. She holds a PhD in sociology from Nord University and has published articles in high-quality international journals on topics like social innovation, gender and inclusion/exclusion in sport. Tjønndal is the Celia Brackenridge International Research Award winner for 2019. 

Blurb

 

“There’s probably no better sport than Formula E to present and study the science and practice of innovation within (motor)sport, and this book is a must read for those active within this fascinating area”.

- Dr. Kristof de Mey, Sports Technology, Innovation & Business Developer at Ghent University, Belgium

This open access book provides novel insights on management innovation and sustainability in motorsport. Utilizing the all-electric racing championship called Formula E as case, it draws upon data from multiple sources such as sustainability reports of Formula and its stakeholders, media data, podcasts and newspaper articles, partner publications, and social media outputs. It aims to generate a theoretical model that describes and explains the optimal conditions for innovation when it comes to enhancing a sport organisation's commercial product. Apart from its general transferability to sports research, this model enables further study of a motorsport phenomenon that has been hailed by media as the championship, which affirms money in sustainability. It has also been emphasized by sport researchers as a highly relevant case to study management innovation.

This book will be interesting to academics working in sports management, knowledge management, innovation and sustainability.

Hans Erik Næss (b. 1978) is an Associate Professor in Sport Management at Kristiania University College, Norway. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Oslo and is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and books on motorsports, including A History of Organizational Change: The case of Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) 1945-2020.

Anne Tjønndal (b. 1988) is an Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport at Nord University, Norway. She holds a PhD in sociology from Nord University and has published articles in high-quality international journals on topics like social innovation, gender and inclusion/exclusion in sport. Tjønndal is the Celia Brackenridge International Research Award winner for 2019.