Sustainability Communication in North American Professional Sports Leagues: Insights From Web-Site Self-Presentations

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorene Ciletti ◽  
John Lanasa ◽  
Diane Ramos ◽  
Ryan Luchs ◽  
Junying Lou
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
North American ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Public Consumption ◽  
Social Environmental

Based on a review of North American professional sports teams, this study provides insight on how teams are communicating commitment to sustainability principles and practices on their Web sites. Web sites for 126 teams across 4 different leagues were examined for content relative to triple-bottom-line dimensions. Global Reporting Initiative indicator codes and definitions were constructs for the model and aligned to social, environmental, and economic principles for categories of sustainability practices. Although teams are including sustainability information on their Web sites, the vast majority downplay economic issues and highlight social issues on their home pages and subsequent pages; communication about environmental factors varies by league. The study shows differences across leagues and suggests that although some teams are communicating a commitment to sustainability, others may not be considering stakeholder perceptions of their Web-site communications or whether sustainability efforts affect public consumption of league offerings or attitudes toward professional sports.

Politics in the Toy Box: Sports Reporters, Native American Mascots, and the Roadblocks Preventing Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Whiteside
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Job Title

Numerous educational institutions and professional sports teams still use Native American mascots, despite strong opposition ranging from Native American groups to the American Psychological Association. Fans, community members, and teams defend the mascots by asserting that they honor Native American peoples. Sports journalists occupy a unique location in the debate, as they regularly cover teams with such mascots and commonly refer to them in stories. In light of this ongoing debate and pressure to change reporting practices, this research used a survey to examine sports reporters’ experiences and attitudes toward Native American mascots and their beliefs about the role they themselves should take in the public debate. Results show an overall lack of support for Native American mascots, with key differences based on participant race, job title, and belief in the value that sports bring to society. Furthermore, sports journalists appear to support taking a public stand on the issue but resist the idea of eliminating mascot references from stories. The author discusses the implications of these findings in light of the growing movement to ban these mascots, as well as the evolving role that sports journalists embody at the intersection of sports and social issues.

Consumer preferences for commercial Web site design: an Asia‐Pacific perspective

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Yang ◽  
Zafar U. Ahmed ◽  
Morry Ghingold ◽  
Goh Sock Boon ◽  
Tham Su Mei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Research Survey

Given that even modest increases in customer satisfaction and retention typically translate into significant gains in revenues and profits, many businesses are using the Internet to expand their reach, improve customer service and develop and maintain closer relationships with their customers. For example, customer relationship management (CRM) software enables marketers to offer online interactions that are customizable to the individual customer, allowing online marketers to better match their offerings and the online experience to consumers’ needs, wants and preferences, even in markets with millions of prospects and customers. Thus, a successful Web site can be instrumental in its impact on the marketing effectiveness of a firm and significantly add to the bottom line. Yet, in order to determine what constitutes a successful Web site, one must be able to understand how users perceive and utilize it. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted to assess consumer perceptions and preferences for commercial Web sites. To address the paucity of e‐commerce research undertaken in the Asia‐Pacific region, as compared to Western countries, the data were collected in Singapore. The attracting, informing, positioning, and delivering (AIPD) model provided the conceptual foundation for the research. Survey findings reveal that Singaporean consumers have distinct preferences when visiting commercial Web sites, ranking security and privacy as their most valued attributes, for example. In contrast, cross‐marketing, via banner advertising and affiliate programs, were least valued. Many other features of Web sites were evaluated. Managerial and research implications of the study are then discussed.

scholarly journals A Study of Sustainable Disclosure Practices of Indian Corporates

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilpa S. Motwani ◽  
Hemal B. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Social Governance ◽  
Sustainability Disclosure ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Market Capitalisation

<div><p><em>The corporate governing bodies have worked towards governance, socially responsibility over the last couple of decades. They are now emphasising sustainability reporting. The focus has now shifted from financial to the non-financial aspects of reporting. Sustainability reporting also termed as Triple-bottom-line reporting, which means the company has now to report on non financial aspects like environmental, social, governance along with the economic aspect. This is evident by the release of the National voluntary guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic responsibility of business (NVG-SEE) by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India in 2011; followed by SEBI mandating Clause 55 of the listing agreement with stock exchange in India in 2012; making Business responsibility reporting (BRR) compulsory for the top 100 listed companies (by market capitalisation). These non financial aspects have been well incorporated by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI); a non-profit organisation providing sustainability guidance.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>This paper is an attempt to study the comparative analysis of sustainability disclosure practices of Indian companies using GRI based index. The sustainability disclosures have been studies company-wise and Industry-wise. The study concludes that Indian companies have recognized the importance of sustainability reporting and the major companies are reporting on it. However, Indian companies do not give much consideration to their industries characteristics while disclosing information in their sustainability reports.</em></p></div>

Eliminating Invisible Barriers: Health Web Site Accessibility

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-86
Author(s):  
Christine Rzepka
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Accessibility Issues ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Simple Evaluation ◽  
The Web

One of the top reasons given for use of the internet is the ability to search for health information. However, much of the planning for web-based health information often fails to consider accessibility issues. If health care organizations and community agencies’ web sites have the latest, most wellresearched information on the health topics of the day, it is useless to those who cannot access it because of invisible technological barriers. Many flashy, high-tech sites were designed only to appeal to the needs of the mainstream population, with no consideration given to how people with disabilities must adapt their use of the web in order to access information. This article addresses issues of access specific to web site development, and will explore barriers to accessibility frequently experienced by web users with disabilities, requirements for ADA compliance, and how people with disabilities use the web. Web site accessibility guidelines, as well as simple evaluation tools, will be discussed. A thorough review of the article will enable even the least tech-savvy of health educators to enhance their skills in planning and evaluating web sites to promote access for people with disabilities.

CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS IN THE SELECTION OF TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING WEB SITES

2018 ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
Petar Halachev ◽  
Aleksandra Todeva ◽  
Gergana Georgieva ◽  
Marina Jekova
Keyword(s):  
Programming Languages ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Site Development ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations ◽  
Selection Of

he report explores and analyzes the application of the most popular programming languages from different organizations: GitHub; Stackoverflow; the TIOBE's Community index. The main client technologies: HTML; CSS; JavaScript; Typescript are presented and analysed. Features are characterized and the advantages and the disadvantages of the server technologies are described: Java; PHP; Python; Ruby. The application areas for web site development technologies have been defined. The creation of a quality web site is a complex and complicated process, but by observing some guidelines and recommendations in the work process can help to select the tools and the technologies in its design and development.

scholarly journals Problematizing Olympic Nationality

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 374-379
Author(s):  
Peter J. Spiro
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Olympic Athletes ◽  
Nation States ◽  
International Solidarity

One can hope that the convening of the Tokyo Olympics will be a cause for global celebration. Tokyo could prove a focal point for international solidarity, a moment of relief and release after all of humanity faced down an insidious, invisible, and largely indiscriminate attacker. Unified as we otherwise may be, athletes will still come to the Games as representatives of nation-states. That may be an unavoidable organizing principle. Less justifiable will be the requirement that athletes be nationals of the states they play for. Under the Olympic Charter and the rules of particular sporting federations, athletes are subject to a non-state nationality regime that restricts the capacity of individuals to compete for countries for whose delegations they would otherwise qualify. This regime looks to maintain the putative integrity of Olympic competition by maintaining the unity of sporting and sociological national identity. But that legacy of the twentieth century no longer works in the twenty first. Nationality and associated criteria for participant eligibility undermine the autonomy of athletes and the quality of participation. The rules can no longer guarantee any affective tie between athlete and nation, instead arbitrarily enabling some, but not all, to compete on the basis of citizenship decoupled from identity. We don't require that athletes playing for our professional sports teams hale from the cities they represent. There's no reason why we need to require more of our Olympic athletes.

Financial Returns in Major League Soccer

2021 ◽  
pp. 152700252110227
Author(s):  
John Charles Bradbury
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
North American ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Major League Soccer ◽  
Major League ◽  
Sports Leagues

Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-tier professional soccer league serving the United States and Canada. This study examines factors hypothesized to impact consumer demand for professional sports on team revenue in this nascent league. The estimates are consistent with positive returns to performance, novelty effects from newer teams, and varying impacts from roster quality and composition. Other factors hypothesized to be important for MLS teams (e.g., stadium quality and market demographics) are not associated with team revenue. The estimates are similar to findings in other major North American sports leagues, even though MLS operates with a unique single-entity ownership structure that has the potential to disincentivize individual team investments by league owners.

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