Implementation Of The CSR Principles In The Czech Football Environment
Vol.14,No.2(2020)
The goal of this article is to provide information about the current situation as it pertains to the application of CSR principles within the Czech football environment, both on the part of the executive bodies in Czech football (the Football Association of the Czech Republic – FACR and the League Football Association – LFA) and all the clubs participating in the top football competition in the Czech Republic. This article combines the conclusions from secondary data analysis, content analysis of websites (top managing bodies of Czech football and all participating clubs of the highest Czech football league) and the author’s own empirical investigation based on a series of semi-structured interviews.
social responsibility in sport; football; the Football Association of the Czech Republic; the League Football Association; UEFA
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