A history of organizational change : the case of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), 1946-2020 / Hans Erik Næss.

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A history of organizational change : the case of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), 1946-2020 / Hans Erik Næss.

9783030482701 (electronic book)
3030482707 (electronic book)
3030482693
9783030482695

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

English

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GV1029.15 .N34 2020

796.720601

This book is the first independent exploration of the Fédération Internationale de 'lAutomobile's (FIA) institutional history. Virtually unexamined compared with similar institutions like the FIFA and the IOC, the FIA has nevertheless changed from being a small association in 1904 to becoming one of the worlds most influential sport governing bodies. Through chronologically organised chapters, this book explains how the FIA manages to link together motorsport circuses like Formula 1 wi th the automotive industry and societal issues like road safety and environmental sustainability. In an exciting narrative spanning seven decades, it reviews the FIAs organisational turning points, governing controversies, political dramas and sporting tragedies. Considering the FIA to be a unique type of hybrid organisation characterised by what the author calls 'organisational emulsion, this case study contains theoretical innovations relevant to other studies of sport governing bodies. It makes an empirically grounded contribution to the research fields of institutional logics, historical sociology and sport governance.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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