| By: |
Helmut Dietl (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich);
Egon Franck (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich);
Julia Hillebrandt (Institute for Strategy and Business Economics, University of Zurich) |
| Abstract: |
Due to the specifics of the football governance systems and cultures of Europe
and the United States, we hypothesize that the charitable foundation
involvement of the National Football League (NFL) and its teams is more
pronounced than that of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and
its Champions League (UCL) clubs. On the basis of a literature review, web
research and emails to foundation staff, the study produces the following
findings that support our hypothesis: At both the association/league and team
level, the NFL is stronger as well as longer involved in charitable
foundations than the UEFA. At the team level, 3 times as many NFL foundations
as UCL club foundations exist. The minimum amount of giving of NFL team
foundations is 13 times higher than that of UCL club foundations. On average,
NFL team foundations are twice as old as their UEFA equivalents. |
| Keywords: |
Sports philanthropy; Social responsibility; Foundations; Football; UEFA; Champions League; NFL; Europe; United States; Governance; Culture |
| Date: |
2010–09 |
| URL: |
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iso:wpaper:0132 |