A History of Organizational Change: The Case of F馘駻ation Internationale de l'Automobile (Fia), 1946-2020 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030482725)

This book is the first independent exploration of the F馘駻ation Internationale de l'Automobile'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 world's most influential sport governing bodies. Through chronologically organised chapters, this book explains how the FIA manages to link together motorsport circuses like Formula 1 with the automotive industry and societal issues like road safety and environmental sustainability. In an exciting narrative spanning seven decades, it reviews the FIA's 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.

Author: Hans Erik N誑s
ISBN-10: 3030482723
ISBN-13: 9783030482725
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2021
Pages: 293
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d