The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System

Social Responsibility and the Olympic Games: The Mediating Role of Consumer Attributions

“…The IOC is a nonprofit/NGO considered to be at the same level as other global NGOs (e.g., UNE-SCO, UN, Red Cross; see Chappelet and Kübler-Mabbott, 2008). The IOC's activities are supported by both UN and UNESCO resolutions.…”

The Youth Olympic Games: the best of the Olympics or a poor copy?

“…Their relationships have been well defined for the OG (cf. Chappelet & Kübler-Mabbott, 2008) and their position in relation to the IOC and the organizing committee has been noted (often by the IOC itself) using a variety of approaches from the hub-andspoke or starburst model, to the constellation model, to the concentric circles model, and to the inverted pyramid model (see Chappelet, 2012 for a description of these various stakeholder mapping approaches). What is important to remember is that the stakeholder map or environment of the focal organization and relationship characterization between the focal organization and its stakeholders are not static, they evolve over time, according to the issue at hand and the manager's perspective or cognitive understanding of their environment (Friedman, Parent, & Mason, 2004;Parent, 2008;Parent & Deephouse, 2007).…”

“…The stakeholders involved in an OG include the organizing committee staff and volunteers, host governments, the media, the sponsors, international delegations (i.e., athletes, entourage and mission staff), the community, sport organizations (e.g., sport federations, other sports events and organizing committees) and other stakeholders such as regulatory bodies (e.g., World Anti-Doping Agency or WADA) and the United Nations (Chappelet & Kübler-Mabbott, 2008). Their relationships have been well defined for the OG (cf.…”

The sustainability of the Youth Olympic Games: Stakeholder networks and institutional perspectives

“…Chappelet and Kübler-Mabbott, 2008;Clarkson, 1995). However, the current network analysis revealed parents to be critical stakeholders for the YOG in terms of being spectators, visitors, and perhaps, more importantly, as part of their athlete's support team (e.g., to carry and care for equipment like skis or riffles which underage athletes cannot legally do).…”