Hans Erik Næ
Biographic Data
| ID | 356171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hans Erik Næ |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hans Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Næ |
| SIGNATURE | NÆ H E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Høyskolen Kristiania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5757-1988 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Deprive to survive? – investigating Formula One’s environmental policy using a WPR approach
Environmental sustainability has become an urgent global concern, affecting all sectors, including sports. In response, sports organisations have adopted Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) policies to mitigate their environmental impact. However, despite the implementation of thousands of climate laws and policies worldwide, carbon emissions continue to rise, raising doubts about the effectiveness of sustainability efforts. In sport, as…
Between eudaemonia and exhaustion
Purpose This study investigates how the emotional challenges associated with their roles impact the leadership practice of nonprofit sport leaders. As such, it fills a gap in the literature, as emotional management in the context of nonprofit sport leadership remains underexplored, despite increasing expectations for leaders to engage emotionally and authentically with stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach An abductive approach was deployed, …
Beyond the racetrack. An ethnographic study of a field-configuring event in motorsports
Purpose This article seeks to investigate how key motorsport actors strive to implement legitimate modifications to their organization, technology and policies in order to meet the objectives related to “the green shift.” Design/methodology/approach The article utilizes a fieldwork-based methodology focused on “field-configuring events” (FCEs), supported by three theoretical elements: narratives, relations and scale. This approach is applied thro…
Leave Me Alone. A Process Model Exploring how Excessive Socializing can Contribute to More Exclusionary Workplaces
This theoretical article examines the unintended consequences of workplace inclusion efforts, arguing that excessive socialization can paradoxically lead to exclusion. Utilizing Robert K. Merton’s theory of unintended consequences as a conceptual framework, the study critiques the assumption that collective social activities inherently foster inclusivity. While such initiatives aim to promote collective well-being and personal growth, they may in…
The importance of ildsjeler
Purpose While it has been argued that sport organizations are a socially integrative factor in societies, research on sport and social inclusion is short on the role of leadership. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the degree to which inclusive leadership enables social mobility for participants in a social inclusion program through sport. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a fieldwork study composed of focuse…
We are not selling soap here, you know”
One of the main tasks for leaders is to make work purposeful for others. As the promotion of purpose through leadership is often context-specific and dependent on interpersonal relations, this study explores the relation between humanistic leadership, existential reflections, and the Jungian theory on ‘individuation’ among non-profit sports leaders in Europe. To that end, the research questions in this article are (a) what kind of existential lea…
In Case of Dispute, the French Text is to be Used’
Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is today the undisputed governing body of major motorsport championships like Formula 1 (F1) and the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).Behind it, however, lies a chequered history filled with flamboyant personalities, organizational disputes, drama and grand social changes.Initially called Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) upon its foundation in 1904, it was faced by a …
A figurational approach to soft power and sport events. The case of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022TM
Soft power' is a term often used to explain how states seek to be appealing and attractive to others to increase their geopolitical influence instead of using military force or economic threats. As part of a soft power agenda, sport events showcase the values, culture and imagery of a host nation, and through that, ideally, attract investors, tourists and attention. But there are problems with the concept, especially when it is adopted by sport e…
Developing organisational ambidexterity in sport organisations? A qualitative study of a mentor programme for young leaders
This article explores the position of organisational ambidexterity in a Norwegian mentor programme for young leaders in sport. It examines to what degree it enabled participants to reflect on two main themes in theories of organisational ambidexterity: to sense the possibility for, and/or seise, actual change opportunities within their own sport organisations. Drawing upon 22 in-depth interviews (14 mentees, split into 10 males and 4 females), si…
Toward a co-Creation framework for developing a green sports event brand
This paper addresses the 2018 Zürich E Prix as a sport event brand and the city of Zürich as a key co-creator. We applied a conceptual and exploratory approach in a service-dominant logic (SDL) and co-creation perspective. Next to analysing the motor sport event and relevant documents related to the world championship, we interviewed a key informant representing the organising committee, which acted as the main co-creator. First, this paper offer…
Writing Tales of the Future
Since the early 1990s much has been written about how ethnographers should do fieldwork of the local in a globalizing world. The challenge of communicating their analyses authentically in a world of information overload is much less debated. To rectify this situation, I argue in this paper that five balancing acts are crucial to those who do ethnographies of the global, or “globographers,” in their writing. Emerging from a review of the history o…
Is ISO20121 Certification a Detour or Gamechanger for Eco-Striving Sport Events? A Conceptual Typology
An increasing number of sport organizations express interest in international accreditation standards as a way of tackling environmental sustainability (ES) challenges. This article, however, argues that the commercial context of these standards and "the bazaar economy" in which its suppliers operate may hamper the diverse solutions needed to reduce the ecological footprint of sport. At the same time, it acknowledges that standards are useful to …
Focused ethnography and analytical sociology
In this synthesizing paper, some mutually beneficial relations between analytical sociology (AS) and focused ethnography (FE) are identified. More specifically, examples from tennis, motorsports and professional road cycling are used to argue that social mechanisms related to ‘the paradox of commercialism’ in sport can be illuminated by synthesizing ethnographic exploration and analytical theorizing. This synthesis is organized as a four-phase mo…
In Pursuit of Clarity
This article argues that the endorsement by sports governing bodies (SGBs), like the International Olympic Committee (IOC), of ideals that enable people to live as free and equal individuals in a non-repressive society may be seen as window-dressing unless the theoretical foundation of this position is refined. The reason is that although this support is couched by SGBs in terms like ‘human rights’, ‘human dignity’ and ‘non-discrimination’, the i…
Sociology and the ethnography of human rights at mega-sport events
Sociology and human rights are sometimes perceived as Western liberal constructs. To do sociological studies of human rights in locations where both discipline and topic are contested, therefore, necessitates a sophisticated treatment of the relation between them if trustworthy results are to be generated. In order to do so, this article speculates on the potential of disciplinary development by assessing the conditions for doing sociological eth…
Sandwiched Between Sport and Politics
As the governing body of world motorsports since 1904, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has, through the growth of Formula 1, become increasingly embedded in the globalization of commerce and faced with difficult political issues. Specifically, FIA events are used to sanitize the image of undemocratic countries, and FIA is, thus, becoming increasingly entangled in spheres other than sport. This presents a challenge to a sporting bo…
Global sport governing bodies and human rights
In this paper, the controversy surrounding the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain 2010–14 is used to discuss the potential implementation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). As a global sporting body with 230 member organizations in 134 countries, which governs five world motorsport championships, the FIA has gained a position in the international community where it can no longer …
Kunsten å skrive globografisk
A Sociology of the World Rally Championship
Drawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the
Rallykultur. En sosiologisk analyse av et bilsportfellesskap
Charles Turner
Jason Dittmer
Metodologi i en transnasjonal verden
Bokomtaler
Debatt
A figurational approach to soft power and sport events. The case of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022TM
Soft power' is a term often used to explain how states seek to be appealing and attractive to others to increase their geopolitical influence instead of using military force or economic threats. As part of a soft power agenda, sport events showcase the values, culture and imagery of a host nation, and through that, ideally, attract investors, tourists and attention. But there are problems with the concept, especially when it is adopted by sport e…
Sociology and the ethnography of human rights at mega-sport events
Sociology and human rights are sometimes perceived as Western liberal constructs. To do sociological studies of human rights in locations where both discipline and topic are contested, therefore, necessitates a sophisticated treatment of the relation between them if trustworthy results are to be generated. In order to do so, this article speculates on the potential of disciplinary development by assessing the conditions for doing sociological eth…
Is ISO20121 Certification a Detour or Gamechanger for Eco-Striving Sport Events? A Conceptual Typology
An increasing number of sport organizations express interest in international accreditation standards as a way of tackling environmental sustainability (ES) challenges. This article, however, argues that the commercial context of these standards and "the bazaar economy" in which its suppliers operate may hamper the diverse solutions needed to reduce the ecological footprint of sport. At the same time, it acknowledges that standards are useful to …
Metodologi i en transnasjonal verden
We are not selling soap here, you know”
One of the main tasks for leaders is to make work purposeful for others. As the promotion of purpose through leadership is often context-specific and dependent on interpersonal relations, this study explores the relation between humanistic leadership, existential reflections, and the Jungian theory on ‘individuation’ among non-profit sports leaders in Europe. To that end, the research questions in this article are (a) what kind of existential lea…
In Pursuit of Clarity
This article argues that the endorsement by sports governing bodies (SGBs), like the International Olympic Committee (IOC), of ideals that enable people to live as free and equal individuals in a non-repressive society may be seen as window-dressing unless the theoretical foundation of this position is refined. The reason is that although this support is couched by SGBs in terms like ‘human rights’, ‘human dignity’ and ‘non-discrimination’, the i…
Sandwiched Between Sport and Politics
As the governing body of world motorsports since 1904, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has, through the growth of Formula 1, become increasingly embedded in the globalization of commerce and faced with difficult political issues. Specifically, FIA events are used to sanitize the image of undemocratic countries, and FIA is, thus, becoming increasingly entangled in spheres other than sport. This presents a challenge to a sporting bo…
Global sport governing bodies and human rights
In this paper, the controversy surrounding the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain 2010–14 is used to discuss the potential implementation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). As a global sporting body with 230 member organizations in 134 countries, which governs five world motorsport championships, the FIA has gained a position in the international community where it can no longer …
Debatt
Sluttreplikk til Korsnes og Widerberg
Bokanmeldelser
Bokomtaler
Metodologi i en transnasjonal verden
Jason Dittmer
Rallykultur. En sosiologisk analyse av et bilsportfellesskap
Charles Turner
A Sociology of the World Rally Championship
Drawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the
Kunsten å skrive globografisk
Sandwiched Between Sport and Politics
As the governing body of world motorsports since 1904, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has, through the growth of Formula 1, become increasingly embedded in the globalization of commerce and faced with difficult political issues. Specifically, FIA events are used to sanitize the image of undemocratic countries, and FIA is, thus, becoming increasingly entangled in spheres other than sport. This presents a challenge to a sporting bo…
Global sport governing bodies and human rights
In this paper, the controversy surrounding the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain 2010–14 is used to discuss the potential implementation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). As a global sporting body with 230 member organizations in 134 countries, which governs five world motorsport championships, the FIA has gained a position in the international community where it can no longer …
Focused ethnography and analytical sociology
In this synthesizing paper, some mutually beneficial relations between analytical sociology (AS) and focused ethnography (FE) are identified. More specifically, examples from tennis, motorsports and professional road cycling are used to argue that social mechanisms related to ‘the paradox of commercialism’ in sport can be illuminated by synthesizing ethnographic exploration and analytical theorizing. This synthesis is organized as a four-phase mo…
In Pursuit of Clarity
This article argues that the endorsement by sports governing bodies (SGBs), like the International Olympic Committee (IOC), of ideals that enable people to live as free and equal individuals in a non-repressive society may be seen as window-dressing unless the theoretical foundation of this position is refined. The reason is that although this support is couched by SGBs in terms like ‘human rights’, ‘human dignity’ and ‘non-discrimination’, the i…
Sociology and the ethnography of human rights at mega-sport events
Sociology and human rights are sometimes perceived as Western liberal constructs. To do sociological studies of human rights in locations where both discipline and topic are contested, therefore, necessitates a sophisticated treatment of the relation between them if trustworthy results are to be generated. In order to do so, this article speculates on the potential of disciplinary development by assessing the conditions for doing sociological eth…
Toward a co-Creation framework for developing a green sports event brand
This paper addresses the 2018 Zürich E Prix as a sport event brand and the city of Zürich as a key co-creator. We applied a conceptual and exploratory approach in a service-dominant logic (SDL) and co-creation perspective. Next to analysing the motor sport event and relevant documents related to the world championship, we interviewed a key informant representing the organising committee, which acted as the main co-creator. First, this paper offer…
Writing Tales of the Future
Since the early 1990s much has been written about how ethnographers should do fieldwork of the local in a globalizing world. The challenge of communicating their analyses authentically in a world of information overload is much less debated. To rectify this situation, I argue in this paper that five balancing acts are crucial to those who do ethnographies of the global, or “globographers,” in their writing. Emerging from a review of the history o…
Is ISO20121 Certification a Detour or Gamechanger for Eco-Striving Sport Events? A Conceptual Typology
An increasing number of sport organizations express interest in international accreditation standards as a way of tackling environmental sustainability (ES) challenges. This article, however, argues that the commercial context of these standards and "the bazaar economy" in which its suppliers operate may hamper the diverse solutions needed to reduce the ecological footprint of sport. At the same time, it acknowledges that standards are useful to …
Developing organisational ambidexterity in sport organisations? A qualitative study of a mentor programme for young leaders
This article explores the position of organisational ambidexterity in a Norwegian mentor programme for young leaders in sport. It examines to what degree it enabled participants to reflect on two main themes in theories of organisational ambidexterity: to sense the possibility for, and/or seise, actual change opportunities within their own sport organisations. Drawing upon 22 in-depth interviews (14 mentees, split into 10 males and 4 females), si…
In Case of Dispute, the French Text is to be Used’
Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is today the undisputed governing body of major motorsport championships like Formula 1 (F1) and the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).Behind it, however, lies a chequered history filled with flamboyant personalities, organizational disputes, drama and grand social changes.Initially called Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) upon its foundation in 1904, it was faced by a …
A figurational approach to soft power and sport events. The case of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022TM
Soft power' is a term often used to explain how states seek to be appealing and attractive to others to increase their geopolitical influence instead of using military force or economic threats. As part of a soft power agenda, sport events showcase the values, culture and imagery of a host nation, and through that, ideally, attract investors, tourists and attention. But there are problems with the concept, especially when it is adopted by sport e…
We are not selling soap here, you know”
One of the main tasks for leaders is to make work purposeful for others. As the promotion of purpose through leadership is often context-specific and dependent on interpersonal relations, this study explores the relation between humanistic leadership, existential reflections, and the Jungian theory on ‘individuation’ among non-profit sports leaders in Europe. To that end, the research questions in this article are (a) what kind of existential lea…
Leave Me Alone. A Process Model Exploring how Excessive Socializing can Contribute to More Exclusionary Workplaces
This theoretical article examines the unintended consequences of workplace inclusion efforts, arguing that excessive socialization can paradoxically lead to exclusion. Utilizing Robert K. Merton’s theory of unintended consequences as a conceptual framework, the study critiques the assumption that collective social activities inherently foster inclusivity. While such initiatives aim to promote collective well-being and personal growth, they may in…
The importance of ildsjeler
Purpose While it has been argued that sport organizations are a socially integrative factor in societies, research on sport and social inclusion is short on the role of leadership. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the degree to which inclusive leadership enables social mobility for participants in a social inclusion program through sport. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a fieldwork study composed of focuse…
Deprive to survive? – investigating Formula One’s environmental policy using a WPR approach
Environmental sustainability has become an urgent global concern, affecting all sectors, including sports. In response, sports organisations have adopted Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) policies to mitigate their environmental impact. However, despite the implementation of thousands of climate laws and policies worldwide, carbon emissions continue to rise, raising doubts about the effectiveness of sustainability efforts. In sport, as…
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