Christos Anagnostopoulos
Biographic Data
| ID | 4028578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christos Anagnostopoulos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christos |
| FAMILY NAME | Anagnostopoulos |
| SIGNATURE | ANAGNOSTOPOULOS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Molde University College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7470-5191 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reclaiming leisure
Research Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport
Christos Anagnostopoulos brings together a diverse range of leading experts in this comprehensive Research Handbook to examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) in sport has grown from a fledgling concept to a robust field of research and practice.
Examining the socioemotional outcomes of social justice efforts on social media users
Despite the growing interest in social justice activities, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding their impact on various stakeholders, particularly social media users. We gathered longitudinal data from the NFL's @inspirechange X (former Twitter) account, a designated social justice communication handle, between August 2019 and March 2023. During this timeframe, the account garnered 20,967 comments (including original tweets and retweet…
TikTok as an ‘angel’ or ‘demon’ learning tool in sport sciences education
This study explored the integration of TikTok, an emerging social media platform, into sport sciences education. Despite its popularity among youth, TikTok's educational impact has been understudied. Through a narrative critical rereview, this work analyzes sport sciences education literature to uncover TikTok's dual nature as both beneficial (‘angel’) and potentially harmful (‘demon’). Emphasizing the need for risk assessment before educational …
“I Feel Qatari Today […] I Feel Disabled Today, […] I Feel Like a Migrant Worker Today…”
This study examines the public’s perceptions of a speech delivered by FIFA’s president in a press conference one day before the Qatar 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup. In total, 34,714 publicly available user responses were collected from news media YouTube channels in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as from Twitter hashtags related to the press conference. This user-generated content was analyzed using sentiment analysis to determine the degre…
Corporate social and digital responsibility in esports
Purpose The esports industry has experienced a dynamic growth. In this context, a significant evolution in the logic of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be observed, particularly in the digital sphere. By extending Carroll’s three-dimensional model to include corporate digital responsibility (CDR), this paper addresses a key research question: How does CSR evolve and develop in the dynamic digital industry of esports? Design/methodology/…
Sport Governance Insights
This book introduces the fundamentals of sport governance, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It explains to students and practitioners alike why governance matters and how it can be better practiced in sport organizations. Introducing key concepts and the micro-processes of implementation, the book explains what governance is and why it has become increasingly important. It explains what sport boards do, and how they should f…
The Business of the Fifa World Cup
Covid-19 and Soccer Teams on Instagram
COVID-19 has given greater importance to the role of social media in sport, making it an essential way for fans to stay “in touch” with their teams. At the same time, the pandemic triggered additional actions from sport entities with the view to prove their commitment to society in an unprecedented moment of crisis. Professional team sport organizations have indeed initiated corporate social responsibility actions to collaborate in the fight agai…
Interview With Florian Alt and Petros Parganas, Adidas Global Football
Research Handbook on Sport Governance
Sports governance has developed into a considerable field of research, and has piqued many researchersâ€TM interest worldwide. Whatâ€TMs more, recent scandals that have affected the world of sport can be directly related to misgovernance. Research Handbook on Sport Governance aims to gather the state-of-the art research on sports governance. It offers a vital reference point for advancing research on the matter, while illustrating different appro…
Stakeholder Communication in 140 Characters or Less
Community sport foundations (CSFs), like other non-profit organizations, are increasingly employing social media such as Twitter to communicate their mission and activities to their diverse stakeholder groups. However, the way these CSFs utilize social media for communicating such practices remains unclear. Through a mixed-method approach of content analysis of tweets from 22 CSFs established by English professional football clubs and interviews …
Intelligent technologies and techniques for pervasive computing
"This book provides an extensive discussion of such technologies, theories and practices in an attempt to shed light on current trends and issues in the adaption of pervasive system"
Stakeholder management in Greek professional football
Football is not only the most popular sport in Greece; it is also a sport with remarkable economic and political dimensions. Operating in such a perplexing environment, managers of professional football clubs are often confronted with equally complex tasks. In order to make the best possible decisions, managers need to prioritize these tasks based on identifying the stakeholder who really matters at any given time. This article, hence, uses the l…
Transforming top-tier football in Greece
In 2006, the Greek Super League became the organizing body for the country’s top-tier football. It was modelled on the English Premier League, and so can be seen as a mimetic response from Greek football clubs uncertain of how to deal with professionalization and increased commercialization. This article concerns the status of top-tier football in Greece since formation of the Super League, and endeavours to shed light on its organizational, fina…
Stakeholder management in Greek professional football
Football is not only the most popular sport in Greece; it is also a sport with remarkable economic and political dimensions. Operating in such a perplexing environment, managers of professional football clubs are often confronted with equally complex tasks. In order to make the best possible decisions, managers need to prioritize these tasks based on identifying the stakeholder who really matters at any given time. This article, hence, uses the l…
Transforming top-tier football in Greece
In 2006, the Greek Super League became the organizing body for the country’s top-tier football. It was modelled on the English Premier League, and so can be seen as a mimetic response from Greek football clubs uncertain of how to deal with professionalization and increased commercialization. This article concerns the status of top-tier football in Greece since formation of the Super League, and endeavours to shed light on its organizational, fina…
Stakeholder Communication in 140 Characters or Less
Community sport foundations (CSFs), like other non-profit organizations, are increasingly employing social media such as Twitter to communicate their mission and activities to their diverse stakeholder groups. However, the way these CSFs utilize social media for communicating such practices remains unclear. Through a mixed-method approach of content analysis of tweets from 22 CSFs established by English professional football clubs and interviews …
Stakeholder management in Greek professional football
Football is not only the most popular sport in Greece; it is also a sport with remarkable economic and political dimensions. Operating in such a perplexing environment, managers of professional football clubs are often confronted with equally complex tasks. In order to make the best possible decisions, managers need to prioritize these tasks based on identifying the stakeholder who really matters at any given time. This article, hence, uses the l…
Transforming top-tier football in Greece
In 2006, the Greek Super League became the organizing body for the country’s top-tier football. It was modelled on the English Premier League, and so can be seen as a mimetic response from Greek football clubs uncertain of how to deal with professionalization and increased commercialization. This article concerns the status of top-tier football in Greece since formation of the Super League, and endeavours to shed light on its organizational, fina…
Intelligent technologies and techniques for pervasive computing
"This book provides an extensive discussion of such technologies, theories and practices in an attempt to shed light on current trends and issues in the adaption of pervasive system"
Stakeholder Communication in 140 Characters or Less
Community sport foundations (CSFs), like other non-profit organizations, are increasingly employing social media such as Twitter to communicate their mission and activities to their diverse stakeholder groups. However, the way these CSFs utilize social media for communicating such practices remains unclear. Through a mixed-method approach of content analysis of tweets from 22 CSFs established by English professional football clubs and interviews …
Research Handbook on Sport Governance
Sports governance has developed into a considerable field of research, and has piqued many researchersâ€TM interest worldwide. Whatâ€TMs more, recent scandals that have affected the world of sport can be directly related to misgovernance. Research Handbook on Sport Governance aims to gather the state-of-the art research on sports governance. It offers a vital reference point for advancing research on the matter, while illustrating different appro…
Covid-19 and Soccer Teams on Instagram
COVID-19 has given greater importance to the role of social media in sport, making it an essential way for fans to stay “in touch” with their teams. At the same time, the pandemic triggered additional actions from sport entities with the view to prove their commitment to society in an unprecedented moment of crisis. Professional team sport organizations have indeed initiated corporate social responsibility actions to collaborate in the fight agai…
Interview With Florian Alt and Petros Parganas, Adidas Global Football
Sport Governance Insights
This book introduces the fundamentals of sport governance, assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It explains to students and practitioners alike why governance matters and how it can be better practiced in sport organizations. Introducing key concepts and the micro-processes of implementation, the book explains what governance is and why it has become increasingly important. It explains what sport boards do, and how they should f…
The Business of the Fifa World Cup
TikTok as an ‘angel’ or ‘demon’ learning tool in sport sciences education
This study explored the integration of TikTok, an emerging social media platform, into sport sciences education. Despite its popularity among youth, TikTok's educational impact has been understudied. Through a narrative critical rereview, this work analyzes sport sciences education literature to uncover TikTok's dual nature as both beneficial (‘angel’) and potentially harmful (‘demon’). Emphasizing the need for risk assessment before educational …
“I Feel Qatari Today […] I Feel Disabled Today, […] I Feel Like a Migrant Worker Today…”
This study examines the public’s perceptions of a speech delivered by FIFA’s president in a press conference one day before the Qatar 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup. In total, 34,714 publicly available user responses were collected from news media YouTube channels in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as from Twitter hashtags related to the press conference. This user-generated content was analyzed using sentiment analysis to determine the degre…
Corporate social and digital responsibility in esports
Purpose The esports industry has experienced a dynamic growth. In this context, a significant evolution in the logic of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be observed, particularly in the digital sphere. By extending Carroll’s three-dimensional model to include corporate digital responsibility (CDR), this paper addresses a key research question: How does CSR evolve and develop in the dynamic digital industry of esports? Design/methodology/…
Research Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport
Christos Anagnostopoulos brings together a diverse range of leading experts in this comprehensive Research Handbook to examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) in sport has grown from a fledgling concept to a robust field of research and practice.
Examining the socioemotional outcomes of social justice efforts on social media users
Despite the growing interest in social justice activities, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding their impact on various stakeholders, particularly social media users. We gathered longitudinal data from the NFL's @inspirechange X (former Twitter) account, a designated social justice communication handle, between August 2019 and March 2023. During this timeframe, the account garnered 20,967 comments (including original tweets and retweet…
Reclaiming leisure
Political science (11 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 works) · Public relations (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Football (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works)