The intersection of social responsibility in business and in sports with professor Shaun Anderson

17/12/2022 34 min Temporada 10 Episodio 9

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While 61 percent of Americans say that athletes have a right to free speech and it is their decision to speak out for social justice, 35 percent call sports their "escape" and don't want to see any commentary other than sports. In addition, 36 percent say that athletes speaking out hinders their desire to watch games.
These were the findings of a Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted November 13-16 among 1,506 American adults, geographically spread across the country. The Poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percent.
Shaun M. Anderson is an Associate Professor of Organizational Communication and Faculty Advisor for the Institute of Business Ethics and Sustainability at Loyola Marymount University. His teaching and research interests are focused on the effective use of corporate social responsibility within and outside of organizations, particularly, sport organizations. He has published in the Psychology of Popular Media Culture, International Journal of Sport Communication, and Sport Marketing Association conference proceedings. His latest book chapter entitled, Protest and Public Memory: Documenting the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, will be published in the upcoming book entitled, Sporting Realities: Critical Readings of the Sport Documentary.

In addition to this, his work has been featured in popular press outlets such as Huffington Post, Medium.com, Western City Magazine, and WorldPolicy.org. Also, he has worked with organizations such as PBS, Football University, Major League Baseball, and the Anti-Defamation League regarding incorporating social responsibility initiatives. In 2018, he was named the Black Enterprise magazine “Modern Man of Distinction” for his commitment to work on social responsibility.
He joined me this week to have an in-depth discussion about the intersection of sports, social responsibility, promoting a culture of inclusion and the athletes responsibility in advancing societal issues forward.
For more information: https://www.shaunmarqanderson.com/
Twitter: @ShaunMarqSpeaks

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