Utilizing World Cup success to facilitate development: The case of Ghana Football Association (GFA)

Kwame J.A. Agyemang

doi:10.10520/EJC10471

Utilizing World Cup success to facilitate development: The case of Ghana Football Association (GFA)

Kwame J.A. Agyemang

Kinesiology and Health Promotion

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Ghana Football Association (GFA) can use their 2010 FIFA World Cup success as a means of fostering development in Ghana. The paper suggests the GFA should integrate corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles to witness this development. Furthermore, the paper also makes note of the value of stakeholder theory and encompassing competent managers if the GFA is to build off their 2010 FIFA World Cup achievement and see development come to fruition. Implications and future research direction are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-101
Number of pages	15
Journal	African Journal of Business and Economic Research
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.10520/EJC10471
State	Published - 2011

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Keywords

Corporate social responsibility
Ghana football
Managers
Stakeholder theory

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Business and International Management
Economics and Econometrics

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Utilizing World Cup success to facilitate development: The case of Ghana Football Association (GFA)

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