Abstract
Many sport and entertainment venues are still not major adopters of environmental social responsibility (ESR) despite evidence to suggest their benefit. This qualitative study investigated the major barriers that still prevent ESR adoption in public assembly venues (PAVs) used by sport and entertainment organizations. Using resource-based view (RBV) as a framework for analysis, PAV managers of stadiums, arenas, and performing arts centers were interviewed to collect data. Findings suggest a lack of resources to devote to ESR which displays an overall lack of priority given to ESR adoption and knowledge of ESR by PAV managers. If ESR was considered to offer competitive advantage, it would be given more priority, PAV managers would emphasize more training, and it would therefore receive more resource attention.
Highlights
Some organizations, in an attempt to expand their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, have looked to decreasing the harmful environmental impact of their activities by engaging in environmental social responsibility (ESR) [1]
The current research found that lacking these financial assets is a major barrier as they were the most frequently cited problem regarding ESR adoption in public assembly venues (PAVs)
The director of operations at a multipurpose arena suggested that in regard to financial assets: “There is never enough money. It doesn’t matter what stadium you are at or what arena you are at, there is never enough money to do everything that you want to do” (Michael, 16 August 2017). This sentiment was echoed by the fifteen other PAV managers that directly mentioned a lack of financial assets as one of their major barriers
Summary
In an attempt to expand their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, have looked to decreasing the harmful environmental impact of their activities by engaging in environmental social responsibility (ESR) [1]. A case exists for organizations to take on ESR in order to improve their environmental performance, operation, and their bottom line [3,4] Despite these benefits, the industry that supports the spaces where sport and entertainment take place, public assembly venues (PAVs), have not been as quick to adopt ESR despite the high priority placed by managers on the topic [5]. The industry that supports the spaces where sport and entertainment take place, public assembly venues (PAVs), have not been as quick to adopt ESR despite the high priority placed by managers on the topic [5] This shows that there remain PAV managers who are either not convinced that ESR adoption is beneficial to them or that they have some barriers preventing them from adopting ESR. Far a paucity of attention has been given by previous research to why the sport industry, in particular, has not been as quick to adopt ESR, and there have been calls for more research to be conducted on the topic [8]
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