The paradoxical suffering of top athletes. An initial analysis

Patricia K. David and Nathalie Tessier ()
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Nathalie Tessier: UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA 1598) - UCLy - UCLy (Lyon Catholic University), ESDES - ESDES, Lyon Business School - UCLy - UCLy - UCLy (Lyon Catholic University)

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Abstract: This paper wishes to turn the spotlight back on a central actor – the athlete – who is rarely mentioned in academic works that deal with the increasing convergence between the management logics of companies and those of sports clubs. Both sports coaches and company managers have become aware of the role that sport can play in creating a culture rooted in the search for global social responsibility. However, while the literature that highlights the links between identical ways of managing sports teams and company teams has been making quantitative and qualitative progress, the image of the athlete as an active actor often appears only in the background. And yet, all activity, all success is linked to their involvement in sport. We have thus decided to focus on this central figure. Indeed, while our society values athletes, particularly top athletes, it does so in paradoxical ways. It is their feats rather than the individuals themselves that it admires, and over and above these feats (results, achievement), it is the qualities used to achieve these that fascinate society and the business world in particular.

Keywords: motivation; achievement; excellence; company; sport; suffering; performance; entreprise; Souffrance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-12
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Published in Revue CONFLUENCE : Sciences & Humanités, 2022, Dossier L'équilibre dynamique : vivre les paradoxes dans un monde complexe, 2, pp.53-69

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