Books

Impact work.
An Ethnographic Journey into the Craft of Impact Entrepreneurship.

This book provides a critical examination, of the hype surrounding social impact by investigating the work of those attempting to create impact enterprises. It builds on two years of fieldwork at a social impact accelerator training wannabe entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into organizations achieving societal goals. The book reveals the intricate behind-the-scenes socialization through which entrepreneurs learn the ropes of impact entrepreneurship. In doing so, it sheds light on the roles of some of the key players of this unique social world—impact investors, corporate executives, and mentors—whose work typically remains in the shadows to reproduce the myth of the lone impact entrepreneur.
Impact work challenges the view that impact is a given property of a social venture resulting from an intrinsic desire to change the world. Instead, I argue that impact emerges iteratively from a process of social engagement and negotiation among entrepreneurs, impact investors, corporate executives, and mentors, as they collaborate in the mundane processes of its production. Namely, “impact work.” This book is about what I like to think of as impact in the making. It is a story of hope and collaboration and unveils the social and cultural challenges and contradictions faced by those attempting to create alternative organizations.

Handbook of Innovation and Regulation, (pp. 35-56)

Geopolitics of Cricket in India. In The Geopolitical Economy of Sport (pp. 155-162). Routledge. The Geopolitical Economy of Sport Power, Politics, Money, and the State.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global response, and the consequent ramifications for sport have put the geopolitical economy of sport front and centre in both public debate and academic thinking. Similarly, the Winter Olympics in Beijing and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar illustrate the political, economic, and geographic imperatives that shape modern sport. This book brings together studies from around the world to describe this new geopolitical economy of sport, from the way in which countries use natural resource revenues, accusations of sport washing, and the deployment of sport for soft power purposes, to the way in which sport has become a focus for industrial development. This book looks at the geopolitical economy of sport across the globe, from the Gulf States’ interests in European soccer to Israel seeking to build a national competitive advantage by positioning itself as a global sports tech start-up hub, and the United States continuing to extend its economic and cultural influence through geopolitical sport activities in Africa, Latin America, and the Indian subcontinent. This book captures a pivotal moment in the history of sport and sport business.

Biology and Management: A Review, Critique, and Research Agenda. Journal of Management, 44(1), 7-31