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Géraldine Zeimers

Professeure

SSS/FSM Faculté des sciences de la motricité (FSM)

SSH/LRIM Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations (LouRIM)

Géraldine Zeimers est docteure en sciences de la motricité, titulaire d'un master en sciences politiques et professeure en management du sport à l'UCLouvain au sein de la Faculté des sciences de la motricité (FSM) et du LouRIM elle co-dirige le centre de recherche Sport Management UClouvain.  Ce groupe de recherche, officiellement reconnu par le Centre de recherche olympique du Comité olympique international, est en forte interaction avec le réseau sportif national et international. Il collabore régulièrement avec des acteurs clés tels que l’Adeps, le Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge (COIB), diverses fédérations sportives et clubs, ainsi qu’avec des organisations internationales comme le Comité olympique international, l’Agence internationale antidopage et plusieurs fédérations internationales. 

Ses recherches portent sur trois axes: la gouvernance stratégique et collaborative, le rôle des organisations sportives dans la transition vers un modèle durable, juste, éthique, et responsable, et les politiques sportives. G. Zeimers a réalisé sa thèse de doctorat sur la responsabilité sociale des fédérations sportives. Ses travaux lui on permis d’explorer les organisations sportives à travers divers cadres théoriques (théorie des organisations, sciences politiques) et méthodologiques (interviews, enquête, Delphi, focus group) dans des contextes géographiques variés (Belgique, Ecosse, UK, USA, Canada, Australie, Inde, Asie), et en mobilisant et contribuant à différentes sous-disciplines du management (écologie sportive, gouvernance, politique). L'ensemble de ces travaux converge vers une ligne directrice claire:  l’étude du mouvement sportif organisé, en particulier les organisations sportives non-marchandes comme les fédérations sportives et les clubs amateurs. Cette stratégie vise à produire des connaissance visant à soutenir la transition systémique du mouvement sportif.

2026
Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G. (2026). Government Funding for Sports Development: A Focus on Sport Governing Bodies. In Iain Lindsey, Anna-Maria Strittmatter, Mike Sam, Kyle A. Rich (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sports Development (Routledge). Routledge. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/270107


2025
Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G., & Léonard, P. (2025). The social responsibility of nonprofit sport organizations: a rapid literature review. In Christos Anagnostopoulos (ed.), Research Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport (Elgar, p. p. 52-74). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803926476.00011


Article de journal

Oja, B. D., & Zeimers, G. (2025). The paradoxical nature of passion among sport employees: exploring the intersection of harmony and obsession in the sport industry. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2025.2461053 (Original work published 2025)


De Cock, M. B., Zeimers, G., Schyvinck, C., Jonas, M., Hlina, M., Kihl, L., & Constandt, B. (2025). Measuring professional sport organizations’ corporate social performance: a mixed methods study. Sport Management Review, Online(Online), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2025.2608385 (Original work published 2025)


2024
Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., & et al. (2024). Public Policy Funding Sport: A European Comparative Analysis. POLIS, Koln. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/213249


Article de journal

McLeod, J., Zeimers, G., Robertson, J., Ordway, C., McGowan, L., & Shilbury, D. (2024). “Seven Weeks Is Not a Lot of Time”: Temporal Work and Institutional Change in Australian Football. Journal of Sport Management, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2023-0278 (Original work published 2024)


2023
Article de journal

Van Hoye, A., Zeimers, G., & et al. (2023). Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines. Frontiers in Public Health, 11(1147899), 01-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1147899 (Original work published 2023)


Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., Helsen, K., Corthouts, J., Scheerder, J., & Zintz, T. (2023). Better Governance and Sport Innovation within Sport Organizations. Journal of Global Sport Management, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2023.2228833 (Original work published 2023)


Zeimers, G., Shilbury, D., & McLeod, J. (2023). Examining sport board leadership: how chairs manage passion. Managing Sport & Leisure, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2023.2192723 (Original work published 2023)


Papier de conférence

Lefebvre, A., & Zeimers, G. (2023). Sport Club Initiatives for Women’s Participation: The Role of Board Composition and Organizational Capacity. North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Montreal.


Lefebvre, A., & Zeimers, G. (2023). Organizational Capacity for Implementing Women’s Participation Initiatives in Sport Clubs. 31st European Sport Management Conference, Belfast.


Schyvinck, C., De Cock, M., Jonas, M., Hlina, M., Zeimers, G., & Kihl, L. A. (2023). Measuring is knowing : understanding the process of externally measuring professional sport organizations’ corporate social performance. 2023 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Montréal. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/213100


2022
Papier de conférence

Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., Helsen, K., Corthouts, J., Scheerder, J., & Zintz, T. (2022). Good Governance and Innovation within Sport Federations. European Association of Sport Management Conference (EASM 2022), Innsbruck.


Zeimers, G., & Shilbury, D. (2022). Mission & Values: A Content Analysis of Australian Sport Organisations: A pilot Study. SMAANZ, Swinburne. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/213096


Kihl, L., Schyvinck, C., Zeimers, G., Jonas, M., De Cock, M., & Hlina, M. (2022). A global assessment of professional sport organizations’ CSR performance: A Delphi study. Published. North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM), Atlanta. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/269067


Schyvinck, C., Zeimers, G., & et al. (2022). Measuring CSR in professional sport: A Delphi study. European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference 2022, Innsbruck. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/101939


Article de journal

Winand, M., Bell, U., & Zeimers, G. (2022). “It’s not just a job, it’s a passion”: passions and motivations of sport entrepreneurs. Sport, Business and Management. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-08-2021-0096 (Original work published 2022)


Hugaerts, I., Scheerder, J., Zeimers, G., Corthouts, J., Van de Sype, C., & Könecke, T. (2022). Are sport organisations environmentally sustainable? – A website analysis of sport federations in Belgium. European Sport Management Quarterly, 23(1), 38-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2022.2093391 (Original work published 2022)


Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., & Zintz, T. (2022). Non-profit sport collaboration effectiveness: how do the partner selection factors and the collaboration process matter? Sport, Business and Management. Published. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2021-0108 (Original work published 2022)


Anagnostopoulos, C., Winand, M., Papadimitriou, D., & Zeimers, G. (2022). Implementing corporate social responsibility through charitable foundations in professional football: the role of trustworthiness. Managing Sport & Leisure, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2096672 (Original work published 2022)


Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., Rihoux, B., & Zintz, T. (2022). Organizational Resources and Collaboration between Sport Clubs: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Sport Management, 23(2022), 170-190. (Original work published 2022)


Zeimers, G., Shilbury, D., & McLeod, J. (2022). A Qualitative Study Examining How Passion Impacts Sport Board Functioning. Leisure Sciences, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), Ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2022.2157913 (Original work published 2022)


Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G., & et al. (2022). A Research Agenda on Emotions in Sport Management. In Shilbury, D. (ed.), A Research Agenda for Sport Management (Edward Elgar Publishing, p. p. 232). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/222624


Zeimers, G., & Constandt, B. (2022). An Integrity System Framework for the FIFA World Cups. In S. Chadwick D. Parnell, P. Widdop, C. & Anagnostopoulos (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Business of the FIFA World Cup (Routledge). Routledge. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/223195


2021
Papier de conférence

Hugaerts I., Scheerder J., Helsen K., Corthouts J., Zeimers, G., Van de Sype C., & Könecke T. (2021). Environmental Sustainability in Belgian Sport Federations. European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference “Re-Opening the ‘Black-Box’ of Sport Governance”, Online. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/109100


Zeimers, G., & Shilbury, D. (2021). Emotions in Sport Governance: A research Agenda. , European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference “Re-Opening the ‘Black-Box’ of Sport Governance”., Online. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/109116


Article de journal

Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., & Zintz, T. (2021). Local sport club presidents’ perceptions of collaboration with sport federations. Managing Sport & Leisure, O(O), O. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1928536 (Original work published 2021)


Joshua McLeod, David Shilbury, & Zeimers, G. (2021). Power and rent-seeking on boards: a case study of national sport federations in India. Sport Management Review, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), Ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2021.1880745 (Original work published 2021)


Corthouts, J., Zeimers, G., Helsen, K., Demeulemeester, C., Könecke, T., Zintz, T., & Scheerder, J. (2021). Sport federations’ organizational innovativeness: an empirical comparison of characteristics and attitudes. International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), Ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-02-2021-003) (Original work published 2021)


2020
Article de journal

Joshua McLeod, David Shilbury, & Zeimers, G. (2020). An Institutional Framework for Governance Convergence in Sport: The Case of India. Journal of Sport Management, Ahead of print(Ahead of print), 1-14. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/117632 (Original work published 2020)


Zeimers, G., Lefebvre, A., Winand, M., Anagnostopoulos, C., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2020). Organisational factors for corporate social responsibility implementation in sport federations: a qualitative comparative analysis. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1731838 (Original work published 2020)


Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., & Shilbury, D. (2020). The Influence of Passion on Sport Board Performance. 26th Annual SMAANZ conference, Online. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/109107


Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., & Zintz, T. (2020). Efficacité perçue de la collaboration entre les fédérations sportives et leurs clubs : rôle du processus de collaboration. Conférence de la Société Savante en Management du Sport, En ligne.


2019
Thèse

Zeimers, G. (2019). Corporate social responsibility implementation in non-profit sport organisations. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/127369


Papier de conférence

Lefebvre, A., Zeimers, G., & Zintz, T. (2019). Examining interconnections of preconditions, process and outcomes of collaboration among non-profit sport clubs. European Association of Sport Management Conference (EASM 2019), Seville. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/104539


Zeimers, G., Shilbury, D., Willem, A., & Zintz, T. (2019). Hybridity in Non-profit Sport Organisations: Organisational Challenges. 2019 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM 2019), New Orleans. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/127378


Zeimers, G., Shilbury, D., & Zintz, T. (2019). The role of passion in governing non-profit sport organisations. SMAANZ (Sport Mangament Association Australia New Zealand) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/120559


Article de journal

Zeimers, G., Anagnostopoulos, C., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2019). Examining Collaboration Among Nonprofit Organizations for Social Responsibility Programs. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48(5), 953-974. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764019837616 (Original work published 2019)


Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G., & David Shilbury. (2019). The interconnected roles of the chair. In David Shilbury & Lesley Ferkins (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (Routledge). Routledge. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/247782


2018
Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., Lefebvre, A., Mathieu Winand, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Zintz, T., Annick Willem, & et al. (2018). Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation By Sport Federations: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/220162


Zeimers, G., Zintz, T., Willem, A., & et al. (2018). Collaboration dynamics and processes among nonprofit sport organisations. The 26th European Sport Management Conference, Malmo, Sweden. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/124676


Article de journal

Zeimers, G., Christos Anagnostopoulos, Zintz, T., & Annick Willem. (2018). Organisational learning for corporate social responsibility in sport organisations. European Sport Management Quarterly. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2018.1546752 (Original work published 2018)


Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G., Anagnostopoulos, C., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2018). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Football: Expoloring Modes of CSR Implementation. In Simon Chadwick, Daniel Parnell, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management (First edition, p. p. 114-130). Routledge. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/222838


2017
Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., Anagnostopoulos, C., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2017). Teaming-up for Social Responsibility Programs: the Case of Belgian Nonprofit Sport Organizations. NASSM 2017 Conference, Denver, USA. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/127814


Zeimers, G., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2017). Réflexions sur le positionnement épistémologique d’un chercheur embarqué sur un terrain dans le management du sport. Conférence Audencia “Research and Business in Sport” : Qu’est-ce que la recherche peut apporter au monde du sport ?, Paris, France. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/127817


Zeimers, G., Anagnostopoulos, C., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2017). “The Process of Organisational Learning in Sport Organisations: The Case of Social Responsibility Programmes”. 25th European Association for Sport Management Conference, Bern, Switzerland. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/175648


Chapitre de livre

Zeimers, G. (2017). Le tournant stratégique de la politique sportive en Belgique francophone. In Catherine Fallon; Joël Ficet (ed.), Crise de la démocratie et nouveau management public : Discours, pratiques, instruments (p. p. 79-102). Academia. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/177592


2016
Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in sport : a critical review of CSR development and sensemaking. European Association for Sport Management, Warsaw, Poland. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/178357


Zeimers, G., Zintz, T., & Zeimers, G. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Federations: A Framework to Assess Organizational Integration and Knowledge of CSR. 16th EURAM Conference,European Academy of Management, SIG “Managing Sport”, Paris, France. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/229442


2015
Papier de conférence

Zeimers, G., Zintz, T., & Willem, A. (2015). “A Conceptual Framework to Analyze Sport Federations’ Reactions Following Institutional Pressures to Adopt CSR Practices”. 23rd European Association for Sport Management Congress, CSR Workshop, Dublin, Ireland. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/188234