Recent publications

Journal Articles

• Walters, G and Anagnostopoulos, C (forthcoming) Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility through Social Partnerships, Business Ethics: A European Review
• Bingham, T and Walters, G (forthcoming) Financial sustainability within UK charities: community sport trusts and corporate social responsibility partnerships, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
• Walters, G (2011) Bidding for international sport events: how government supports and undermines national governing bodies of sport, Sport in Society, 14 (2): 208-222
• Walters, G (2011) The implementation of a stakeholder management strategy during stadium relocation: a case study of Arsenal football club’s move to the Emirates Stadium, Managing Leisure, 16 (1): 49-64
• Walters, G and Tacon, R (2010) Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport: Stakeholder Management in the UK Football Industry, Journal of Management and Organization, Volume 16 (4) September 2010, 566-586
• Hamil, S and Walters, G (2010) Financial Performance in English Professional Football: “An Inconvenient Truth”, Soccer & Society, 11 (4): 354-372
• Hamil, S and Walters, G (2010) The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona: Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance, Soccer & Society, 11(4): 475-504.
• Walters, G (2009) Corporate Social Responsibility through Sport: The Community Sports Trust Model as a CSR Delivery Agency, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 35, 81-94,
• Chadwick, S and Walters, G (2009) Sportswear Identification, Distinctive Design and Manufacturer Logos – Issues from the Front Line, The Marketing Review, 9(1): 63-78
• Walters, G and Chadwick, S (2009) Corporate Citizenship in Football: Delivering Strategic Benefits through Stakeholder Engagement, Management Decision, 47(1): 51-66

Book Chapters

• Walters, G and Tacon, R (2012) Corporate Social Responsibility, in Leberman, S., Collins, C., and Trenberth, L, Sport Business Management in New Zealand and Australia, Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia
• Walters, G and Hamil, S (2011) Corporate Governance and the Regulation of Sport, in Trenberth, L and Hassan, D, Managing Sport Business, London: Routledge
• Walters, G (2011) Managing Social Responsibility in Sport, in Trenberth, L and Hassan, D, Managing Sport Business, London: Routledge
• Hamil, S and Walters, G (2010) Financial Performance in English Professional Football: “An Inconvenient Truth” in Hamil, S and Hassan, D, Who Owns Football? The Governance and Management of the Club Game Worldwide, London: Routledge
• Hamil, S and Walters, G (2010) The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona: Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance, in Hamil, S and Hassan, D, Who Owns Football? The Governance and Management of the Club Game Worldwide, London: Routledge
• Walters, G and Hamil, S (2009) Ownership and Governance, in Hamil, S and Chadwick, S, Managing Football: An International Perspective, London: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Chadwick, S, and Walters, G (2008) Grand Slam Committee Moves to Regulate Tennis Wear Logos, in Chadwick, S and Arthur, D (eds) International Cases in the Business of Sport, London: Elsevier

Conference Papers

• ‘Implementing Corporate Responsibility through Partnerships in the Football Industry’ European Association for Sport Management, Prague, September 2010 (Co-author – Christos Anagnostopoulos)
• ‘Governance practices in UK National Governing Bodies of Sport’, European Association for Sport Management, Prague, September 2010 (Co-authors Linda Trenberth and Richard Tacon)
• ‘Governance and Regulation of South African Football: A Case-Study of the Emergence of a Professional Football Industry in a Developing Economy’, European Association for Sport Management, Amsterdam, September 2009 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘Corporate Governance in the English Football Industry: The Regulatory Role of the Football Authorities’, First European Conference in Sports Economics, Centre d‟Economie de la Sorbonne, Paris, September 2009 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘Challenges faced by sports governing bodies in the UK when bidding for the rights to host an international sport event’, Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference, Canterbury Christchurch University, July 2009
• ‘Managing Community Stakeholders in the UK Football Industry: Governance Factors Supporting the Development of a Community Trust Organisation’, European Academy of Management, 9th Annual Conference, University of Liverpool, May 2009
• ‘Bidding for International Sport Events: The Impact of UK Government Policy on National Governing Bodies of Sport’, Political Studies Association Sport and Politics Group, 3rd Annual Conference, Birkbeck, University of London, February 2009
• ‘The Evolution of Club-Level Governance in English Football: A Future Agenda for Reform?’ Political Studies Association Sport and Politics Group, 3rd Annual Conference, Birkbeck, University of London, February 2009 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• Corporate Social Responsibility through Sport: The Community Sports Trust Model as a CSR Delivery Agency’, Sport and Social Capital in the EU, University of Bocconi, Milan, November 2008
• ‘The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona in 2007: Successfully Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance?’, European Association for Sport Management, University of Heidelberg, September 2008 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘Managing Relationships between Football Clubs and Community Stakeholders: Critical Factors underpinning the Community Trust Model’, European Association for Sport Management, University of Heidelberg, September 2008
• Corporate Governance in the Football Industry: The Evolution of Club-Level Regulation by the Football Authorities‟, 6th International Conference on Corporate Governance, University of Birmingham, June 2008 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘The Corporate Governance of South African Football: A Case-Study of the Emergence of a Modern Football Industry in a Developing Economy’, 8th Atiner International Conference on Sport Management, Athens, May 2008 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona: Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance’, Political Studies Association Sport and Politics Group, 2nd Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, February 2008 (Co-author- Sean Hamil)
• ‘Stakeholder relationships in the football industry: The case of Charlton Athletic Football Club”, 7th Atiner International Conference on Sport Management, Athens, June 2007

Working Papers and Reports

• Walters, G and Tacon, R (2011) Corporate Social Responsibility in European Football, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Research Paper Series
• Walters, G, Trenberth, L and Tacon, R (2011) The Role of the Board in UK National Governing Bodies of Sport, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Research Paper Series
• Walters, G, Trenberth, L and Tacon, R (2010) Good Governance in Sport: A Survey of UK National Governing Bodies of Sport, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Research Paper Series
• Walters, G and Kitchin, P (2009) Stakeholder Management and Sport Facilities: A Case Study of the Emirates Stadium, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Case Study Papers, Volume 1, Number 2 (This case study won the best case award at the European Association of Sport Management Annual Conference held in Amsterdam, September 2009).
• Walters, G and Rossi, G (2009) (eds) Labour Market Migration in European Football: Key Issues and Challenges, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Research Paper Series, Volume 2, Number 2Walters, G (2008) Bidding for Major Sporting Events: Key Issues and Challenges faced by Sports Governing Bodies in the UK, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre Research Paper Series, Volume 1, Number 1
• Chadwick, S, and Walters, G (2008) ‘Walking Advertisements’: Tennis’ Grand Slam Committee and Adidas, Centre for the International Business of Sport, Coventry University, Working Paper Series, No 5
• Football Governance Research Centre (2003 - 2006) The State of the Game: The Corporate Governance of Football Clubs, FGRC Research Papers, various years, Birkbeck, University of London
• Walters, G (2004) The Professional Footballers’ Association: A Case Study of Trade Union Growth, FGRC Research Paper 2004, No 1, Birkbeck, University of London