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.
Oja, Brent D. ; Zeimers, Géraldine. The paradoxical nature of passion among sport employees: exploring the intersection of harmony and obsession in the sport industry. In: European Sport Management Quarterly, , p. 1-19 (2025). doi:10.1080/16184742.2025.2461053.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Léonard, Pierre. The social responsibility of nonprofit sport organizations: a rapid literature review. In: Christos Anagnostopoulos, Research Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport, 2025, p. 52-74. 9781803926476. doi:10.4337/9781803926476.00011.
McLeod, Joshua ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Robertson, Jonathan ; Ordway, Catherine ; McGowan, Lee ; Shilbury, David. “Seven Weeks Is Not a Lot of Time”: Temporal Work and Institutional Change in Australian Football. In: Journal of Sport Management, Vol. Ahead of print, no. Ahead of print, p. 1-14 (2024). doi:10.1123/jsm.2023-0278.
Zeimers, Géraldine. Public Policy Funding Sport: A European Comparative Analysis. POLIS (Koln, 16/02/2024).
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Helsen, Kobe ; Corthouts, Joris ; Scheerder, Jeroen ; Zintz, Thierry. Better Governance and Sport Innovation within Sport Organizations. In: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. Ahead-of-print, no. 000, p. 1-17 (2023). doi:10.1080/24704067.2023.2228833.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David ; McLeod, Joshua. Examining sport board leadership: how chairs manage passion. In: Managing Sport and Leisure, Vol. Ahead of print, no. Ahead of print, p. 1-17 (2023). doi:10.1080/23750472.2023.2192723.
Van Hoye, Aurélie ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines. In: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 11, no.1147899, p. 01-17 (2023). doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1147899.
Schyvinck, C. ; De Cock, M. ; Jonas, M. ; Hlina, M. ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Kihl, L. A.. Measuring is knowing : understanding the process of externally measuring professional sport organizations’ corporate social performance. 2023 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (Montréal, du 31/05/2023 au 02/06/2023).
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Organizational Capacity for Implementing Women's Participation Initiatives in Sport Clubs. 31st European Sport Management Conference (Belfast, du 12/09/2023 au 15/09/2023).
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Sport Club Initiatives for Women's Participation: The Role of Board Composition and Organizational Capacity. North American Society for Sport Management Conference (Montreal, du 31/05/2023 au 03/06/2023).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David ; McLeod, Joshua. A Qualitative Study Examining How Passion Impacts Sport Board Functioning. In: Leisure Sciences, Vol. Ahead of print, no.Ahead of print, p. Ahead of print (2022). doi:10.1080/01490400.2022.2157913.
Hugaerts, Ine ; Scheerder, Jeroen ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Corthouts, Joris ; Van de Sype, Chloé ; Könecke, Thomas. Are sport organisations environmentally sustainable? – A website analysis of sport federations in Belgium. In: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 23, no.1, p. 38-58 (2022). doi:10.1080/16184742.2022.2093391 (Soumis).
Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Winand, Mathieu ; Papadimitriou, Dimitra ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Implementing corporate social responsibility through charitable foundations in professional football: the role of trustworthiness. In: Managing Sport and Leisure, p. 1-21 (2022). doi:10.1080/23750472.2022.2096672.
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry. Non-profit sport collaboration effectiveness: how do the partner selection factors and the collaboration process matter?. In: Sport, Business and Management, (2022). doi:10.1108/SBM-09-2021-0108.
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Rihoux, Benoît ; Zintz, Thierry. Organizational Resources and Collaboration between Sport Clubs: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. In: International Journal of Sport Management, Vol. 23, no.2022, p. 170-190 (2022).
Winand, Mathieu ; Bell, Uean ; Zeimers, Géraldine. “It's not just a job, it's a passion”: passions and motivations of sport entrepreneurs. In: Sport, Business and Management, (2022). doi:10.1108/SBM-08-2021-0096 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Zeimers, Géraldine. A Research Agenda on Emotions in Sport Management. In: Shilbury, D., A Research Agenda for Sport Management (A Research Agenda), Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, 2022, p. 232. 9781800378315 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Constandt, Bram. An Integrity System Framework for the FIFA World Cups. In: S. Chadwick D. Parnell, P. Widdop, C. & Anagnostopoulos, Routledge Handbook of Business of the FIFA World Cup, Routledge: Abingdon Oxon, 2022. 9780367640170.
Kihl, Lisa ; Schyvinck, Cleo ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Jonas, Michael ; De Cock, Marie ; Hlina, Matthew. A global assessment of professional sport organizations' CSR performance: A Delphi study. North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM) (Atlanta, du 31/05/2022 au 04/06/2022). In: NASSM Book of Abstracts, (2022).
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Helsen, Kobe ; Corthouts, Joris ; Scheerder, Jeroen ; Zintz, Thierry. Good Governance and Innovation within Sport Federations. European Association of Sport Management Conference (EASM 2022) (Innsbruck, du 05/09/2022 au 08/09/2022).
Schyvinck, Cleo ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Measuring CSR in professional sport: A Delphi study. European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference 2022 (Innsbruck, du 06/09/2022 au 09/09/2022).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David. Mission & Values: A Content Analysis of Australian Sport Organisations: A pilot Study. SMAANZ (Swinburne, du 30/11/2022 au 02/12/2022).
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry. Local sport club presidents’ perceptions of collaboration with sport federations. In: Managing Sport & Leisure, Vol. O, no. O, p. O (2021). doi:10.1080/23750472.2021.1928536.
Joshua McLeod ; David Shilbury ; Zeimers, Géraldine. Power and rent-seeking on boards: a case study of national sport federations in India. In: Sport Management Review, Vol. Ahead of print, no.Ahead of print, p. Ahead of print (2021). doi:10.1080/14413523.2021.1880745.
Corthouts, J. ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Helsen, K ; Demeulemeester, C. ; Könecke, T. ; Zintz, Thierry ; Scheerder, J.. Sport federations' organizational innovativeness: an empirical comparison of characteristics and attitudes. In: International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, Vol. Ahead of print, no.Ahead of print, p. Ahead of print (2021). doi:10.1108/IJSMS-02-2021-003).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David. Emotions in Sport Governance: A research Agenda. , European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference "Re-Opening the 'Black-Box' of Sport Governance". (Online, 29/09/2021).
Hugaerts I., ; Scheerder J., ; Helsen K., ; Corthouts J., ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Van de Sype C. ; Könecke T.. Environmental Sustainability in Belgian Sport Federations. European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference "Re-Opening the 'Black-Box' of Sport Governance" (Online, 29/09/2021).
Joshua McLeod ; David Shilbury ; Zeimers, Géraldine. An Institutional Framework for Governance Convergence in Sport: The Case of India. In: Journal of Sport Management, Vol. Ahead of print, no.Ahead of print, p. 1-14 (2020).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Lefebvre, Arthur ; Winand, Mathieu ; Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Organisational factors for corporate social responsibility implementation in sport federations: a qualitative comparative analysis. In: European Sport Management Quarterly, , p. 1-21 (2020). doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1731838.
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry. 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, du 11/12/2020 au 12/12/2020).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury,D.. The Influence of Passion on Sport Board Performance . 26th Annual SMAANZ conference (Online, du 30/11/2020 au 04/12/2020).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Examining Collaboration Among Nonprofit Organizations for Social Responsibility Programs. In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 48, no.5, p. 953-974 (2019). doi:10.1177/0899764019837616.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; David Shilbury. The interconnected roles of the chair. In: David Shilbury & Lesley Ferkins, Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance, Routledge: London, 2019. ISBN 9781138341234.
Lefebvre, Arthur ; Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry. Examining interconnections of preconditions, process and outcomes of collaboration among non-profit sport clubs. European Association of Sport Management Conference (EASM 2019) (Seville, du 04/09/19 au 07/09/19).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David ; Willem, Annick ; Zintz, Thierry. Hybridity in Non-profit Sport Organisations: Organisational Challenges . 2019 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM 2019) (New Orleans, du 28/05/2019 au 01/06/2019).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Shilbury, David ; Zintz, Thierry. The role of passion in governing non-profit sport organisations. SMAANZ (Sport Mangament Association Australia New Zealand) Conference (Christchurch, New Zealand, du 04/12/2019 au 06/12/2019).
Zeimers, Géraldine. Corporate social responsibility implementation in non-profit sport organisations, prom. : Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick, 28/06/2019.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Christos Anagnostopoulos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Annick Willem. Organisational learning for corporate social responsibility in sport organisations. In: European Sport Management Quarterly, . doi:10.1080/16184742.2018.1546752 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Football: Expoloring Modes of CSR Implementation. In: Simon Chadwick, Daniel Parnell, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management (Roultledge International Handbooks), Routledge, 2018, p. 114-130. 1138579076.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Collaboration dynamics and processes among nonprofit sport organisations. The 26th European Sport Management Conference (Malmo, Sweden, du 05/09/2018 au 08/09/2018).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Lefebvre, Arthur ; Mathieu Winand ; Christos Anagnostopoulos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Annick Willem. Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation By Sport Federations: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference (Reykjavik, Iceland, du 19/06/2018 au 22/06/2018).
Zeimers, Géraldine. Le tournant stratégique de la politique sportive en Belgique francophone. In: Catherine Fallon; Joël Ficet, Crise de la démocratie et nouveau management public : Discours, pratiques, instruments (ABSP; 21), Academia: Louvain-la-Neuve, 2017, p. 79-102. 978-2-8061-0328-4.
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. 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, 24/11/2017).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Teaming-up for Social Responsibility Programs: the Case of Belgian Nonprofit Sport Organizations. NASSM 2017 Conference (Denver, USA, du 31/05/2017 au 04/06/2017).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Anagnostopoulos, Christos ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. “The Process of Organisational Learning in Sport Organisations: The Case of Social Responsibility Programmes”. 25th European Association for Sport Management Conference (Bern, Switzerland, du 05/09/2017 au 08/09/2017).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. 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, du 01/06/2016 au 04/06/2016).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. Corporate social responsibility in sport : a critical review of CSR development and sensemaking . European Association for Sport Management (Warsaw, Poland, du 07/09/2016 au 10/09/2016).
Zeimers, Géraldine ; Zintz, Thierry ; Willem, Annick. “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, du 10/09/2015 au 12/09/2015).