Book Chapter

Tzoumaka, E., Kolyperas, D., & Leivadi, S. (2024). Integrity and digital sustainability in eSports. In A. E. Manoli & I. Konstantopoulos (Eds.), Integrity and sustainability in sport: Business, environmental and social goals (1st ed., pp. 132–145). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

Authors

Eugenia Tzoumaka, Dimitrios Kolyperas & Stella Leivadi

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003453147

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Abstract

Drs. Tzoumaka and Leivadi, along with their co-author Dr. Kolyperas, have published a chapter on “Integrity and Digital Sustainability in eSports” in the book titled “Integrity and Sustainability in Sport: Business, Environmental and Social Goals“, published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. The book, edited by Dr. Argyro Elisavet Manoli and Ioannis Konstantopoulos, introduces the Integrity-Sustainability in Sport Framework, which explores the dynamic and interconnected relationship between integrity and sustainability within the sport ecosystem. The book argues that integrity is a fundamental prerequisite for sustainability, while sustainability both stems from and further promotes integrity. It emphasizes that without integrity as a core principle, an organization cannot be truly sustainable. Conversely, organizations guided by integrity must also grow sustainably, considering both their own development and their broader impact on society and the environment.

The chapter on eSports specifically addresses the digitalization of sports, focusing on integrity and digital sustainability issues within the eSports industry. It highlights how integrity and digital sustainability are emerging as crucial factors that are likely to shape the future of the industry. The chapter visualizes the digital dynamism within the eSports ecosystem, identifying key stakeholders and their demands and needs. It also delves into breaches of integrity within the industry and explores the challenges related to digital sustainability, offering insights into how these issues might evolve.