Building of the legitimacy of a sports organization in a hybridized operating environment: case Finland

Lehtonen, Kati

doi:10.1080/16138171.2017.1318199

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“…Against this background, with Norwegian reactions about the all-Sámi nature of Sámi sport, let me turn to Finland and investigate how representatives of Sámi sport on that side perceived the reorganization if registered at all. Although the Finnish state plays a coordinating and more active part in sport compared to Norway and Sweden (Lehtonen, 2017;Lehtonen & Mäkinen, 2020), voluntary grassroots sport clubs are -as in the other Nordic countries -the fundament for the conductance of sport. Thus, in Finland too, there is a mixed model including the state and the voluntary movement (Henry, 2009;Lehtonen & Mäkinen, 2020).…”

Section: Reorganization Of Sámi Sport In Finland and Norway: Crossing...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

Skille¹

2022

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

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This book investigates the social, political, and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation-building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational arrangements and everyday sporting life in a modern world.Through detailed case data from the Norwegian side of Sápmi (the land of the Sámi), this book provides a critical and contemporary perspective of post-colonial influences and their impacts on sport. The study uses concepts of conventions, citizenship, and communities, to examine the tenuous roles of Indigenous-based sport organizations and clubs towards the building of an Indigenous nation. The book further draws together international, national, and local Sámi experiences to address the communal and assimilative influences that sport brings for people in the North Calotte. Taken together, the book signals the importance of sport in future community development and the (re)emergence of Indigenous culture.Appealing to policymakers and scholars alike, the book will be of particular interest to researchers in sport sociology, Indigenous studies, and post colonialism. It also provides essential insight for public officials and administrators of sport and/or Indigenous issues at various levels of public office.

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Section: Reorganization Of Sámi Sport In Finland and Norway: Crossing...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

Skille¹

2022

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

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“…In addition, the chosen model could be seen as part of the reforms of the sport system that began at the same time as the FSM s pilot phase, in the early 2010s [42,43]. Through the reform process, the state provided itself with a new target and the possibility of acting as a developer of sports culture and, in particular, physical culture [33].…”

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How Do Networks Reflect Collaborative Governance? The Case of a Sport Policy Program

Lehtonen

Uusikylä

2021

IJERPH

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This study examines the extent to which collaborative governance thinking is realized in a government-funded sport policy program. Our main argument is that this conversion requires the analysis and interpretation of meso-governance and related networks. In the analysis of meso-level sports policy governance networks, we apply social network analysis and theme interviews. The empirical analysis conducted in this study involves the network-based structure of the Finnish Schools on the Move (FSM) program, which was implemented in Finland from 2009 to 2018. Our research questions are as follows: (1) How have the nature and network structure of the program changed throughout the implementation of the program? (2) How is the collaborative governance thinking reflected in the design and implementation of the FSM program? This study shows that the network is the most significant intermediary structure at the policy and organizational levels. Particularly, it was important in the start-up phase of the program, when the main task of the network was to bring together different actors and to generate a common vision. By the end of the program’s funding, the structure of the network became centralized, with decreasing density. However, the analysis shows that collaborative governance thinking is mainly reflected in implementation, rather than in the genuine joint planning of activities.

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“…Being associated as a legitimate transition point within an athlete pathway plays an important role in attracting and maintaining the most talented inputs for organizations, in the current research, USPORT teams. Indeed, organizational legitimacy originates from the idea that there is acceptance of an organization's actions and/or managerial decisions (Edwards & Washington, 2015;Lehtonen, 2017;Lock et al, 2015;Phelps & Dickson, 2009;Sam, 2011) to meet consumers' goals. Bitektine and Haack (2015) stated,…”

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Legitimate pathway to professional ranks or career termination?

Chard

Edwards

Wigfield

2021

JESS

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The purpose of the current investigation was to empirically evaluate the career progression of USPORTS men’s varsity hockey players to understand if USPORTS men’s hockey is a legitimate pathway to a professional playing career. To address this, USPORTS men’s varsity hockey rosters, from 2000-2018, were captured and analyzed for athletes who progressed to play professional hockey. Findings indicate that 1,391 USPORTS athletes progressed to professional ranks between 2000-2018, a number representing approximately 70 players, on average, per season. Drawing on expectancy value and legitimacy theories, the findings revealed that USPORTS men’s varsity hockey is a legitimate athlete pathway for players to reach professional levels of competition.

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Building of the legitimacy of a sports organization in a hybridized operating environment: case Finland

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building

How Do Networks Reflect Collaborative Governance? The Case of a Sport Policy Program

Legitimate pathway to professional ranks or career termination?

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