Characteristics of Voluntary Sports Clubs Management: a Sociological Perspective

Thiel, Ansgar; Mayer, Jochen

doi:10.1080/16184740802461744

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“…On the other hand, the stakeholder theory helps us understand concretely who should be given priority in formulating the strategy and how we can establish relationships between different groups of stakeholders (Sotiriadou, 2009). It is still interesting that both analyzed groups consider that the partners should also be an integral part of the substantive decisions of the club, no longer seen as merely a source of income of such organizations (Thiel & Mayer, 2009). Although the sponsors have been considered relevant in the strategic decision making of clubs, we alert to the fact that their intervention at this level deserves some caution, since their interests, in most cases financial, should not overlap the mission of these types of clubs.…”

Section: Typology and Prioritization Of Club Stakeholdersmentioning

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“…Management practices must integrate and take stakeholder expectations into account, and, whenever feasible, place them at the core of decision making (McDonald & Sherry, 2010). Thiel and Mayer (2009) state that club management is not limited to the president and to directors, because by their very own individual nature, each member (members and/or fans) can and should take an active role in decision-making processes and in defining club objectives. Stakeholder power results from the ability to mobilize its own political and social forces, as well as the capacity to draw down income from the organization (Olander, 2007).…”

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Do stakeholders matter in strategic decision making of a sports organization?

Miragaia¹,

Ferreira²,

Carreira³

2014

Rev. adm. empres.

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This study aims to identify and prioritize the stakeholders involved in making decisions in a sports organization. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the influence of the attributes of power, legitimacy and urgency on the salience of the various stakeholders. The results showed a convergence of external and internal decision makers' perceptions, concerning the three main stakeholder groups: top management, sponsors and member association. Pearson correlations identified four types of stakeholder: definitive, dangerous, demanding and non-stakeholders. A generalized differentiation was also found in stakeholder classification, regarding evaluation of attributes, between external and internal decision makers. In addition, the study suggests the success of organizations' management will depend on correct identification of stakeholders and consequent assessment of their relevance, in order to highlight who should get priority, and how, in strategic decision making.

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Section: Typology and Prioritization Of Club Stakeholdersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Model and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do stakeholders matter in strategic decision making of a sports organization?

Miragaia¹,

Ferreira²,

Carreira³

2014

Rev. adm. empres.

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“…Voluntary activity should contribute to the needs of its participants (18). In sports club activities, this does not always happen, as the competitive objectives overpower other aims (19).…”

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Sports clubs as settings for health promotion: Fundamentals and an overview to research

Kokko

2014

Scand J Public Health

106

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This paper explores the efficacy and value of sports clubs as a setting for health promotion. Sports clubs for children and adolescents are the primary focus of the paper, and the aims are twofold. Aims: Firstly, the paper aims to review the basis for and elements of the health promoting sports club (HPSC) concept. Secondly, the aim is to overview the international evolution of the HPSC concept and its usefulness in the research. The settings-based health promotion approach forms the basis for the HPSC concept and it is introduced first. Thereafter, both obligating and prospecting factors, to justify the importance for sports clubs to address health promotion, are expressed. major prospecting factors relate to the facts that sports club activities reach a lot of children and adolescents, and that its educational nature is informal due to voluntary participation. The paper also presents multilevel structure of sports clubs, as well as the determinants affecting the settingsbased work. The research concerning health promotion in sports-related settings is evolving worldwide, and Nordic countries are in the front line of this new-wave of settings-based health promotion. Indeed, it has been claimed that, for the settings approach to assimilate to current societal challenges, there is a need to widen the reach of the approach to non-traditional, non-institutional settings, like sports clubs.

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“…Esta falta de planejamento a médio e longo prazo não é um fator determinante da inefi cácia da organização desportiva, mas é um fator que difi culta a criação de melhores condições para o seu funcionamento 34 .…”

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