“My definition of community is community, and their definition is more around fan engagement”: balancing business and social logics of professional sport teams’ community activities

Robertson, Jonathan; Karg, Adam; Rowe, Katie; Raw, Katherine

doi:10.1080/14413523.2022.2087966

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“…While the NCAA purports to support gender equity the undervaluing of women's content continues to demonstrate how compartmentalizing inclusion as an outward-facing programming function of the organization rather than a balanced component informing decision-making resulted in public ridicule of the organization and a loss of revenue that could support the growth of women's sports. Previous research found hybridization and balancing to be strategies organizations employ when handling plurality (Hemme et al, 2020;Besharov and Smith, 2014;Greenwood et al, 2011;Robertson et al, 2022b). Our findings suggest an organization needs to employ several strategies to handle plurality and provides empirical credence to Kraatz and Block's (2017) assertion there are four types of organizational responses for handling plurality.…”

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“…The emergence of the pro-am logic highlights athletes' desire to remain students while receiving the benefits of being a professional such as increased scholarship funds, training with professional organizations and robust networks. Robertson et al (2022b) found professional sport organizations navigating plural institutional environments successfully employed two hybrid responses; aligned and segregated. They found when social and business logics were in alignment organizations were able to leverage community activities to be positive business outcomes.…”

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“…Organizational fields are complicated and composed by multiple logics that exert varying influence on actors and organizations. Some logics interact in a supportive fashion (Robertson et al, 2022b) while those same logics can create contradictions and conflict with other logics all within the same organization (Greenwood et al, 2011). There is a need for more research to better understand the interconnectedness of logics and how organizations can respond to ensure the best outcomes.…”

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“…Rather, SGBs, especially at the national and international level, are responsible for many aspects of their sport including rule and policy development, revenue generation, competition and marquee tournaments, growing the sport and remaining attuned to the myriad of socio-political issues intersecting within a country and across the world. All these pressures on SGBs often translate to the organization meaning multiple things to multiple people forcing organizational members to navigate complex social environments (Kraatz and Block, 2017; Robertson et al ., 2022b). If sport organizations can navigate the complexity of their environment, they are able to succeed in both the marketplace and the broader social community.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is limited research examining how plurality affects SGBs functioning ( Robertson et al, 2022a). Robertson et al (2022b) found sport organizations broadly can utilize hybrid work strategies to navigate complex institutional environments. Beyond Robertson et al's (2022b) study, much of institutional theory research focuses on shifts from one dominant logic to another (Hemme et al, 2020;Slack, 2003, 2004;Southall and Staurowsky, 2013) or how organizations engage in work to maintain dominant logics when challengers seek to introduce a new logic (Cocchiarella and Edwards, 2020).…”

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Institutional plurality and a fractured organizational self

Macaulay,

Woulfin

2023

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the plurality of logics composing an organizational field and how that plurality affects a sport governing body's (SGB) sense of self. The authors sought to determine what logics exist in a specific field and how they interact according to Kraatz and Block's (2017) types of organizational responses. Finally, the authors explore how an organization's responses affect organizational outcomes.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyzed 476 unique organizational web pages and documents and 293 news media articles from four news outlets. The authors conduct a content analysis informed by Gioia et al.’s (2013) method to explore the website data to understand the logics of the field. The authors analyze the media articles for media accounts of events and determine how logics inform an SGB's actions (Cocchairella and Edwards, 2020).FindingsThe authors find institutional plurality leads to a fractured organizational sense of self, resulting in poor outcomes. The authors' findings suggest Kraatz and Block's (2017) as well as other previously theorized strategies do not lead to an organization reconciling competing logics. Rather, the strategies employed led to outcomes harming the organization's legitimacy and financial well-being.Originality/valueThere are several calls within the broader management field and the sport management field to address institutional plurality (Kraatz and Block, 2017; Robertson et al., 2022). Unlike previous research studies, this study finds detrimental effects of plurality on an organization. The authors discuss the strength of the strategies employed and why the strategies failed.

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Woulfin

2023

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Between Profit and Purpose: Employee Responses to Financial and Social Logics in Women’s Sport

Isard,

Melton,

Delia

et al. 2024

Journal of Sport Management

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Recent market growth in women’s sport has happened as fans increasingly support brands that embrace social issues, suggesting that women’s sport houses multiple logics (financial and social) that may be compatible. The purpose of this study is to explore employees’ perspectives of the logics in women’s sport and how these influence their workplace experiences. Using a case study design, we interviewed 15 women’s sport employees. We observed that they navigate both financial and social logics, which they see as compatible. This understanding of a complementary relationship has both behavioral (e.g., collaboration) and emotional (e.g., collective anxiety) consequences for employees. Notably, collective anxiety is simultaneously associated with negative effects and positive coping mechanisms, demonstrating its complexity in shaping individuals’ actions. This research advances understanding of how employees respond to multiple logics and the effects of this process. Insights from this study can help women’s sport managers better support workers.

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Why do sports goods manufacturers choose different corporate social responsibility engagements?

Guo,

Kang,

Huang

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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This study examines the impact of financialization and product market competition on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagements in sports goods manufacturing industry. Utilizing a dataset of China’s listed firms, we employ textual analysis to identify organizations within this sector and create a panel data model to analyze the determinants of CSR engagements. Our empirical findings reveal that financialization and product market competition positively influence shareholder-related CSR engagements. Additionally, product market competition enhances the effect of financialization on these engagements. Conversely, a negative correlation exists between product market competition and stakeholder-related CSR engagements. Moreover, firms not categorized as State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) or within high-pollution industries show a positive response in CSR engagements to both financialization and product market competition. Our results also highlight that managerial compensation and financial constraints modify the impacts of financialization and product market competition on shareholder-related CSR engagements. Collectively, our findings shed light on the challenges that sports goods manufacturing firms face in aligning their primary goals with CSR commitments.

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“My definition of community is community, and their definition is more around fan engagement”: balancing business and social logics of professional sport teams’ community activities

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

Institutional plurality and a fractured organizational self

Institutional plurality and a fractured organizational self

Between Profit and Purpose: Employee Responses to Financial and Social Logics in Women’s Sport

Why do sports goods manufacturers choose different corporate social responsibility engagements?

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