Towards a Management Model for Sport and Physical Activity Community-based Partnerships

Parent, Milena M.; Harvey, Jean

doi:10.1080/16184740802461694

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“…Moreover, they are also more positive regarding their relationships with non-profit sport providers, compared to for-profit providers. This is in line with the literature regarding the importance of conformity of organisational cultures and trust for the success of IORs (Thibault and Harvey 1997, Lindsey 2009, Parent and Harvey 2009. Apparently many public (and non-profit) organisations still experience relationships with the for-profit sector as counter-cultural (Leat 2009).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…However, to a great extent, the necessity of IORs has only been recognised in the sport system in recent years (e.g. Babiak and Thibault 2009, Misener and Doherty 2009, Parent and Harvey 2009, Wicker et al 2013. Robinson et al (2000) have identified three ideal types of IORs: coordination, cooperation and competition.…”

Section: Literature Review: Iors and Conflicting Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Balancing between coordination, cooperation and competition? A mixed-method approach for assessing the role ambiguity of local sports authorities

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Vandermeerschen

Scheerder

2016

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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In recent years, the subsidiarity principle has been underlined in Sport-forAll policies in countries such as Germany, Austria and Belgium. According to this organising principle, issues need to be handled by the lowest possible political and administrative level, and as close to the citizens as possible. The 2007 decree concerning Sport-for-All policies at the local level in Flanders (Belgium) clearly referred to this. It emphasised the decentralisation of the Sport for All policy, and highlighted the regulatory and coordinating role of local sports authorities. As a consequence, they may face conflicting roles of being coordinator, regulator and provider of mass sport at the local level. In this paper, a mixed-method approach is used to give a closer insight in the role perceptions of local sports authorities in Flanders, and their position towards private sport providers. The results show that local sports authorities consider the coordination and regulation of mass sport in their municipality as their primary task. Yet, it appears that private sport providers also perceive competition from local sports authorities. Moreover, a considerable number of the local sports authorities believe they can combine the roles of provider and coordinator. As there appears to be considerable goal ambiguity, it is necessary for local sports authorities to formulate clear goals. Referring to the principle of subsidiarity, it is argued that sports authorities should only intervene when (non-)profit sport providers are not able to achieve the desirable outcomes with regard to sport and the welfare agenda.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Literature Review: Iors and Conflicting Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Balancing between coordination, cooperation and competition? A mixed-method approach for assessing the role ambiguity of local sports authorities

Vos

Vandermeerschen

Scheerder

2016

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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“…With an absence of methodologies capable of providing a means of comparing and predicting partnership variables, the present study was informed by a review of conceptual frameworks from the sport development and health promotion literature (Babiak and Thibault, 2008;Butterfoss et al 1993;Chinman and Wandersman, 1999;El Ansari and Phillips, 2004;Frisby et al 2004;Goodman et al 1996;Lachance et al 2006;Lasker and Weiss, 2003;Lindsey, 2009;Parent and Harvey, 2009). A number of parallels between community health promotion partnerships and CSNs were identified including organisational and demographic diversity, multiple organisational interests and objectives, and an absence of formal authority (Weiner et al 2002).…”

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Partnership working in sport and physical activity promotion: An assessment of processes and outcomes in community sports networks

Baker

Ansari

Crone

2016

Public Policy and Administration

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Community sports networks were established in 2007 to coordinate local sport and physical activity promotion. Partnerships continue to be used to deliver policy. It is important to understand the relationship between the internal structure of partnerships and their outcomes. This study assesses associations between predictor variables relating to partnership structure and process and four intermediary partnership outcomes: satisfaction, synergy, commitment and effectiveness. A retrospective analysis of data was conducted on 171 surveys administered between September 2008 and March 2009 from community sports network members in England. The predictor variables explained 67% of the variance in synergy, 75% of the variance in satisfaction, 63% of the variance in commitment and 46% of the variance in effectiveness. Sustaining a positive benefits-to-costs relationship, establishing effective communication and partnership strategy, and demonstrating impact were predictive of the four intermediary partnership outcomes. Further research is warranted to help establish a detailed understanding of partnership processes and outcomes.

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“…However, many of these organizations engage in partnerships with other types of organizations including government agencies, sport organizations, and other development organizations (Giulianotti, 2011a;Sugden, 2010 (Doherty et al, 2014;Misener & Doherty, 2012Parent & Harvey, 2009). …”

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“…Many of these organizations engage in partnerships with other groups including government agencies, sport organizations, and other development organizations (Giulianotti, 2011a;Sugden, 2010). Sustainable partnerships involving nonprofit sport organizations are characterized by a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities, trust, a shared vision, proactive problem-solving, mission alignment, two-way communication, appropriate and balanced decision-making structures, and multiples types of evaluation (Doherty et al, 2014;Misener & Doherty, 2012Parent & Harvey, 2009). …”

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Exploring organizational capacity in a Sport for Development and Peace setting.

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understanding and willingness to always listen, and for inspiring me to think at a deeper level about my research; Dr. Marion Hambrick, for your willingness to collaborate and mentor me in the research process; and Dr. Brad Shuck, for your enthusiasm and insightful feedback. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to serve on my committee and truly look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with each of you for many years to come.To Mom -You inspired me to pursue new opportunities and continue to be my role model as I pursue my professional career. Thank you for your tremendous encouragement and support in my pursuit of learning.To Rebecca -Thank you for always encouraging me to pursue my passions and for sharing the commitment to make a difference, one day at a time.I also want to thank the 17 executive directors who volunteered to participate in this study. This study would not be possible without your willingness to share your lived

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Towards a Management Model for Sport and Physical Activity Community-based Partnerships

Cited by 59 publications

References 67 publications

Balancing between coordination, cooperation and competition? A mixed-method approach for assessing the role ambiguity of local sports authorities

Balancing between coordination, cooperation and competition? A mixed-method approach for assessing the role ambiguity of local sports authorities

Partnership working in sport and physical activity promotion: An assessment of processes and outcomes in community sports networks

Exploring organizational capacity in a Sport for Development and Peace setting.

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