From isomorphism to institutional work: Advancing institutional theory in sport management research

C Nite, J Edwards - Sport management review, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper offers a review of institutional work and its utilization in sport management. We
detailed how institutional work offers a modern paradigm of institutional theory that …

Understanding the lack of diversity in sport consumer behavior research

EB Delia, EN Melton, K Sveinson… - Journal of Sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Sport consumer behavior researchers have developed a robust understanding of how and
why people consume sport, and the consequences of consumption. There has been little …

Examining institutional work that perpetuates abuse in sport organizations

C Nite, J Nauright - Sport Management Review, 2020 - Elsevier
In this research, the author sought to understand how organizational practices that harbor
and, ultimately, perpetuate abuse become legitimized. The authors drew from the tenets of …

The evolving institutional work of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to maintain dominance in a fragmented field

N Calvin, I Abiodun, W Marvin - Sport Management Review, 2019 - Elsevier
High-profile sport governance associations tend to remain intact despite numerous issues
that would predict their demise. As such, these types of associations offer valuable contexts …

Sport policy analysis revisited: the sport policy process as an interlinked chain of legitimating acts

AM Strittmatter, C Stenling, J Fahlén… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
By providing an analytical framework that draws on a conceptualisation of legitimacy in
organisation studies, this paper demonstrates that the sport policy process can be …

(Re) conceptualizing institutional change in sport management contexts: the unintended consequences of sport organizations' everyday organizational life

J Fahlén, C Stenling - European Sport Management Quarterly, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research question: The purpose of this paper is to construct empirically grounded concepts
that can aid the explanation of processes of institutional change. This effort is guided by the …

[PDF][PDF] Navigating the iron cage: An institutional creation perspective of collegiate esports.

AD Pizzo, GJ Jones, DC Funk - International Journal of Sport …, 2019 - academia.edu
INTRODUCTION sports, also referred to as competitive video gaming, are an emerging area
of study for sport management scholars. Recent reports estimate the esports industry is …

Maintaining and disrupting global-North hegemony/global-South dependence in a local African sport for development organisation: The role of institutional work

M McSweeney, L Kikulis, L Thibault… - … Journal of Sport …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, conceptual developments in the field of institutional theory, such as institutional
work, that refer to the practices and processes of individuals and organisations aimed at …

Message framing as institutional maintenance: The National Collegiate Athletic Association's institutional work of addressing legitimate threats

C Nite - Sport Management Review, 2017 - Elsevier
This research examined how a dominant sport organization (the National Collegiate Athletic
Association) within an organizational field (US intercollegiate athletics) addressed legitimate …

Getting an internship in the sport industry: The institutionalization of privilege

NA Walker, KJA Agyemang… - Sport …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Unpaid internships are embedded in sport hegemony. These unpaid sport internships often
offer fewer learning opportunities and foster an environment wherein interns feel like …