The influence of public funding on the strategies and performance of non-profit basketball clubs from South-Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15067878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Igor Ivašković (0000-0002-3474-007X, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, corresponding author), Tara Cater (0000-0003-1256-4471, University of Ljubljana), Tomaž Čater (Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 796-810 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1331-677X • E-ISSN: 1848-9664 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1331677x.2018.1456347 |
| OpenAlex | W2795746076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
The purpose of this study is to examine how private funding affects non-profit sport clubs in terms of their strategic decisions and organisational performance. Data for the study were collected from a survey of 73 basketball clubs’ managers from four South-east European countries. Explorative factor analysis and structural equation modelling were employed. The results show that stronger influence of public institutions, reflected in a higher proportion of clubs’ funding from public resources, affects clubs’ strategies so that clubs with a greater percentage of public funds: (1) emphasise risk reduction more than fast results; (2) emphasise local community aims more than top sport results; and (3) emphasise organisational growth more than cost reduction. The study empirically verified the thesis that clubs with a larger proportion of public funds are less successful in terms of sport and financial results, which is partially a consequence of their different strategic focus. The study offers a better understanding of the relationships among the structure of clubs’ funding and its direct (clubs’ strategic conduct) and indirect (clubs’ performance) consequences
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |