Professionalism, Structures and Systems
The Impact of Professional Staff on Voluntary Sport Organizations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2379239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucie Thibault (University of Ottawa), Trevor Slack (University of Alberta), Bob Hinings (University of Alberta) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-98 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/101269029102600202 |
| OpenAlex | W2145969761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 21 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact that the hiring of a professional staff person had on the structural and systemic arrangements of a voluntary sport organization. Six organizations were examined at critical decisions points following the hiring of a professional staff member. The introduction of these people was shown to result in an increase in both the levels of specialization and standardization within these organizations. The increases occurred differentially across organizational systems, with technical systems showing the greatest increases. Decision making was found to become more centralized immediately after the hiring of a professional, however it decentralized over time
Business · Economics · Management · Organizational structure · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional association · Professional development · Professional sport · Public relations · Standardization · Turnover · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Theories, tensions and convergence of sports development
Governmental subsidies and coercive pressures. Evidence from sport clubs and their resource dependencies
Pressure and obstacles to the employment of paid managers in voluntary sports clubs and federations in Germany
Organizational Structures of Swedish Elite Ice Hockey Clubs / Organisationsstrukturen von Schwedischen Spitzenclubs im Eishockey
The Special Features of Sport
Value Creation and Sport Management
Volunteers and Professionals in Norwegian Sport Organizations
Pressures on the UK Voluntary Sport Sector
Undeclared Work in Non-Profit Sports Clubs
Organisationaler Wandel von Sportverbänden durch Änderungen in Vorstand und Vertretung (§ 26 BGB) – Eine Analyse am Beispiel des Deutschen Handballbundes
Attacking beautifully or defending efficiently? A sociological analysis of the prevalence and effect of football strategies
Who’s Leading, Who’s Following? Leader-member Exchange Theory and Voluntary Sport Boards
Variety in hybridity in sport organizations and their coping strategies
Fact or fiction? An empirical analysis of cooperation between mass sport providers at the local level
Paid work in voluntary sport clubs
An Overview of Some Recent Perspectives on the Socio-Economics of Sport
Rational Planning Systems as a Source of Organizational Conflict
The conflict between Tradition and Modernization in a Sport Organization
From league champion to community champion
Integrity governance
Structuring Organizations
The Rise of Professionalism
Organizational Design Types, Tracks and the Dynamics of Strategic Change
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
Organizations
The Rise of Professionalism
The Structuring of Organizations
Sport and Politics in Canada
Board-Staff Relations and Perceived Effectiveness in Nonprofit Organizations
Working
Program Change and Organizational Properties a Comparative Analysis
Organizational Alienation
Professionalization and Bureaucratization
Organizational Properties from Aggregate Data
Professionals in Bureaucracy
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |