Integrating Social Action and Structural Constraints
Towards a More Holistic Explanation of Organizational Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2379477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie Anne Stevens (0009-0008-8760-0864, University of Alberta), Trevor Slack (De Montfort University, Bedford, UK) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-154 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/101269098033002002 |
| OpenAlex | W2025236644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 25 |
A number of researchers have examined structural and systemic change within Canada's national sport organizations. The predominant approach within these studies has been to identify environmental factors, primarily the state, as the cause of change. We argue that there has been an overemphasis on the role of the environment in directing the change process and suggest that a more integrated view is needed. Consequently, our paper focuses on understanding change by integrating institutional theory, a deterministic approach to explaining organizational transformations, and the more voluntaristic notion of strategic choice. A case-study approach is used to examine the organizational changes that occurred within a Canadian amateur ice hockey organization. Our results show the importance of institutional pressures, strategic choice and the interconnectedness of both these factors in the change process. Three specific issues are raised: the temporal dimension to the scope of strategic choice; the manner in which structures that are initially constraining can become resources; and the impact of conditions of uncertainty on determinism and voluntarism
Amateur · Determinism · Epistemology · Organizational change · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Management and Organizational Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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Value Creation and Sport Management
Initial Reliability of the Coaching Isomorphism Questionnaire for Ncaa Coaches
El cambio en los sistemas mediáticos
From league champion to community champion
Inside-out and outside-in
It's just girls' hockey
Understanding Sport Clubs as Sport Policy Implementers
Occupational Commitment and Intent to Leave the Coaching Profession
The Antecedents of Deinstitutionalization
Strategy-Making in Three Modes
The iron cage revisited institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields
Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes
The art of case study research
Economic Action and Social Structure
The Iron Cage Revisited
Institutionally Specific Design Archetypes
Organizational Structure, Environment and Performance
Institutionalized Organizations
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |