The importance of ildsjeler
A Fieldwork Study of Inclusive Leadership and Subjective Social Mobility in Sport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6058446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mari Svendsen (0000-0002-6710-5056, Høyskolen Kristiania), Hans Erik Næ (0000-0001-5757-1988, Høyskolen Kristiania) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Equal Opportunities International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-7093 • E-ISSN: 2040-7149 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/edi-04-2024-0185 |
| OpenAlex | W4406471635 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
Purpose While it has been argued that sport organizations are a socially integrative factor in societies, research on sport and social inclusion is short on the role of leadership. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the degree to which inclusive leadership enables social mobility for participants in a social inclusion program through sport. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a fieldwork study composed of focused, multi-sited and collaborative ethnography principles. It draws upon data from four sport clubs that are members of the Norwegian Equestrian Federation (NEF) and associated with a social inclusion program for people with a history of substance abuse disorders (SUD). Findings Through the enabling of participants’ agency capabilities through prototypicality, shared leadership and cognitive efforts, incentives for utilizing inclusive leadership are presented. The study also presents perspectives on social mobility that are less prone to inflexible categorization and more attuned to people’s sense of belonging and identities. Originality/value By coupling unique fieldwork data with theories on subjective social mobility, leadership and meaningfulness, the study presents novel insights into how inclusive leadership play a pivotal role in empowering people with SUD to enhance their social mobility capabilities
Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Inclusive leadership
Perceived self-efficacy in the exercise of personal agency
Self-Concordance at Work
On the meaning of work
Significant Work Is About Self-Realization and Broader Purpose
Capability and Well‐Being
Perceived organizational support
The Social Self
Everywhere and nowhere at once
The Effects of Subjective Social Class on Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health
The improvable self
Introduction to the Issue “Sport for Social Inclusion
A Capability Approach to Understanding Sport for Social Inclusion
Challenge of Sport Towards Social Inclusion and Awareness-Raising Against Any Discrimination
Managerial stereotypes over time
We are not selling soap here, you know”
Community sport development events, social capital and social mobility
Changing people’s lives for the better? Social mobility through sport-based intervention programmes
Assessing burnout in diversity and inclusion professionals
Class and comparison
Les deux faces - objective/subjective - de la mobilité sociale
Qualitative Quality
Do You See What I See? Examining a Collaborative Ethnography
Developing social capital through sport? The case for an intersectional lens
Rethinking Social Class
From Class Politics to Classed Politics
Class Identities and the Identity of Class
Why do people perceive themselves as being downwardly or upwardly mobile
Agency as conversion process
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |