Developing a winning sport team culture : organizational culture in theory and practice
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Entwicklung einer erfolgreichen Sportmannschaftskultur : Organisationskultur in Theorie und Praxis |
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Autor: | Cole, Jason; Martin, Andrew J. |
Erschienen in: | Sport in society |
Veröffentlicht: | 21 (2018), 8 (SportsWorld II: global connections in and through sports), S. 1204-1222, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1743-0437, 1743-0445, 1461-0981 |
DOI: | 10.1080/17430437.2018.1442197 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201901000333 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
This case study reviews strategies for identifying, establishing and influencing sport team culture and leadership, based on Edgar Schein’s three-level theoretical model of organizational culture integrating artefacts, values and beliefs and core assumptions. Specifically, we examine the success of a professional rugby team in New Zealand, the 2014 ITM Cup champions, the Manawatu Turbos. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with past and present coaches (N = 3) and captains (N = 3). Key findings include the need to formally recognize culture, including establishing and reinforcing values, as a tangible element of sport team management practice. A flat organization structure has helped facilitate a suitable environment for collective leadership to flourish. Implications for sport and business teams are the need to acknowledge culture as a core component, and conduct a culture audit to establish the current and desired culture through an aligned combination of informal and formal transformational leadership.