Context receptivity: Innovation in an amateur sport organization
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Arran Caza, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) is a Canadian provincial sport organization. Recently, the ABA has attempted many innovations in response to strong pressure for change. The success of these attempts has been mixed. This study uses Pettigrew, Ferlie and McKee's (1992) metaphor of context receptivity to explain this outcome variability. Context receptivity is a process-oriented perspective on organizational change behavior. This research is a qualitative, ethnographic case study focussing on two particular ABA innovations. One innovation failed; the other succeeded. These results are consistent with the expectations of context receptivity, which is a useful framework for understanding change outcomes in sport organizations.
Context receptivity: Innovation in an amateur sport organization
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- Publication
- Journal of Sport Management, 14(3), 227-242. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.14.3.227
- Language: English
- Date: 2000
- Keywords
- boxing, amateur sport, sports management, context receptivity