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Appendix III - Structural characteristics of sport organizations

main trends in the academic discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2014

Sandalio Gómez ,
Kimio Kase  and
Ignacio Urrutia
By
Magdalena Opazo Sandalio Gómez  and
Carlos Martí
Sandalio Gómez
Affiliation:
IESE Business School, Madrid
Kimio Kase
Affiliation:
IESE Business School, Madrid
Ignacio Urrutia
Affiliation:
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Magdalena Opazo Sandalio Gómez
Affiliation:
IESE Business School, Madrid
Carlos Martí
Affiliation:
IESE Business School, Madrid
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Summary

Introduction

This appendix complements the analysis on the relations between the performance and organizational structure and focuses on the characteristics of structures. Its main purpose is the review of the existing literature on the topic.

There exists an abundant literature on organizational structure from 1950 onwards. There is Mintzberg's work on typologies of organization based on different structural designs (Mintzberg, 1979), Burns and Stalker's types of organizational structure according to different environmental conditions (Burns and Stalker, 1961), Child's structuring of activities inside the organization (Child, 1972) and Miles and Snow's conception of structure based on the strategy of the organization (Miles and Snow, 1978), among many others. The interest in studying organizational structure resides in the relationship between organizational design and other organizational phenomena, like performance, distribution of power, or control systems. While there is plenty of literature on organizational structure studying different types of organizations, little is written on the specific field of sport organizations in books and journals.

Some authors have used sports as a context for illustrating organizational phenomenon like organizational loyalty, performance, compensation system, escalating commitment, executive succession, sustainable competitive advantage and human resources, among others. Although research on the particular nature of sport organizations and their structural characteristics is still scarce, the article ‘Sport and Organizational Studies: Exploring Synergies’ (Wolfe et al., 2005) presents a literature review in which they cover a broad spectrum of research studying organizational phenomena in the context of sports.

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Value Creation and Sport Management , pp. 229 - 261
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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