An Analysis of Countries’ Organizational Resources, Capacities and Resource Configurations in Athletics

Jasper Rene Truyens, Veerle De Bosscher, Popi Sotiriadou

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Research on elite sport policy tends to focus on the policy factors that can influence success. Even though policies drive the management of organizational resources, the organizational capacity of countries in specific sports to allocate resources remains unclear. This paper identifies and evaluates the organizational capacity of five sport systems in athletics (Belgium [separated into Flanders and Wallonia], Canada, Finland and the Netherlands). Organizational capacity was evaluated using the organizational resources and first order capabilities (ORFOC) framework (Truyens, De Bosscher, Heyndels, & Westerbeek, 2014). Composite indicators and a configuration analysis were used to collect and analyze data from a questionnaire and documents. The participating sport systems demonstrate diverse resource configurations, especially in relation to program centralization, athlete development, and funding prioritization. The findings have implications to high performance managers’ and policy makers’ approach to strategic management and planning for organizational resources in elite sport.
Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)566-585
Aantal pagina's20
TijdschriftJournal of sport management
Volume30
Nummer van het tijdschrift5
DOI's
StatusPublished - 2016

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