High-profile sport governance associations tend to remain intact despite numerous issues
that would predict their demise. As such, these types of associations offer valuable contexts …

The prominence of collegiate athletics in amateur athletics is a historically specific outcome.
Research in institutional theory is extended by developing an institutional-conflict-based …

This research examined how a dominant sport organization (the National Collegiate Athletic
Association) within an organizational field (US intercollegiate athletics) addressed legitimate …

This article uses qualitative and quantitative data to examine the institutional change of an
interest association. Interest associations are unique institutions in that they may be more …

Since the turn of the century we've been asking the question: &dquo; Why can't colleges and
universities control their athletic programs? &dquo; The abuses and scandals of the early …

The organizational field encompassing North American major league professional sport
changed dramatically over the last quarter century despite the constraining forces …

The present study focuses on the National Collegiate Athletic Association and cases of
misconduct from 1953 to 2016 to examine evidence of organizational layering created by …

The purpose of this paper was to broaden the discussion and debate about the continuity
and change in the governance and decision making of Canada's NSOs and to develop …

Responding to a pressure to increase athlete enjoyment and improve athlete development,
governing bodies in sport have sought to adapt policies and programs. This study describes …

Institutional theory has generated considerable insight into fundamental issues within sport.
This study seeks to advance Washington and Patterson's review by providing an empirical …