This article explores the consequences of modernization on the policy-making processes of a singular National Sport Organization: Athletics Canada. In drawing upon the works of Green and Houlihan (2005) as a baseline comparison, we examine how the organizations' policy-making processes have changed over a 10-year period (2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012). Specifically, our analysis focuses on the nature and extent of these intraorganizational policy-related changes and how they have influenced the organization's decision-making capabilities. The descriptive analysis is informed by empirical data collected from eight in-depth semi-structured interviews with senior Athletics Canada personnel and concentrates on three inter-related themes (i) the development and prioritization of Own the Podium funded policies and programs; and (ii) the development and prioritization of evidence-based policies and programs, which, in turn, has resulted in (iii) increased inter-organizational relationship strain between Athletics Canada and its key delivery partners. More broadly, our investigation contributes to recent amateur sport scholarship that has sought to better understand how these broader socio-political shifts have influenced the specific decision-making processes of sport organizations.he examination of organizational change and reform has been a central thread to discussions surrounding amateur sport. Scholars have drawn upon a raft of theoretical perspectives and concepts in order to understand and explain the nature and extent of change evident within amateur sport organizations. These include, but are not limited to, commercialization (e.g., T

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