Establishing a professional Rugby Union Football League in the USA: Managing institutional pluralism in sport entrepreneurship

Nite, Calvin; McLeod, Christopher M.; Beldon, Zachary; Nauright, John

doi:10.1016/j.smr.2020.02.004

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“…The ECB had to manage legitimacy judgements based on different criteria from multiple sources. The diversity of legitimacy judgements supports the work of Nite et al (2020) and it is proposed that imitating a prototypical or exemplar competitor leads to different challenges as the former does not offer pragmatic benefits, but the latter may require communicating purpose. In situations where categorisation tactics were not essential to positioning (e.g.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Yet, isomorphism to promote recognisability can lead to expected practices being adopted over more effective organisational structures (Edwards and Stevens, 2019). As Nite et al (2020) summarised, "understanding the interplay of innovation and conformity is important" (p. 895). Last, Naess and Tjønndal (2021) examined organisational innovation in Formula E evidencing how cognitive and regulatory legitimacy via conformity was required (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, expectations of legitimate practice can vary between stakeholders and may not necessarily be compatible. Few studies have examined the conformity-differentiation tension of innovation in sport (Naess and Tjønndal, 2021;Nite et al, 2020) and the managerial challenges organisations face. Category positioning can shed new insight into the innovation management processes by explaining how sport organisations use prototypical and exemplar references for managing the conformity-differentiation tension among sources with differing legitimacy criteria.…”

Section: Innovation In Sport and Legitimacymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies of sport organisations implementing new practices emphasise that conforming with prevailing systems (e.g. adopting recognised governance structures), fosters recognisability among stakeholders (Nite et al, 2020;Pizzo et al, 2019) and therefore cognitive legitimacy (Suchman, 1995).…”

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Legitimating innovation through category positioning: a case study of The Hundred cricket competition

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PurposeIn response to increasing competition for consumer attention, sport governing bodies have innovated short-format, action-oriented versions of traditional sports to attract new fans. This article explores how sport governing bodies (SGBs) manage the need for innovations to both conform to existing stakeholder expectations whilst offering novel benefits in comparison to competition (i.e. legitimate distinctiveness).Design/methodology/approachCreated by the English Cricket Board (ECB), The Hundred competition was used as a case study to explore the conformity-differentiation tension through a legitimacy lens using document and media analysis.FindingsSeven themes were created to explain how the ECB managed legitimacy tensions: rule modification, team creation, scheduling, game-day experience, broadcasting, gender equity and sponsorship. In each theme, differentiation and conformity were traded-off by the ECB to prioritise pragmatic legitimacy with broadcasters and sponsors.Practical implicationsFor sport management professionals, the Hundred demonstrates the commercial value of differentiating new sporting events from competitors via hybrid broadcasting partnerships, embedded gender equity and designing game-day experiences that attract hard-to-reach consumer demographics.Originality/valueSGBs must trade-off legitimacy between sources when innovating to survive, and when faced with conflicting expectations, commercial imperatives determined whether to conform or differentiate.

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Section: Innovation In Sport and Legitimacymentioning

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“…A recent study by Schyvinck, Babiak, Constandt, and Willem (2021) suggested that entrepreneurship facilitates a better understanding about the social nature of the sport industry. In addition, more sport companies are deriving a substantial proportion of their revenue from international markets (Nite, McLeod, Beldon, & Nauright, 2020).…”

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The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

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2022

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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Sport is one of the most international industries in the world and relies on entrepreneurship to ensure its competitiveness. Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the sport industry had to rapidly change and adjust to international border closures and reduced physical contact activity. Many people involved in the sport industry are located outside of their home country and form part of the diaspora network of sport professionals. The diaspora is highly active in the sport industry in terms of disseminating ideas and utilizing their social networks for international entrepreneurial purposes. The aim of this article is to examine the impact of the diaspora on international sport entrepreneurship thereby contributing a novel approach to the international entrepreneurship, sport entrepreneurship and diaspora entrepreneurship fields in a way that has not been contemplated before. A qualitative research methodology is employed to interview sport entrepreneurs about their diaspora and international entrepreneurship activities. This enables a holistic understanding about the role of international public/private partnerships for the success of innovative and futuristic entrepreneurial sport activity. A theoretical framework based on the interview data was developed that incorporated a three‐level process of international drivers, diaspora types and sport entrepreneurship outcomes. A number of research propositions were then derived from the data that highlight how the sport industry is highly international and relies on internationalization to foster new business activity. Policy and managerial implications about the role of diaspora for international sport entrepreneurship are highlighted together with future research suggestions.

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Sport entrepreneurship: the role of innovation and creativity in sport management

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This article examines the state of research on sport entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity in sport management. Sport is an increasingly important sector of the global economy, yet little attention has been given to the role of entrepreneurship in its development. This article argues that entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity are crucial drivers of change, innovation, and employment in sport and that sport entrepreneurship is an emerging but unorganized stream of business research. To better understand the relationship between these research fields, we performed a study that combined a systematic review and a bibliometric analysis. This article presents thematic shifts in the field of sport entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity. It proposes an integrated model of sport entrepreneurship, offering novel perspectives that contribute to the field. Furthermore, the article addresses the lack of research on creativity, sustainability, and the sport entrepreneur, charting underexplored territories. Overall, this article provides a comprehensive overview of current research on sport entrepreneurship and identifies key areas for future investigation.

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Establishing a professional Rugby Union Football League in the USA: Managing institutional pluralism in sport entrepreneurship

Cited by 12 publications

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Legitimating innovation through category positioning: a case study of The Hundred cricket competition

Legitimating innovation through category positioning: a case study of The Hundred cricket competition

The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

Sport entrepreneurship: the role of innovation and creativity in sport management

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