Organizational hybridity and the evolution of the Kontinental Hockey League

From isomorphism to institutional work: advancing institutional theory in sport management research

“…Sport management scholars have invoked the institutional logics framework in numerous studies (e.g., Altukhov et al, 2020;Nite et al, 2013;O'Brien & Slack, 2004;Skirstad & Chelladurai, 2011;Southall et al, 2008;Washington & Ventresca, 2008). Generally speaking, the institutional logics perspective has been used to understand the challenges of managing sport settings that are shaped by competing or contradicting ideals.…”

“…Additionally, the work of Svensson and colleagues has routinely pointed to actors engaging in institutional work as they develop hybrid organizational strategies in sport for development organizations (Dixon & Svensson, 2019;Svensson, 2017;Svensson & Seifried, 2017). Similarly, Altukhov et al (2020) detailed how the Kontinental Hockey League integrated Western and Eastern European logics within their organization. These examples provide compelling accounts of how embedded agency shapes and is shaped by engrained logics within sport settings.…”

Russia's Cultural Statecraft

“…The story behind the establishment of the KHL in 2008 is not recounted in any detail (see, however, Altukhov, Mason, and Osokin, 2020), but the press have provided accounts of key events. For example, Vladimir Shalaev, later the KHL's vice president, has reported that the decisive meeting about founding the League was held in May 2007 in Yaroslavl, where key figures of the Russian sports ministry and Ice Hockey Federation, including former Soviet-era legends Vyacheslav Fetisov and Vladislav Tretiak, were invited (Sports.ru, 2012).…”