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Board strategic balance: an emerging sport governance theory
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by L Ferkins, David ShilburyDavid ShilburyDespite the important role governing boards play in organisational life our understanding of their strategic function is limited. This paper embarks on theory development to explain the notion of board strategic capability and to identify the factors and their relationships influencing strategic capability of sport boards. This little-used construct, we argue, can guide future governance research. In reflecting on the extant literature from the nonprofit, for-profit and sport governance domains, we derived six distinct and central factors of board strategic capability: increasing contribution of volunteer board members ('will and skill'); board operational knowledge; board integrating regional entities into the governing role; board maintaining the monitoring and control function; board co-leading strategy development; and board co-leading integration of strategy into board processes. In considering the relationships between these six factors, we propose a theory of 'board strategic balance' that explains these influences in a holistic model. We conclude that the theory of board strategic capability is encapsulated by understanding how creating and maintaining . equilibrium in these roles and functions is managed by sport boards.
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Sport management reviewVolume
18Pagination
489 - 500Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1441-3523Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2015, Elsevier LtdUsage metrics
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Board processesBoard strategic balanceBoard strategic roleNonprofit governance and professionalisationSport governanceStrategic capabilitySocial SciencesHospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismManagementSocial Sciences - Other TopicsBusiness & EconomicsCORPORATE GOVERNANCENONPROFIT BOARDSDECISION-MAKINGDIRECTORSORGANIZATIONSPERCEPTIONSINVOLVEMENTCONFLICTDYNAMICS
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