University–Organization Collaboration in Sport for Development: Understanding Practitioners’ Perspectives and Experiences in Research and Evaluation Partnerships

Whitley, MA; Peachey, JW; Leitermann, J; Shin, N; Cohen, A

University–Organization Collaboration in Sport for Development: Understanding Practitioners’ Perspectives and Experiences in Research and Evaluation Partnerships

Whitley, MA Peachey, JW Leitermann, J Shin, N Cohen, A

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Publisher:: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sport Management, 2023, 37, (6), pp. 389-402
Issue Date:: 2023-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Whitley, MA
dc.contributor.author	Peachey, JW
dc.contributor.author	Leitermann, J
dc.contributor.author	Shin, N
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-0654
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-28T03:43:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-28T03:43:36Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sport Management, 2023, 37, (6), pp. 389-402
dc.identifier.issn	0888-4773
dc.identifier.issn	1543-270X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179675
dc.description.abstract	Despite a growing body of scholarship exploring university–organization collaborations in the sport for development (SfD) field, there has been limited consideration of the experiences of practitioners and partnering organizations in these partnerships. The purpose of this study was to examine their experiences when partnering with academic institutions, programs, scholars, and/or students, with a specific focus on research and evaluation partnerships. Interviews were conducted with 22 participants working at 20 SfD organizations in the United States. Findings were organized into six main categories (e.g., motivations, factors that facilitate or impede collaboration, collaboration outcomes). A conceptual process framework for university–organization collaboration emerged from the data. This study is one of the first in the SfD field to examine practitioners’ perspectives of university–organization collaborations centered on research and evaluation activities. The findings help advance the SfD field, identifying the various factors at play as these partnerships are formed, activated, and sustained.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sport Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1123/jsm.2022-0236
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1503 Business and Management, 1504 Commercial Services, 1505 Marketing
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism
dc.subject.classification	3504 Commercial services
dc.subject.classification	3506 Marketing
dc.subject.classification	3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.title	University–Organization Collaboration in Sport for Development: Understanding Practitioners’ Perspectives and Experiences in Research and Evaluation Partnerships
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	37
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management
utslib.for	1504 Commercial Services
utslib.for	1505 Marketing
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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dc.date.updated	2024-06-28T03:43:35Z
pubs.issue	6
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utslib.citation.issue	6

Abstract:

Despite a growing body of scholarship exploring university–organization collaborations in the sport for development (SfD) field, there has been limited consideration of the experiences of practitioners and partnering organizations in these partnerships. The purpose of this study was to examine their experiences when partnering with academic institutions, programs, scholars, and/or students, with a specific focus on research and evaluation partnerships. Interviews were conducted with 22 participants working at 20 SfD organizations in the United States. Findings were organized into six main categories (e.g., motivations, factors that facilitate or impede collaboration, collaboration outcomes). A conceptual process framework for university–organization collaboration emerged from the data. This study is one of the first in the SfD field to examine practitioners’ perspectives of university–organization collaborations centered on research and evaluation activities. The findings help advance the SfD field, identifying the various factors at play as these partnerships are formed, activated, and sustained.

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