Abstract
Studies within organizational psychology in sport and the experience of practitioners point to the fact that working within an environment means providing services where there are other distracting influences, such as organizational stress, change, pressure, external demands, media intrusion, contract negotiations and the presence of agents (Nesti, 2010). Moreover, researchers highlight the existence of poor employment practices having direct and indirect implications for on-field performance following organizational changes (Wagstaff & Larner, 2015). This presentation highlight that practitioner’s need to be aware of how results affect organizational changes (e.g., changing coaches) and how organizational change affects his or her services in a professional sports organization. There is a need for practitioners to integrate the notions of self-reflexivity and cultural sensitivity into his or her professional philosophy when entering a professional sports organization; and having an eye on several “logics” operating in the organization. In good times logics co-exist peacefully and it might seem to be a strong and coherent culture, but in “crisis” and adversity they cannot co-exist and in soccer the “short-termism” will apparently prevail. Thus the similar organizational set-up can act differently according to shifting situations and processes within the club. Practitioners entering a professional organization need to have some political acuity, because the contexts are changing. These circumstances imply that the practitioner needs to know that changes will occur when results are poor.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2019 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology - University of Munster, Munster, Germany Duration: 15. Jul 2019 → 20. Jul 2019 Conference number: 15 https://www.fepsac2019.eu |
Conference
Conference | 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
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Number | 15 |
Location | University of Munster |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munster |
Period | 15/07/2019 → 20/07/2019 |
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