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An organizational change perspective on the incorporation of parkour in a gymnastics federation

Thomas De Bock (UGent) , Jeroen Scheerder, Marc Theeboom, Cleo Schyvinck (UGent) , Tom De Clerck (UGent) and Annick Willem (UGent)
(2023) SPORT IN SOCIETY. 26(12). p.2033-2054
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Over the last decades, sport federations have been confronted with new variants of sports, such as parkour. Parkour is considered a lifestyle sports which embraces a specific culture that often conflicts with the culture of federation-organized sport (Sterchele and Ferrero Camoletto Citation2017). Participation in lifestyle sports is increasing rapidly, which may pose a threat to the market position of federations regarding leisure sports (Gilchrist and Wheaton Citation2011). Despite the studies emphasizing the dichotomous relation between sport federations and lifestyle sports, our study explores why and how both can reconcile. In particular, our study examined how and why readiness for change was achieved in the gymnastic federation as well as in the parkour community for integrating parkour into the federation. Applying a single-case study design, drawing on Oakland and Tanner (Citation2007) change framework, our study revealed several key mechanisms to develop a lifestyle sport in a federation context. Organizational learning proved to be an essential determinant to overcome the cultural differences. Furthermore, our results emphasized the importance of leveraging behavioural and technical leadership in the change process. This study enhances sport managers’ knowledge on how they should approach lifestyle sport communities, while delivering insights to lifestyle sport communities on the intentions of federations regarding their sport.
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Sport federations, lifestyle sports, parkour, organisational change, Flanders

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MLA
De Bock, Thomas, et al. “An Organizational Change Perspective on the Incorporation of Parkour in a Gymnastics Federation.” SPORT IN SOCIETY, vol. 26, no. 12, Informa UK Limited, 2023, pp. 2033–54, doi:10.1080/17430437.2023.2228732.
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De Bock, T., Scheerder, J., Theeboom, M., Schyvinck, C., De Clerck, T., & Willem, A. (2023). An organizational change perspective on the incorporation of parkour in a gymnastics federation. SPORT IN SOCIETY, 26(12), 2033–2054. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2023.2228732
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De Bock, Thomas, Jeroen Scheerder, Marc Theeboom, Cleo Schyvinck, Tom De Clerck, and Annick Willem. 2023. “An Organizational Change Perspective on the Incorporation of Parkour in a Gymnastics Federation.” SPORT IN SOCIETY 26 (12): 2033–54. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2023.2228732.
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De Bock, Thomas, Jeroen Scheerder, Marc Theeboom, Cleo Schyvinck, Tom De Clerck, and Annick Willem. 2023. “An Organizational Change Perspective on the Incorporation of Parkour in a Gymnastics Federation.” SPORT IN SOCIETY 26 (12): 2033–2054. doi:10.1080/17430437.2023.2228732.
Vancouver
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De Bock T, Scheerder J, Theeboom M, Schyvinck C, De Clerck T, Willem A. An organizational change perspective on the incorporation of parkour in a gymnastics federation. SPORT IN SOCIETY. 2023;26(12):2033–54.
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T. De Bock, J. Scheerder, M. Theeboom, C. Schyvinck, T. De Clerck, and A. Willem, “An organizational change perspective on the incorporation of parkour in a gymnastics federation,” SPORT IN SOCIETY, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 2033–2054, 2023.
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