Title

Collapsing Stakeholder Groups: Insights Into Professional Sports Organizations And Competitive Positioning

Abstract

The article investigates the force field stakeholder structure of National Football League (NFL) sport organizations relative to those that provide the domain that governs the management of other medium to large commercial entities. Textual and visual images of the affiliations among the various NFL organizations' stakeholder groups in the manuscript provide a framework of the stakeholder force field domain. The model presents comparative and contrasting data relevant to typical business organizations of similar size, expenses, and revenue capacity. Finally, the article identifies managerial practices in NFL organizations and provides explanations for these processes applicable to the force field domain under which they are governed. The authors conclude that managerial practices in NFL organizations are contrary to those adhered to in regular commercial enterprises; however, these managerial practices are appropriate for the particular stakeholder force field domain that governs these particular sport organizations, which fosters "collaborative parity." Future research that delves into areas of major league football's and other leagues' evolving economic constructs as they pertain to stakeholder issues such as controlling labor costs, the relocation of a particular team, and the necessity of increasing the volume of existing and emerging revenue streams is recommended.

Publication Date

3-1-2005

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Business Research

Volume

21

Issue

2

Number of Pages

1-7

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

27844452870 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/27844452870

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