ABSTRACT

Research question

Institutional change in sport is supported by the adoption of new models. An institutional translation perspective suggests that as local organizations adopt models from the field, they edit and ‘fill in’ these frameworks, sometimes in different ways. This translation process is relatively underexplored in sport management. In this study, we looked at how community embeddedness shapes institutional translation in sport, focusing on the role of a linking organization that connects local organizations to the broader field.

Research methods

We used a qualitative approach centered on the Aspen Institute’s Project Play initiative in the U.S., aimed at promoting participation and access, aligned with a youth development logic in sport.

Results and findings

We found that local organizations translated the Project Play model to their communities, and a linking organization facilitated this process by helping local groups identify and interpret the approach, secure resources, and convene local stakeholders. We traced differences across communities in what was implemented to aspects of the local context and approach, and we mapped similarities to connections between communities.

Implications

This study contributes to the literature on institutional dynamics in sport by broadening understanding of translation. Our findings around community embeddedness and the role of a linking organization in shaping local organizations’ approaches to a new model of youth sport demonstrate how a translation perspective can account for agency and constraint, and global and local dynamics.

中文翻译：

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公平竞争：探索社区嵌入如何塑造青年体育的制度翻译

摘要

研究问题

采用新模式支持体育的制度变革。制度翻译的观点表明，当当地组织采用来自该领域的模型时，他们有时会以不同的方式编辑和“填充”这些框架。这种翻译过程在体育管理中相对探索不足。在这项研究中，我们研究了社区嵌入如何塑造体育中的制度翻译，重点关注将当地组织与更广泛领域联系起来的联系组织的作用。

研究方法

我们采用了以美国阿斯彭研究所的 Project Play 倡议为中心的定性方法，旨在促进参与和获取，并与体育运动中的青年发展逻辑保持一致。

结果和发现

我们发现当地组织将 Project Play 模型转化为他们的社区，并且一个联系组织通过帮助当地团体识别和解释方法、确保资源和召集当地利益相关者来促进这一过程。我们追踪了不同社区在当地环境和方法方面的实施差异，并将相似之处映射到社区之间的联系。

启示

本研究通过拓宽对翻译的理解，为有关体育制度动态的文献做出贡献。我们关于社区嵌入和联系组织在塑造当地组织对青年体育新模式的方法中的作用的研究结果表明，翻译视角如何解释代理和约束以及全球和本地动态。