ABSTRACT

Research question: Given the increased attention on joint sport event bids this study examines how the practices and structures created through the formation of a joint bidding alliance could influence the creation of diverse types of organizational legitimacy.

Research methods: A descriptive qualitative approach analyzing a combination of archival materials and interviews related to 15 international large-scale joint sport event bidding cases was completed.

Results and Findings: Results suggest various practices and structures are created through forming joint bids. Propositions that suggest how joint bidding alliances can result in the creation of various legitimacy types: managerial/technical, consequential, procedural, and linkage legitimacy are provided.

Implications: This study extends the sport event literature by examining joint bidding alliances as organizational strategies. A model illustrating the legitimation process of joint bids in sporting events and implications of this study is suggested.

摘要

研究问题：鉴于对联合体育赛事竞标的日益关注，本研究考察了通过组建联合竞标联盟而创建的实践和结构如何影响各种组织合法性的创建。

研究方法：通过对15个国际大型联合体育赛事竞标案例的档案材料和访谈相结合的描述性定性方法进行分析。

结果和发现：结果表明通过形成联合投标创建了各种实践和结构。提供了建议联合投标联盟如何导致创建各种合法性类型的提议：管理/技术、结果、程序和联系合法性。

意义：本研究通过将联合竞标联盟作为组织策略来扩展体育赛事文献。提出了一个模型来说明体育赛事中联合申办的合法化过程以及本研究的意义。