ABSTRACT

Inter-organisational relationships between governmental stakeholders are critically important in the implementation of elite sport policies. However, these relationships are often compounded by varying challenges, which can cause a stagnation of elite sport policies and its systems. This study evaluated the perceptions of the inter-organisational partnership between provincial and national governmental sport stakeholders in South Africa. Data were collected by juxtaposing two theoretical frameworks namely; the resource dependency theory and the inter-organisational theory in a qualitative study. Data were analysed by means of thematic analysis to apply inductive and deductive reasoning. The major results depicted a lack in clarity regarding the stakeholder roles and responsibilities, too many entities are involved in (elite) sport, and the lack of funding introduced power dynamics and inter-dependencies. The findings illustrated that problematic inter-organisational relationships can affect the effectiveness of elite sport policies. These results can be considered by policymakers when elite sport policies are reviewed.

摘要

政府利益相关者之间的组织间关系对于实施精英体育政策至关重要。但是，这些关系通常会因各种挑战而变得更加复杂，这可能会导致精英体育政策及其体系停滞不前。这项研究评估了南非省级和国家级政府体育利益相关者之间组织间伙伴关系的看法。通过并置两个理论框架来收集数据。定性研究中的资源依赖理论和组织间理论。通过主题分析对数据进行分析，以应用归纳和演绎推理。主要结果表明，利益相关者的角色和责任缺乏明确性，（精英）体育参与的实体过多，资金短缺导致权力动态和相互依存。调查结果表明，存在问题的组织间关系会影响精英体育政策的有效性。审查精英体育政策时，决策者可以考虑这些结果。