ABSTRACT

Purpose:

Professional sport is distinct employment shaped by organisational and managerial relations, stakeholder involvements, performance imperatives, contextual forces and precarities. Such employment has raised questions regarding work, employment sustainability and careers. The purpose of this article was to examine experiences of sports workers in men’s professional basketball during the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine and highlight ways working conditions are negotiated in adverse contexts.

Research methods:

A case study approach that utilised semi-structured interviews was applied to enquire about the daily events, activities and related emotion as recalled by sports workers in men’s professional basketball in Ukraine during the geopolitical conflict.

Findings:

The examination reveals issues related to institutional/organisational, community and individual sustainability of the sport sector when faced with geopolitical crises. While turbulent events may unsettle sports workers, these sports workers demonstrated an ability to respond to the situation, mitigate adverse consequences, and sustain their careers.

Practical implications:

This work is of value those in sport organisations seeking to understand employees’ experiences and actions during periods of uncertainty, and how individual career continuity relates to organisational sustainability.

Implications:

Our approach advances understandings about sustainable organisational support and resources, and contingency planning in relation to navigating unforeseen events that arise in sports workers’ careers.

中文翻译：

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地缘政治危机时期的职业体育工作：乌克兰男篮的经验

摘要

目的：

职业体育是一种由组织和管理关系、利益相关者参与、绩效要求、背景力量和不稳定因素塑造的独特就业。这种就业引发了有关工作、就业可持续性和职业的问题。本文的目的是探讨乌克兰地缘政治冲突期间男子职业篮球体育工作者的经历，并强调在不利环境下谈判工作条件的方式。

研究方法：

采用半结构化访谈的案例研究方法，询问乌克兰男子职业篮球运动员在地缘政治冲突期间回忆的日常事件、活动和相关情绪。

发现：

审查揭示了体育部门面临地缘政治危机时与机构/组织、社区和个人可持续性相关的问题。虽然动荡的事件可能会让体育工作者感到不安，但这些体育工作者表现出了应对局势、减轻不利后果和维持职业生涯的能力。

实际影响：

这项工作对于体育组织中那些寻求了解员工在不确定时期的经历和行为以及个人职业连续性与组织可持续性之间的关系的人来说很有价值。

影响：

我们的方法增进了对可持续组织支持和资源的理解，以及与应对体育工作者职业生涯中出现的不可预见事件相关的应急计划。