Organizational complexity: The athletics department and the university
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Institutions can manage the conflicts inherent in their academic and athletic identities through seeking synergies.
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The primary development of the EIF is a unique adaptation to college athletics research that has continuously positioned the educational and athletics institutions as inherently separate due to their competing logics.
“When reviewing the EIF, the primary development is a unique adaptation to college athletics research that has continuously positioned the educational and athletics institutions as inherently separate due to their competing logics (Buer, 2009;Sperber, 2001).”
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- Authors
- Buer, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Buer, Troy
- Venue
- New Directions for Higher Education
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 2009
- Issue
- 148
- Pages
- 109-116
- ISSN
- 0271-0560 (ISSN-L)
- 1536-0741
- OpenAlex
- W2075603380
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New Directions for Higher Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Physical Education and Sports Studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Higher Education Governance and Development
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Strategy and Culture
- Keywords
- organizational complexity, athletic departments, college athletics, synergistic effect, university administration, institutional identity
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