Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1456347
The influence of public funding on the strategies and performance of non-profit basketball clubs from SouthEastern Europe
Igor Ivašković
orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-007X
; Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tomaž Čater
; Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sažetak
The purpose of this study is to examine how private funding
affects non-profit sport clubs in terms of their strategic decisions
and organisational performance. Data for the study were collected
from a survey of 73 basketball clubs’ managers from four Southeast
European countries. Explorative factor analysis and structural
equation modelling were employed. The results show that stronger
influence of public institutions, reflected in a higher proportion of
clubs’ funding from public resources, affects clubs’ strategies so that
clubs with a greater percentage of public funds: (1) emphasise risk
reduction more than fast results; (2) emphasise local community aims
more than top sport results; and (3) emphasise organisational growth
more than cost reduction. The study empirically verified the thesis that
clubs with a larger proportion of public funds are less successful in
terms of sport and financial results, which is partially a consequence of
their different strategic focus. The study offers a better understanding
of the relationships among the structure of clubs’ funding and its
direct (clubs’ strategic conduct) and indirect (clubs’ performance)
consequences.
Ključne riječi
Non-profit sport club; basketball club; funding; strategy; performance
Hrčak ID:
206075
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2018.
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