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Finland (2024)


Heikkinen, S., Särkivuori, J., & Vehmas, H. (2024). Finland. In K. Hallmann, S. Heikkinen, & H. Vehmas (Eds.), Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability : Perceptions, Practices, and Prospects Around the World (pp. 73-83). Springer. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_7(external link)


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Publication details

All authors or editorsHeikkinen, Suvi; Särkivuori, Joakim; Vehmas, Hanna

Parent publicationManagement of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability : Perceptions, Practices, and Prospects Around the World

Parent publication editorsHallmann, Kirstin; Heikkinen, Suvi; Vehmas, Hanna

ISBN978-3-031-52488-2

eISBN978-3-031-52489-9

Journal or seriesSports Economics, Management and Policy

ISSN2191-298X

eISSN2191-2998

Publication year2024

Number in series25

Pages range73-83

Number of pages in the book196

PublisherSpringer

Place of PublicationCham

Publication countrySwitzerland

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_7(external link)

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access


Abstract

In this chapter, we study the management of responsibility and sustainability in for-profit, public, and non-profit Finnish sports organizations. To better understand the perceptions and current cases on responsibility and sustainability in sports organizations, we collected interview data from managers. The results revealed that responsibility and sustainability are understood as ambiguous, interrelated, and often problem-oriented concepts. Responsibility is most often realized in practices and experiences of social interaction within Finnish sports organizations. Yet, responsibility and sustainability may raise conflicting tensions when social and environmental aspects of responsibility are optimized. In addition, the measurability and evaluation of the responsibility goals should be enhanced, especially from the point of view that the proactivity of measures and operating culture would be emphasized instead of reacting to further problems and grievances. We conclude that in Finnish sports organizations, we need more understanding of different organizational logics that are prevailing within the sports interlinked with responsibility and sustainability and what motivates sports organizations to work toward responsibility on a continuous basis.


Keywordssports organisationsresponsibility (properties)

Free keywordsresponsibility; Finland; sports organizations


Contributing organizations


Ministry reportingYes

VIRTA submission year2024

Preliminary JUFO rating2


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