Gaston, L and Higson, P (2023) Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Leadership: A Longitudinal Review of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Managing Sport and Leisure. ISSN 2375-0472

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Abstract

Purpose This paper is to examine the progression of gender and racial inclusion made within the leadership of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and determine what effect benchmarking has had on their inclusion efforts. Methodology Using USOPC’s Diversity and Inclusion Scorecard, the article will examine the gender and racial inclusivity thresholds and use the lens of critical mass to identify possible examples of homo-social reproduction disruption. Findings USOPC is broadly successful in achieving benchmark goals. However, closer analysis of their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) scorecards reveals remaining structural barriers to be overcome. These relate specifically to racial and ethnic EDI. Longitudinally, females have achieved critical mass that has also translated to critical mass of women within Senior and Mid-Level management. Conversely, the USOPC has consistently failed to achieve Critical Mass within its Board of Directors (BOD), which is also replicated at the Senior and Mid-Level management levels. Overall, findings positively support the argument that critical mass positively contributes to the inclusion of marginalised populations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Managing Sport and Leisure on 20/11/23, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23750472.2023.2282586
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions:	Liverpool Business School
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2024 13:08
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2024 13:15
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/23750472.2023.2282586
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22734

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