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Purdy, LG, Kohe, GZ and Paulauskas, R (2021) Professional sports work in times of geopolitical crises: experiences in men’s basketball in Ukraine. Managing Sport and Leisure, 28 (4). pp. 344-359. ISSN 2375-0472
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports |
| Divisions: | Liverpool Business School |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2024 17:23 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2024 17:23 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/23750472.2021.1908842 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23681 |
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