Culture change in a professional sports team: Shaping environmental contexts and regulating power

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

ISSN

1747-9541

Volume

8

Issue

2

DOI

10.1260/1747-9541.8.2.315

First Page

315

Last Page

317

Publication Date

6-1-2013

Abstract

‘Changing the culture’ has certainly entered the coaching lexicon at all competitive levels ofsport. Yet a significant body of literature on team culture—how it is built, changed, embodiedor integrated—has yet to develop. The article by Cruikshank et al. adds much neededattention to a contemporary topic in the coaching psychology literature. The intimate accessobtained by the authors and the resulting multiple stakeholder perspective provide necessarysteps forward in assessing and understanding team culture. However, without a clearcharacterization of team culture, the degree of culture change evident is less clear. Thishighlights the need for the development of a comprehensive conceptualization of team culture.

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