Sport clusters as self-sustaining systems – members, relationships, behaviours

Anna Gerke (1, 2) , Michel Desbordes (1, 2) , Geoff Dickson (3)

1 CIAMS - Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives
2 UP11 - Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11
3 AUT - Auckland University of Technology

The aim of this article is to elucidate the concept of sport cluster. We aim at answering this question by exploring its key characteristics using preconceived concepts such as various location-specific factors (LSF), cluster member organisations (CLOR) as cluster stakeholders, interorganisational relationships (IORE) and networks (IONE), and interorganisational behaviours (IOBE) such as interorganisational citizenship behaviour (ICB). The aim is to descriptively sketch the investigated case in order to then conclude general organisational and structural features of sport clusters.

Keywords: interorganisational behaviour; interorganisational relationships; location-specific factors; sport cluster; sailing

Domains: Business administration

Anna Gerke, Michel Desbordes, Geoff Dickson. Sport clusters as self-sustaining systems – members, relationships, behaviours. European Association of Sport Management Annual Conference, Sep 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. ⟨hal-01081122⟩