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The influence of public funding on the strategies and performance of non-profit basketball clubs from South-Eastern Europe

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  • Igor Ivašković
  • Tomaž Čater

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The purpose of this study is to examine how private funding affects non-profit sport clubs in terms of their strategic decisions and organisational performance. Data for the study were collected from a survey of 73 basketball clubs’ managers from four South-east European countries. Explorative factor analysis and structural equation modelling were employed. The results show that stronger influence of public institutions, reflected in a higher proportion of clubs’ funding from public resources, affects clubs’ strategies so that clubs with a greater percentage of public funds: (1) emphasise risk reduction more than fast results; (2) emphasise local community aims more than top sport results; and (3) emphasise organisational growth more than cost reduction. The study empirically verified the thesis that clubs with a larger proportion of public funds are less successful in terms of sport and financial results, which is partially a consequence of their different strategic focus. The study offers a better understanding of the relationships among the structure of clubs’ funding and its direct (clubs’ strategic conduct) and indirect (clubs’ performance) consequences.

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  • Igor Ivašković & Tomaž Čater, 2018. "The influence of public funding on the strategies and performance of non-profit basketball clubs from South-Eastern Europe," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 796-810, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:31:y:2018:i:1:p:796-810
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2018.1456347
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