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Three team and organisational culture myths and their consequences for sport psychology research and practice

Year of publication

2020

Authors

McDougall, Michael; Ronkainen, Noora; Richardson, David; Littlewood, Martin; Nesti, Mark

Abstract

In this article, three prevailing myths about team and organisational culture – an increasingly popular topic in applied sport psychology research and practice – are identified, reviewed and challenged. These are; that culture is characterised only by what is shared, that culture is a variable and therefore something that a particular group has, and that culture change involves moving from the old culture to an entirely new one. We present a challenge to each myth through the introduction of alternative theoretical and empirical material and discuss the implications for sport psychology research and practice. The intent of this endeavour is to stimulate debate on how to best conceptualise and study culture. More broadly, we aim to encourage sport psychologists to consider team and organisational culture in new and/or varied ways, beyond current conceptualisations of consensus, clarity, integration and as a management tool to facilitate operational excellence and on-field athletic success.
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Organizations and authors

University of Jyväskylä

Ronkainen Noora

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Journal

Article type

Review article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review

Publication channel information

Publisher

Routledge

Volume

13

Issue

1

Article number

147-162

​Publication forum

81971

​Publication forum level

2

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

No

Self-archived

Yes

Other information

Fields of science

Sport and fitness sciences; Psychology

Keywords

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Publication country

United Kingdom

Internationality of the publisher

International

Language

English

International co-publication

Yes

Co-publication with a company

No

DOI

10.1080/1750984X.2019.1638433

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes