Removing the Blinders: Toward an Intergrative Model of Organizational change in Sport and Physical Activity

Departments of physical educetion and sport organizations face turbulent environments today that make change neceesary. Accordingly, it is important to understand the nature of the change process. Given the notion that research in organzational science can benefit from adopting multiple frameworks (Van de Ven & Poole. 1995). a model is preseneted to incorporate in studies of radical organzational change. The integration of four theories—institutionalism, population ecology, srrategic choice. and resource dependence—provides the basis for the model. Implications for future research in sport end physical activity are advanced.