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Stakeholders in the sporting goods industry hold five distinct perspectives on sustainability in trade, generally prioritizing environmental sustainability and governance mechanisms while downplaying economic and social dimensions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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To investigate the diverse perspectives held by sporting goods industry stakeholders regarding sustainability within international trade.

September 14, 2026Quality & QuantityOpen Access

Sustainability is not one thing: a Q-methodology study of stakeholder perspectives in sporting goods trade

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A Q-methodology study uncovers five distinct sustainability viewpoints among sporting goods stakeholders, highlighting prioritized environmental governance over economic and social dimensions.

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To investigate the diverse perspectives held by sporting goods industry stakeholders regarding sustainability within international trade.
Enrolled 23 participants from five sporting goods industry stakeholder groups using purposive sampling.
Applied Q-methodology integrated with the Sustainable Development–Trade Framework to evaluate and group stakeholder viewpoints across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Extracted five primary stakeholder outlook factors: community conscious globalist, environmentally conscious, holistic sustainable governance, ethically bounded governance, and pragmatist.
Environmental sustainability and trade governance mechanisms were prioritized across viewpoints, whereas economic and social sustainability dimensions were downplayed in four of the five factors.

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Webster Tinashe Chakawata (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3ee0926e14a848b343c https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-026-03097-y

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September 14, 2026Quality & QuantityOpen Access

Sustainability is not one thing: a Q-methodology study of stakeholder perspectives in sporting goods trade

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Authors

WCWebster Tinashe Chakawata

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Overview

A Q-methodology study uncovers five distinct sustainability viewpoints among sporting goods stakeholders, highlighting prioritized environmental governance over economic and social dimensions.

Key Points

To investigate the diverse perspectives held by sporting goods industry stakeholders regarding sustainability within international trade.
Enrolled 23 participants from five sporting goods industry stakeholder groups using purposive sampling.
Applied Q-methodology integrated with the Sustainable Development–Trade Framework to evaluate and group stakeholder viewpoints across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Extracted five primary stakeholder outlook factors: community conscious globalist, environmentally conscious, holistic sustainable governance, ethically bounded governance, and pragmatist.
Environmental sustainability and trade governance mechanisms were prioritized across viewpoints, whereas economic and social sustainability dimensions were downplayed in four of the five factors.

Cite This Study

Webster Tinashe Chakawata (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3ee0926e14a848b343c https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-026-03097-y

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