Overview
Over the past 30 years, Canadian National Sport Organizations (NSOs) have made significant changes to their governance. They also now deal with branding and social media issues.
Below, you will find the results and reports for our landscape study of Canadian NSOs, in terms of their governance, branding, and social media practices.
Research team
Prof. Milena M. Parent, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa) – Principal investigator
Prof. Marijke Taks, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Prof. Benoît Séguin, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
Prof. Michael L. Naraine, Ph.D. (Brock University)
Prof. Russell Hoye, Ph.D. (La Trobe University and University of Ottawa)
Research assistants
Ms. Ashley Thompson and Mr. Erik L. Lachance (University of Ottawa)
Study Funders
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Sport Canada
Study Partners
Sport Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee, and the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC)
Online Landscape Study
Survey Results - Canadian National Sport Organizations’ Governance Landscape Study (PDF)
Participants’ Workshop
Workshop presentation (PDF)
Workshop report (PDF)
Webinar
Presentation slides (PDF)
Webinar recording (YouTube)
North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2020 Conference Presentation
The Kitchen Table is Dead… At least in Canadian National Sport Organization Archetypes
