Abstract
We reviewed the experience of eleven women rowers who reached their peak performance winning multiple gold medals across multiple events and boat classes in the 1992 Olympics. The case study, based on interviews, group discussions, and participant observation, reviewed their development from 1988 to 1992 and identified non-hierarchical values, structures, and environments as integral to their performance. Our research builds on Edgar Schein’s organizational culture model, which asserts that fundamental assumptions underlie governing values and beliefs that manifest in various cultural organizational artifacts, such as leadership practices, team process, structures, mechanisms, and routines. The study discusses the interaction of coach and athlete roles with both roles being agents in cultural development.
Presenters
Jennifer WalingaProfessor, School of Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada Danielle Cyr
Student, Doctor of Social Sciences, Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2022 Special Focus—Whose Body Is it? Sport and the Problem of Autonomy
KEYWORDS
Non-hierarchical, Power balance, Values based leadership, Cultural development, Transformational coaching
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