Publication details
Social media in sport and their influence on culture of sports organizations
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Digitalization of Society, Economy and Market: Current Issues and Challenges |
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| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | Social Media; Sports Organizations; Organizational culture; Relationship Marketing |
| Description | The development of social media and their use in sport is increasingly at the heart of academics as well as experts from practice. Main benefits posed by new media is mainly associated with their use for marketing purposes and to strengthen interaction with the customer in sport. So far there is a lack of studies who would examine of how social media affects the organizational culture of sports organizations. Therefore, this article focusing on a qualitative content analysis of selected articles using software Atlas.ti and thematic coding techniques to identify changes in the culture of sports organizations, which were brought by the utilization of social media. Results of the analysis, which describe the full range of effects of social media in relation to the organizational culture of sports organizations have highlighted the need for further research in this area for a deeper understanding of the impact of social media on the internal environment of sports |