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Collaborative value co-creation in community sports trusts at football clubs

Marcelo Pedro Castro-Martinez (DBA Programme, Manchester Business School, Manchester , UK)
Paul R. Jackson (DBA Programme, Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK)

Corporate Governance

ISSN: 1472-0701

Article publication date: 7 April 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to introduce a new governance model based on collaborative co-creation of value that leads to the strategic integration of football clubs and their community trusts. This paper also introduces a new process framework that can be instrumental to practitioners and can be operationalised by researchers.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is underpinned by social strategy literature, the service-dominant (S-D) logic framework of value co-creation, stakeholder thinking and the creating shared value (CSV) framework. The process framework is based on the P.A.S.C.A.L. (perception, analysis, synthesis, choice, action and learning) decision-making process introduced by Goodpaster (1991).

Findings

Although the evidence that we have presented shows that some clubs are already applying some of the strategies that are part of our process framework, the paper highlights further opportunities particularly for clubs with less-developed social schemes.

Research limitations/implications

This paper is a conceptual paper based on an ongoing multi-case study of four English Premier League clubs. The evidence we introduce is to bring our proposed process framework to life. As implications for future research, the process framework can be tested empirically. Future studies might also focus on how the international footprint of the community trusts influences their strategic integration with the rest of the club. Lastly, the leader plus team might be used as a new unit of analysis in future research.

Practical implications

This conceptual paper can mitigate the separation fallacy that decouples social schemes from football and commercial objectives. Our process framework illustrates how stakeholder relationships are governed and lead to value creation. The strategies within the CSV framework are a roadmap for expanding social and economic value co-creation.

Social implications

Our process framework for collaborative value co-creation can guide practitioners on how to develop and implement their social strategies.

Originality/value

The originality of this paper is in the application of the S-D logic and the CSV framework to social strategies in football clubs and the introduction of a process framework that may be operationalised by researchers and applied by practitioners as they develop and implement their social strategies.

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Citation

Castro-Martinez, M.P. and Jackson, P.R. (2015), "Collaborative value co-creation in community sports trusts at football clubs", Corporate Governance, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-05-2014-0066

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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