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<p>The Australian Football League (AFL) is a leading professional sports organization within the multi-billion-dollar entertainment industry. This case study uses publicly available information to investigate the AFL in terms of its credentials as a positive institution using the good work model developed by Stansbury and Sonenshein (2012). The AFL has taken advantage of the economic rationalism and developed a corporate structure able to deliver a range of good work activities. For example, developmental programs that help players exceeding high community expectations. This study suggests that the good work model is beneficial for cognitive resources, normal functioning, regulatory focus, and impression formation. The AFL appears to answer Cameron et al. (2004) call to identify and enable flourishing and life-giving aspects of their organisation and, thus, represents a kind of positive institution. Finally, the study recognizes positive institutions as worthwhile but raises concerns about the uniqueness and lack of cultural research.</p>
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The Australian Football League (AFL) is a leading professional sports organization within the multi-billion-dollar entertainment industry. This case study uses publicly available information to investigate the AFL in terms of its credentials as a positive institution using the good work model developed by Stansbury and Sonenshein (2012). The AFL has taken advantage of the economic rationalism and developed a corporate structure able to deliver a range of good work activities. For example, developmental programs that help players exceeding high community expectations. This study suggests that the good work model is beneficial for cognitive resources, normal functioning, regulatory focus, and impression formation. The AFL appears to answer Cameron et al. (2004) call to identify and enable flourishing and life-giving aspects of their organisation and, thus, represents a kind of positive institution. Finally, the study recognizes positive institutions as worthwhile but raises concerns about the uniqueness and lack of cultural research.

A case study: the AFL as a positive institution

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The Australian Football League (AFL) is a leading professional sports organization within the multi-billion-dollar entertainment industry. This case study uses...

A case study: the AFL as a positive institution

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 20 - 25

Received: Jul 28, 2020

Accepted: Mar 22, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0010

Keywords
Australian Football League, positive institution, good work model, flourishing

© 2021 Iain Densten, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A case study: the AFL as a positive institution

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 20 - 25

Received: Jul 28, 2020

Accepted: Mar 22, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0010

KeywordsAustralian Football League, positive institution, good work model, flourishing

© 2021 Iain Densten, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Australian Football League, positive institution, good work model, flourishing