Intense Loyalty in Organizations: A Case Study of College Athletics.

Adler, Peter; Adler, Patricia A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Intense Loyalty in Organizations: A Case Study of College Athletics.

Adler, Peter; Adler, Patricia A.

Administrative Science Quarterly, v33 n3 p401-17 Sep 1988

Using data gathered during a five-year participant-observation study of a major college basketball program, this paper examines the intense form of organizational loyalty associated with college athletics. Finds five essential ingredients for developing intense organizational loyalty: documentation, identification, commitment, integration, and alignment. Includes 65 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Athletics, Basketball, Higher Education, Leadership, Organizational Theories, Quality of Working Life, Trust (Psychology)

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