Publications / Reports / 2009 / 2009:014 I sentrum for kryssende forventninger
I sentrum for kryssende forventninger
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The purpose of this report is to describe the challenges facing The Norwegian Federation of Company Sport and discuss some significant strategic choices. The report shows that the main challenges are: (i) Decreasing number of members, (ii) increasing difficulties with recruiting persons to fill elected posts in the organization, (iii) and a weaker financial position as a result of reduced economic transfers from The Norwegian Confederation of Sports. The Federation of Company Sport also experiences problems with getting adequate access to sports installations and faces increasing competition from private fitness centers.
The Federation has both centrally and locally attempted to adapt to and cope with the various challenges. Through these adaptations the Federation has moved into a situation where it is confronted with a new challenge – conflicting expectations.
The central administration in the Federation, particularly, is faced with divergent expectation from members, locally elected representatives and external partners. These incompatible expectations create some ten-sions within the organization. It appears, however, that the Federation has found a constructive balance between the different considerations and expectations