Managing institutional complexity in a football organization

Rationale/purpose In European club football, balancing sports and business is challenging. The clubs operate in a complex context, with competing institutional demands. face demand for sporting as well financial performance, the purpose of this study to examine how manage logics order prevent distress.Design/methodology/approach This applies case design, data were collected by interviewing people different affiliations football organization.Findings indicates that structural differentiation can lower tension between organization, hence improve balance ambitions performance.Practical implications finds organizational structure may impact an organization’s ability partly conflicting Moreover, points more business-oriented board directors reduce overspending distress. has practical managers governing bodies football.Research contribution contributes literature on management empirically showing specific solutions be implemented performance distress football.