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0000-0002-8042-5310
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Deakin University
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 16-03-2023
DOI: 10.1177/03128962231160654
Abstract: This article explores the career development and underrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in leadership and management positions within the Australian Football League (AFL) it explains the continued underrepresentation as a case of ‘avoiding discrimination’. Using institutional theory, this research fills a gap in existing scholarship by contributing to understanding the mechanisms by which organisations avoid addressing underrepresentation and enforce discriminatory practices in three significant ways. First, organisations may claim equality and assume that the organisation is characterised by a climate of inclusion as a way of ignoring issues of underrepresentation. Second, organisations utilise ersity management to improve the image of the organisation and engage in legitimising practices that contribute towards improving the brand. Third, organisations also engage in silencing practices by exercising internal control over employees, in this case players, and prohibiting them from participating in public debates about racial abuse. This study concludes that avoiding underrepresentation contributes to the continued exclusion of Indigenous Australians in leadership positions within the AFL, conceptualised here as a case of ‘ discrimination by avoidance’. M540 Personnel Economics: Labor Management
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 21-08-2017
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to audit the efforts made around the support of indigenous players within the Australian Football League (AFL). Content analysis of the publicly available information on websites of organizations associated with the AFL was undertaken to identify the extent of programs and policies around indigenous representation, inclusion, and development. The AFL, as an organization, has a high percentage of indigenous players (employees) in comparison to the wider Australian workforce representation. Largely, indigenous representation within the AFL is merit based, prioritized on an in idual’s ability to play football at an elite level. The website audit identified a number of inconsistencies in the public personas portrayed by the AFL and organizations aligned to it such as the AFL Players Association and clubs. The findings raise a number of questions for future research. The main limitation is that the website audit represents a very small insight into the current situation and does not provide a depth of analysis into the circumstances around indigenous inclusion within the AFL. The audit also is very focused on one sporting organization which may or may not be representative of the sport industry. The research introduces a number of questions for future discovery.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 29-07-2013
DOI: 10.1111/HEQU.12020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-07-2023
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 18-05-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-06-2023
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-11-2022
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