Isomorphic Forces and Professional Soccer Standardizations: Instruments of Governance for Municipal Investments?

Jens Alm and Rasmus K. Storm

International Journal of Public Administration, 2019, vol. 42, issue 3, 185-194

Abstract: This article aims to explain why Danish municipalities usually choose to comply with stadium requirements from the Danish Soccer Association (DBU) even though, in most cases, they do not have the supporter base that could fill the renovated or new stadiums to their capacities. Using institutional theory as a theoretical framework, the article shows that coercive forms of isomorphism are part of the homogenization process leading to the municipalities’ compliance. It also suggests that mimetic forms of isomorphism are present in the sense that municipalities believe that if they comply with these requirements they will strengthen the conditions of their local clubs. In turn, they have encouraged other municipalities to follow suit. In sum, the analysis shows that the central form of governance through standardizations together with isomorphic forces have contributed to a uniformity among the municipalities.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1422746

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