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Decision-Making in Sport During a Pandemic
Bruce Hamilton1,2, Peter Burt3, Lynley Anderson3
1Performance Health, High Performance Sport New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand.
Summary
Sporting organizations can navigate pandemic uncertainty by using ethical decision-making frameworks. Applying these principles ensures reasoned choices, fostering stakeholder engagement and satisfaction during crises.
Area of Science:
- Sports Management
- Public Health
- Ethics in Decision-Making
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted global sports, necessitating complex decisions amid scientific uncertainty.
- National sporting organizations faced challenges in managing events and ensuring safety.
- This article draws lessons from the pandemic to guide sports organizations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a framework for sporting organizations to make sound and reasoned decisions during pandemics.
- To apply lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to the sports sector.
- To assist in navigating complex decision-making processes under uncertainty.
Main Methods:
- A narrative approach synthesizing academic literature and real-world examples.
- Utilized Daniels and Sabin's accountability for reasonableness framework.
- Focused on ethical considerations in risk assessment and management.
Main Results:
- Decision-making under uncertainty can lead to stakeholder conflict and disengagement.
- An ethical approach to decision-making enhances legitimacy, engagement, and satisfaction.
- Evidence from pandemics highlights the benefits of reasoned, ethical choices.
Conclusions:
- Incorporating ethical considerations into risk management is crucial for complex, uncertain decisions in sports.
- This approach aids sporting organizations in achieving positive outcomes.
- Ethical decision-making supports stakeholder trust and collaboration during crises.
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