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Managing Collaborative Relationships: An Analysis Of Athletics Canada And Athletics Ontario, Austin Edward Roth

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The central purpose of this research study was to examine the collaborative relationship between Athletics Canada, the national governing body for track and field, and Athletics Ontario, the provincial governing body for track and field. It further reviewed how they manage their relationship. A secondary outcome of this study was to provide recommendations that aim to improve the collaborative management process to this specific case. The primary research question was to determine if the relationship between Athletics Canada and Athletics Ontario was resulting in a collaborative advantage. That advantage suggests a synergistic result, that by these two groups working together …