This document summarizes a study on organizational change in Canadian national sports organizations between 1984-1996. It finds that coercive pressures played a key role in initiating change, and that organizations were more likely to change quickly if their values aligned with the proposed changes. When coercive pressures relaxed, many organizations reverted to previous structures that better aligned with their values. A radical transformation was only possible if the values of elite and non-elite members supported the changes. Some organizations ceremonially adopted changes but maintained previous values. After transformation, organizations entered periods of stability. The alignment of organizational values with changes was found to strongly influence the pace and nature of transformation.