define sports
council of europe 2011; all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organized participation, aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels
define sport management
study and practice of all people, activities, businesses, or organizations involved in producing, facilitating, promoting, or organizing any sport-related business or product
associated spending
money spent by sport participants, spectators, and sponsors
discretionary funds
money left over after necessary expenditures (food,water,ect)
underrepresented groups
people who traditionally have not been hired in sport management positions (women, people of color, people w/ disabilities)
networking
bulilding relationships with people
workforce diversity
age, race, sexual orientation, working together in an organization
organizational culture
workplace values, norms, and behaviors that produce patterns of behavior unique to an organization
principled decision making
basing decisions on the six pillars of character
Six pillars of character
1. trustworthiness
2. respect
3. responsibility
4. fairness
5. caring
6. good citizenship
professional preparation
the courses and experiences that you can expect in your undergraduate curriculum and beyond
professional attitude
how to present a professional image, follow the fundamentals of business etiquette, develop ethical and critical thinking skills, and enter the world of work and be comfortable and productive there
career planning and management
purposeful steps that you can take and helpful resources available to you as soon as you contemplate entering the world of work
field experience
hands on learning, students gain professional experience in an org while receiving class credit
mock interview
practice interview to rehearse your responses to questions they might ask you
explicit norms
formally communicated rules that govern behavior to group members.
implicit norms
unstated or informal rules understood and practiced by members of an organization
etiquette
system of rules and conventions that regulate social and professional behavior
work ethic
set of values based on desirable workplace characteristics
values
indicators or what you consider most important to desirable
job content skills
specialized knowledge or abilities needed to fulfill specific job duties
entrepreneur
a person who assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
vertical integration
company's expansion by moving forward or backward within an industry; expansion along a product or service value chain
horizontal integration
occurs when a company adds new products and services to its organizational structure
diversification
act of adding new products to the company's product mix, thus diversifying the company's product offerings
decentralized organization
act of developing separate divisions, sub companies, or departments that focus on certain tasks or products of the company and can be run autonomously
watershed events
events or developments in an industry that cause significant changes throughout the industry
reason why" advertisements
advertising that tells consumers why they should buy a certain product
market share
ranked position in a market determined by the percentage of a company's product sales in that market
emotive advertising
advertising that attempts to appeal to consumers' emotions
age of organization
period of time, 1880s and 1890s, during which companies began to organize and market sport to specific markets, such as youth
distribution
product or service moves from producer to consumer
battle of the sexes
tennis match billie jean king vs. bobby riggs
organization
social entity created to coordinate the efforts of individuals with the intent to achieve goals
economies of scale
savings originating from the mass production of goods and services
economies of scope
maximization of resources used throughout an organization
environment
all elements outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect all or part of the organization
demography
involves the examination of populations, including such elements as size, births, deaths, migration, and aging
effectiveness
the extent to which goals are achieved
efficiency
the extent to which goals are achieved using the fewest possible resources
organizational structure
formal system of task and authority relationships that control how people coordinate their actions and use recourses to achieve organizational goals.
organizational design
process by which leaders select and manage aspects or structure and culture or the organization
management
process of working with and through individuals and groups to accomplish org goals
figureheads
managers acting in symbolic and ceremonial ways.
monitors
managers that scan the environment for information about trends and events that can affect the organization
disturbance handlers
managers in the role of responding to unexpected situations that might disrupt the organizations normal operation.
leadership
the process of influencing the activities of an individual or group in an effort to achieve a goal in a given situation
behaviors centered on tasks
primarily concerned with the technical or formal aspects of jobs and considering followers primarily as the means for accomplishing the organization's goals.
behaviors centered on employees
concerned with interpersonal relations, meeting personal needs to followers, and accommodating personality differences among followers.
managerial leadership
the combination of management and leadership into a coherent, integrated concept.