scholarly journals Workplace Dynamics in Professional Sport: A Case Study of Identification, Political Skill, and Personal Control

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. S28-S32
Author(s):  
Steve Swanson ◽  
Samuel Y. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Work Group ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Political Skills ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Difficult Challenge ◽  
Employee Identification

This case is based on a collection of real-life scenarios encountered by employees working for professional sport organizations. The workplace in this environment contains circumstances distinct to the sport context which this case aims to highlight. A small work group of three individuals with diverse backgrounds representing key departments in a professional basketball club are brought together to lead a difficult challenge in the community. Over the course of the season, several meetings and personal interactions play out which present difficulties in productivity due to individual differences in human relations capacity and varying psychological connections with the environment. In combination with the teaching notes, the case is designed to highlight (1) the special nature of employee identification in the professional sport setting, (2) an array of political skills which are relevant and useful to the sport workplace, and (3) the role of perceived personal control in sport organizations. An overview of theory and its specific application to the case is provided along with discussion questions and answers to aid instructors in effectively engaging with students around the topical areas.

A Case Study of Diversity and Leader Member Exchange in Intercollegiate Athletics

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Samuel Y. Todd ◽  
Ian Christie ◽  
Marshall J. Magnusen ◽  
Kenneth J. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Facility Maintenance

This case highlights key elements in Pelled’s (1996) model of diversity, and is based on real life interactions of an actual grounds crew in intercollegiate baseball. The small work group of three individuals collectively prepares the grounds of a new collegiate ballpark for opening day. In the course of daily facility maintenance, the staff encounters both affective and substantive conflict according to Pelled’s model. This leads to both destructive and constructive performance outcomes. Also of issue in the case is the differential relationship that the supervisor shares with each of his subordinates, or leader member exchange (LMX). Together with the teaching notes, the case is designed to highlight (1) elements of group conflict arising from demographic diversity and (2) the nature of LMX within sport organizations. An overview of theory, student applications, and discussion questions and answers are provided to aid instructors in teaching this case.

User engagement from within the Twitter community of professional sport organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 275-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Naraine ◽  
Henry T. Wear ◽  
Damien J. Whitburn
Keyword(s):  
Professional Sport ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Sport Organizations

Interns in Professional Sport: An Investigation of Gender Parity on the Job

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Cuneen ◽  
M. Joy Sidwell
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Job Benefits ◽  
One Year ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Big Four

Internships permit sport management students to link classroom learning to the professional environment. Since internships provide students with opportunities to learn on-the-job and test their skills in the marketplace, the experiences should be uniformly beneficial to all students regardless of gender. This study was conducted to describe internship work conditions (i.e., opportunities to perform in essential marketplace functions) for male and female sport management interns assigned to ‘Big Four’ professional sport organizations. Participants were 74 sport industry professionals who supervised a total of 103 interns over a one-year period. A X2 Test of Independence found that male and female interns working in professional sport had comparable opportunities to perform and learn on the job. Differences in opportunity, hiring practices, and on-the-job benefits emerged primarily as a function of job specialization (e.g., operations, marketing, venue management), league/association, or gender of the internship supervisor rather than gender of the interns.

scholarly journals Dimensions of Identification in the Workgroup and Employees’ Contributions to Collaborative Activities

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402097638
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Sidorenkov ◽  
Ekaterina S. Salnikova ◽  
Dmitry V. Vorontsov ◽  
Alexey A. Klimov
Keyword(s):  
Work Group ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Interpersonal Style ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Employee Identification ◽  
Collaborative Activities ◽  
Group Profile ◽  
Different Levels

The aim of this research is to find out connections of identifications with the work group (group identification), informal subgroups (micro-group identification), and other members in the work group (interpersonal identification), considering cognitive, affective, and behavioral components, with an employee’s contribution to cooperative activities. The sample includes 302 fellows of 35 workgroups in Russian commercial companies and public organizations. Empirical data were collected with the Questionnaire of Interpersonal Identification, the Questionnaire of Micro-group and Group Identification, and the Collaborative Group Activity Scale from the Leadership, Contribution, and Interpersonal Style Questionnaire. All the tools were assembled into the computer-based assessment program “Group Profile” (GP) to conduct the survey individually on PC. It was found that all three dimensions of group identification and affective measures of interpersonal and micro-group identification predict individual contribution to collaborative activities in groups. Employee involvement in the informal subgroup within the work group mediates relations between identification dimensions at different levels and contribution to collaborative activities. The ties of additional characteristics (gender, age, tenure with the organization) with cooperative activities have been described. The multivariate model of identification makes it possible to extend the research scope and enhance the understanding of causes and effects of employee identification in the group.

Toward the Professionalization of Sport Psychology

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Media

The application and professionalization of sport psychology has attracted increased attention from various sources including colleagues in the field, sport science and psychology departments, collegiate, Olympic, and professional sport organizations, and the media. Unfortunately, the attention generated has not resulted in significant organizational progress on issues crucial to the integrity of a developing specialization such as sport psychology. These crucial professional issues include the orderly growth of the field, requirements for the establishment of a recognized profession in sport psychology, the training of future sport psychologists, and the process and procedures required to develop and implement the certification of sport psychologists. The present paper was written to address these critical issues, identify progressive steps currently being taken, and recommend subsequent actions that can advance the field toward the professionalization of sport psychology without compromising the integrity of the academic subdiscipline.

scholarly journals Fan Mobilization and the Minnesota Sport-Stadium Campaign

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana L. Huberty ◽  
Timothy B. Kellison ◽  
Mike Mondello
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
The Public ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
Sport Organization ◽  
State And Local

As state- and local-government subsidies to professional sport organizations have increased over the past 3 decades, economic arguments have been crafted to justify these subsidies, such as Crompton’s claims of increased community visibility, enhanced community image, stimulation of other development, and psychic income. The purpose of this study was to examine the public relations strategy of a professional sport organization campaigning to secure public funding for a new stadium. Specifically, the authors focused on the use of press releases by the Minnesota Vikings, a National Football League team, over the 3 seasons preceding the completion of their successful sport-stadium campaign. This study was timely in that these press releases were from 2010, 2011, and 2012 and the new Vikings stadium grand opening is set for 2016. Through a qualitative analysis, the authors identified the arguments made by the team to garner support for the stadium plan during the Vikings’ campaign. In all, 71 press releases were collected, examined, and coded by investigators. Findings are discussed to provide insight into these 4 alternative justification arguments.

Marketing Pro-Environmental Venues in Professional Sport: Planting Seeds of Change Among Existing and Prospective Consumers

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy B. Kellison ◽  
Yu Kyoum Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Three Components

Professional sport organizations are showing increasing interest in proenvironmental strategies, as evidenced in part by the recent incorporation of sustainable design in many facilities. This interest may be driven by the perceived positive outcomes associated with the triple bottom line (TBL), which illustrates the environmental, social, and economic benefits of proenvironmental initiatives. The TBL has been the subject of both acclaim and criticism by scholars and practitioners, and this study provides new insight into its appropriateness as a reflection of proenvironmental organizations’ motives. Through standardized interviews, the authors found that professional sport organizations place particular emphasis on the TBL’s social component, which represents the objectives of increasing environmental awareness among fans and attracting new consumers. This study contends that the TBL’s three components are closely intertwined, and the implementation of commercial and social marketing strategies is necessary to attend to and realize the organizations’ stated goal of maximizing all three components.

12. Mixed Topic Questions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Gaffney-Rhys
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Mixed Problem ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Private Law ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Marriage Nullity ◽  
Child Maintenance

The Concentrate Questions and Answers series offers the best preparation for tackling exam and assignment questions. Each book includes key debates, typical questions, diagram answer plans, suggested answers, author commentary, and tips to gain extra marks. In real life a client is likely to require advice in relation to a number of family law issues and as a consequence, family law assessments sometimes require students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of topics. This chapter contains five mixed problem questions that cover more than one area of family law: together they cover forced marriage; nullity; divorce; domestic violence; legal parenthood; child maintenance; private law relating to children; the resolution of family disputes; financial relief on divorce; and family property.

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