The Marshall Plan: How Diversity and Inclusion Transformed the Dallas Mavericks’ Organizational Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mark A. Beattie ◽  
Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Marshall Plan ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Sports Illustrated

How does a professional sport organization with a toxic organizational culture transform its workplace to one built around equity, diversity, and inclusion? This article addresses that question in a case study that explores the aftermath of the Dallas Mavericks’ sexual harassment scandal. The case allows students to analyze the crisis the Mavericks faced after a Sports Illustrated article exposed the organization’s corrosive workplace culture. Students will discuss the strategies Mavericks’ chief executive officer Cynthia Marshall deployed to transform the Mavericks’ workplace culture. Furthermore, students will consider how those strategies have broader utility in improving organizational diversity throughout the sport industry. A theoretical framework, a case narrative, and teaching notes are provided to support implementation of the case study in sport management curricula.

How culture, leadership and engagement helped a small business survive during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Blattner ◽  
William P. Karmia ◽  
Thomas J. Walter
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
Organizational Culture Inventory ◽  
Business Challenges

Purpose The purpose of this case study is to investigate how a small catering company has coped with the current Covid-19 pandemic. Initial research was performed in 2014 and repeated in 2018. Given the far reaching business challenges of the pandemic, the authors examined the viability of the organization within the current climate. Design/methodology/approach Embedded organizational components of culture, leadership and engagement are explored as key elements in the sustainability of the company during the pandemic crisis. Prior research data using the organizational culture inventory is used to assess organizational culture over a four-year period. Employee data and interview analysis within company structure is used to determine how leadership and employee engagement is impacted. Culture research is examined to determine the influence of company culture upon organizational survival. Findings This paper identifies workplace culture elements that contribute to company sustainability. Embedded core value systems, strong employee engagement mechanisms and focused leadership styles were observed to be critical influences upon company survival during the pandemic. Originality/value This research would assist industry professionals and practitioners in understanding the active workplace culture mechanisms found to be effective for organizational survival during periods of crisis. Companies that adopt similar practices may acquire sustainability advantage during the pandemic.

A Case Study of Sport Marketing Strategy of Mercuries Taiwan Masters Invitational Golf Tournament 2012

2015 ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Noah Yang Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Sport Marketing ◽  
Golf Tournament ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
The Right

The Mercuries Taiwan Masters Invitational Golf Tournament has successfully been held for over 26 years without any interruption. The Mercuries Corporation is the company that organized the event solely. However, golf games in Taiwan normally do not attract enough spectators to watch them, unless there are world-renowned star players participating in the game. Consequently, most of the golf tournaments would not be able to sustain because of no sufficient income from spectators and from sponsors. MTMIGT has managed to survive because of the support of its own corporation, but the event is also facing the problem of lacking viewers. Being noticed by the corporation, the Department of Sport Management at Aletheia University and its students earned their reputation as a group of hard working entry-level event volunteers for MTMIGT for many years. Because of this, the corporation contacted the head of the department in 2011 and invited them to work together on a larger scale. The Mercuries Corporation wanted the Department of Sport Management to plan the marketing works of the event, and the company would pay all of the expenses. After months of preparation and planning by the department, the 2011 MTMIGT and its surrounding sport marketing campaigns were staged with better results than its previous years. And the department thus successfully acquired the right of planning and implementing the event's marketing for 2012. This case study fully explores the cooperation between the MTMIGT and the department in 2012. The result as well as its process can be a reference for people in the sport industry and the academy.

Exploring Student Perceptions of Sales: A Case Study of a Sport-Sales Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz A. Sattler ◽  
Clinton Warren
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Rich Description ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Management Students

Sales pedagogy and student perceptions of sales have long been studied in business programs across college campuses. While sales pedagogy is a growing content area for sport management programs, it continues to be an area in the field in need of further understanding. The purpose of this study was to explore student perceptions of sales throughout a 16-week course. A qualitative case study methodology was used to develop a rich description of how sport management students perceive sales as a content area, and as a potential profession in the sport industry. Analysis of the themes indicates that throughout the course of the semester, students developed more holistic perceptions of sales, viewed sales as a necessary skill for many jobs in the sport industry, and were more open to a sales job as an entryway into the sport industry.

Exploring the Influence of Stimulus Events: A Case Study of Undergraduate Student Internships

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Cole McClean ◽  
Michael A. Odio ◽  
Shannon Kerwin
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Career Intentions ◽  
Impact Pathways ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Impact

Internships are crucial in many sport management students’ paths to the sport industry. This mixed-methods case study sought to understand the nature of events occurring in sport management internships and the impact on two outcomes: student career decision making and subjective well-being. Pre–post internship surveys (n = 23) and follow-up interviews (n = 21) identified stimulus events, if intern expectations were met, and if career intentions or subjective well-being were shifted. For participants, stimulus events involved different aspects of the internship (e.g., tasks, supervisor, social interactions, inclusivity, and the environment), and the perceptions of outcomes related to internships varied. In line with image theory, participants followed four impact pathways, with the focus on stimulus events influencing career intentions and then well-being as a result, or conversely well-being then career intentions. The findings have important theoretical and practical implications for both sport management educators and organizational supervisors that can help ensure mutually beneficial experiences for all parties involved.

Understanding Student Perceptions of Diversity and Inclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jaime R. DeLuca ◽  
Michael Mudrick ◽  
Molly Hayes Sauder ◽  
Elizabeth A. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Student Views ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Colleges and universities should serve as inclusive environments positioned to provide a strong education to all students. However, bias and discrimination mar the college atmosphere for many. Simultaneously, there is a paucity of research that examines student views of diversity and inclusion in both higher education and sport management. Employing mixed methods, this research examined the perceptions of diversity and inclusion among undergraduate students in sport management programs. Data demonstrate that student perceptions differ across measures of sex, race/ethnicity, upbringing, internship experiences, and transfer status. Findings suggest implications for embedding diversity and inclusion topics within sport management curricula to develop competencies crucial to students’ educational success and future in the sport industry.

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Sport Management Students’ Perceptions of the Leadership Labyrinth

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meg G. Hancock ◽  
Lindsey Darvin ◽  
Nefertiti A. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Barriers To Advancement ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Sport Leadership ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students

Sport management undergraduate and graduate programs have gained popularity throughout the United States and around the world. Despite this, women are still underrepresented in sport leadership positions. Although women have made it to the highest levels of sport leadership roles, studies suggest that advancement to such roles is more challenging for women than for men. Extant literature examines perceptions of women employed in the sport industry but fails to consider perceptions of prospective employees, specifically women, with career aspirations in sport business. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate sport management students’ perceptions of barriers to women’s success and upward mobility in the sport industry using the Career Pathways Survey. Results suggest that female sport management students perceive barriers to advancement in the sport industry, whereas male students do not perceive that barriers exist for women. Practical implications for the sport management classroom include developing male advocates, gender diversity and inclusion in guest presentations, and intentional internship placement.

Subtexts of Research on Diversity in Sport Organizations: Queering Intersectional Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Annelies Knoppers ◽  
Fiona McLachlan ◽  
Ramón Spaaij ◽  
Froukje Smits
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
The Status ◽  
Diversity Research

A great deal of research focusing on organizational diversity has explored dynamics that exclude women and minorities from positions of leadership in sport organizations. The relatively little change in diversity in these positions suggests a need to employ ways of engaging in diversity research that do not center on identity categories and primarily focus on practices. Drawing on notions of subtexts and on queer theory, this critical narrative review aims to make visible and to question organizational practices and processes that may contribute to the diversity “problem” within sport organizations. A subtextual analysis of 32 articles published in leading sport management journals reveals how dynamics of organizational culture, such as an uncritical use of the concept of diversity, the invisibility of practices sustaining gender binaries and heteronormativity, and the intersection of heteronormativity and White normativity, contribute to sustaining the status quo in sport organizations. The authors build on these findings to challenge scholars to further explore and address these practices and processes in sport organizations and in their own research by employing queered intersectional approaches.

Somethin’ about Scandinavia: Danish Shorts on the Post-war International Scene

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Claire Thomson
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Marshall Plan ◽  
The Third ◽  
Animated Film ◽  
International Audience ◽  
Post War ◽  
Nordic Cooperation

Building on the picture of post-war Anglo-Danish documentary collaboration established in the previous chapter, this chapter examines three cases of international collaboration in which Dansk Kulturfilm and Ministeriernes Filmudvalg were involved in the late 1940s and 1950s. They Guide You Across (Ingolf Boisen, 1949) was commissioned to showcase Scandinavian cooperation in the realm of aviation (SAS) and was adopted by the newly-established United Nations Film Board. The complexities of this film’s production, funding and distribution are illustrative of the activities of the UN Film Board in its first years of operation. The second case study considers Alle mine Skibe (All My Ships, Theodor Christensen, 1951) as an example of a film commissioned and funded under the auspices of the Marshall Plan. This US initiative sponsored informational films across Europe, emphasising national solutions to post-war reconstruction. The third case study, Bent Barfod’s animated film Noget om Norden (Somethin’ about Scandinavia, 1956) explains Nordic cooperation for an international audience, but ironically exposed some gaps in inter-Nordic collaboration in the realm of film.

Deskripsi Budaya Organisasi dalam Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah (Studi Kasus Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)

ARISTO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Muh. Firyal Akbar ◽  
Sri Handyani Suprapto ◽  
Widya Kurniati Mohi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Objective Description

This research is generally aimed at strengthening Muhammadiyah union institution in one of Muhammadiyah's business charity in Gorontalo Province, whereas specifically the purpose of this research is to know objective description about reality that happened at campus of Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo from organizational culture that developed on campus This, taking into account the organizational culture found in Muhammadiyah in accordance with the PHIWM. This research uses qualitative method with case study approach. Data collection techniques used are observation, interview and documentation. Research time started from January to June 2017 From the results show that the employees have not implemented properly. Indicators of hard work still have not shown good results because most employees still do not understand the main duties and functions in work. Discipline indicators are also not well implemented where there are still many employees who enter the campus through the provisions of the time set as well while attending events on campus and when entering the time of prayer still not heed these things. The last indicator is the optimization in the work also has not shown the maximum results because only a few who are able to work effectively in accordance with the work agenda that they set previously.

PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI, KEPEMIMPINAN DAN IKLIM ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI RUMAH SAKIT BHAYANGKARA PADANG

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Agustin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
And Performance

The purpose of this study are: 1) To clarify whether there is influence organizational culture, leadership and organizational climate on employee performance Bhayangkara Padang Hospital and 2) Measure the influence of organizational culture, leadership and organizational climate on employee performance Bhayangkara Padang Hospital. Based on test validity workplace culture, leadership, work climate and performance in mind all the items declared invalid meet the eligibility criteria are good and reliable instrument. Work Culture regression analysis obtained by value t = 2.091 while t table = 1.988, so t count> t table and the significance value is 0,040 this value is smaller than α = 0.05 not significant effect on employee performance Padang Police Hospitals. Leadership regression analysis obtained by value t = 1.762 while t table = 1.988 so that t

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