scholarly journals A Dying Trend or a Viable Option: Dual-Role Athletic Department Employees

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Lawrence Brady ◽  
Tracy Trachsler
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Single Person ◽  
University Level

As athletic departments at the college/university level are trying to creatively balance the financial demands of supporting athletic programs with employee satisfaction and departmental needs, the topic of the dual-role employee tends to appear in conversation. The question remains, with all of the demands, in both administration and coaching, is it possible for a single person to successfully accomplish the job obligations in both areas?

scholarly journals Budgeting for Success

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Kelly Elliot ◽  
Tim Kellison
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
White Institutions

There has been little research into the comparison of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) in recent years.  With growing athletic department budgets, it is important to understand how HBCUs financially compare to their PWI counterparts.  Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine how HBCU athletic departments compare to their peer PWIs in terms of athletic department spending and to conduct a budgetary analysis of HBCU athletic departments. To examine differences in athletics budgets, data were collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) Survey.  NCAA member institution peer groups with HBCU members were selected for this study.  Institutional data include salary, recruitment, operation, and scholarship expenses and revenue for peer groups. An ANOVA was conducted to compare peer institutions, institutions in the same region, by division, and overall.  The results indicated HBCU peer groups are spending significantly less compared to their PWI counterparts.  Additionally, among HBCU institutions, most athletic programs are spending the most on athletic aid expenses.  Similarly, HBCUs are earning significantly less revenue compared to their peers. Athletic department administrators can use the results of this study to help create budgets comparable to peer institutions. 

NCAA Expenditure and Efficiency: Analyzing Generated and Allocated Revenue in the Football Bowl Subdivision

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-390
Author(s):  
R. Todd Jewell
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Dynamic Panel Data ◽  
Division I ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Football Bowl Subdivision ◽  
Production Function Approach ◽  
Student Fees ◽  
Division I Football ◽  
The University

Using a stochastic production function approach and a dynamic panel data estimator, this study creates estimates of time-varying efficiency in the production of generated revenues for NCAA Division I football bowl subdivision athletic programs. These efficiency estimates are then compared to the use of allocated revenues—fees from students and direct payments from the university budget—by college athletic departments. While all schools that are less efficient in the production of generated revenue are shown to use allocated revenue more intensively, a major finding is power-conference schools that are less efficient in their use of expenditure inputs tend to rely more heavily on allocated revenue in the form of student fees to support the activities of the program.

Greening Our Front Porch: Environmental Sustainability in Collegiate Athletics

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Jamee A. Pelcher ◽  
Brian P. McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
College Athletics ◽  
Collegiate Athletics ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
Sports Organization

Sport organizations have begun to widely implement environmental sustainability into their daily operations, but more needs to be done to properly plan and implement these initiatives to ensure their long-term success. Specifically, college athletic departments struggle to be proactive in their approach to environmental sustainability despite the vast resources available to leverage in order to deeply commit to being an environmentally sustainable department on campus. This case study examines the strategic planning of sustainability initiatives in the Smallville University Athletic Department. This case provides students with an opportunity to (a) explore the importance of sustainability in sport, (b) analyze the role of stakeholders in a sports organization, (c) investigate common barriers to implementing sustainability in college athletics, and (d) consider creative options for implementing sustainable initiatives.

Continuity of operations planning in college athletic programs: The case for incorporating Federal Emergency Management Guidelines

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Stacey A. Hall, PhD, MBA ◽  
Brandon L. Allen, PhD ◽  
Dennis Phillips, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Operations Planning ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
Continuity Planning ◽  
Crisis Management Plan

College athletic departments have a responsibility to provide a safe environment for student-athletes; however, most colleges do not have a crisis management plan that includes procedures for displaced student-athletes or alternate facilities to perform athletic events. Continuity of operations planning ensures athletic programs are equipped to maintain essential functions during, or shortly after, a disruption of operations due to possible hazards. Previous studies have identified a lack of emergency preparedness and continuity planning in college athletic departments. The purpose of this article is to illustrate in detail one approach to disaster planning for college athletic departments, namely the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continuity of operations framework. By adhering to FEMA guidelines and promoting a best practices model, athletic programs can effectively plan to address potential hazards, as well as protect the organization's brand, image, and financial sustainability after a crisis event.

Athletic Directors’ Perceptions of Environmental Control Over Interuniversity Athletics

1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. Armstrong-Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Athletic Directors ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Degree Of Control ◽  
Organizational Activities

Interuniversity athletic departments face an ever-increasing number and complexity of factors in their environment, which may impact on their organizational activities to varying degrees. The head athletic directors at 34 of the 45 (76%) Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) member institutions rated the degree of control of 15 environmental elements over seven basic activities of the athletic department. The athletic department was perceived to function relatively independent of broad environmental control, with the exception of establishing and supporting a philosophy of interuniversity athletics. It appears that perceived control is a multidimensional phenomenon that varies across the environmental elements and the activities of the athletic department.

Who Are the Champions? Using a Multilevel Model to Examine Perceptions of Employee Support for LGBT Inclusion in Sport Organizations

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Nicole Melton ◽  
George B. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Employee Support ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Supportive Behaviors ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Diverse Cultures ◽  
Lgbt Individuals

Sport employees who champion LGBT inclusion efforts represent key elements in creating accepting environments within college athletic departments. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the concept of champions and how they support LGBT individuals within heterosexist sport environments. Drawing from divergent literatures, including that related to organizational inclusion and championing behaviors, we explore how a combination of factors from multiple levels may influence sport employees’ attitude and behaviors related to LGBT inclusion, and determine how supportive behaviors influence sexual minorities working within a college athletic department. Results indicate that various macro- (i.e., culture of sport, athletic boosters, university and community values, exposure to diverse cultures) meso- (organizational culture, presence of other champions), and micro- (demographics, open-mindedness, experiences with sexual minorities) level factors influenced the level of employee support for LGBT inclusive policies. Furthermore, power meaningfully influenced these dynamics, such that employees who did not resemble prototypically sport employees (i.e., White, heterosexual, male) were hesitant to show support for LGBT equality. However, those who did champion LGBT inclusive initiatives successfully modeled supportive behaviors and positive attitudes toward LGBT individuals, vocally opposed discriminatory treatment, and provided sexual minorities with a safe space within sport. The authors discuss implications and future directions.

scholarly journals Learners with Special Needs: Problems faced by Students and Teachers at University Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-795
Author(s):  
Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui ◽  
Syeda Naureen Mumtaz ◽  
Farah Shafiq
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Single Person ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
University Level ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
Physically Handicapped

Every person in this world has the right to be educated and by every person means every single person, yes, the persons of special needs as well. About 15 percent of the world’s population has suffered various forms of disabilities such as visual and hearing impairment, physically handicapped, or mental retardation. Literature provides pieces of evidence that this area of education is often neglected and therefore this qualitative research aimed to highlight the importance of inclusive education in Pakistan. As there were limited researches available and most of them are based on document analysis so, the 1st purpose of this research was to find out the problems that a teacher faced while teaching a special learner at a higher education level. 2nd to find out the student’s perspective of studying in an inclusive setting at the university level. For this purpose, a phenomenological design was used and both teachers and their students took interviews. Both teachers and students that obstruct teaching and learning in inclusive classrooms identified the following four zones. (a) Insufficient knowledge of teachers and lack of awareness about inclusion in the classroom. (b) Lack of training employed in inclusive or regular classrooms with differently-abled students; (c) Lack of examination to choose the most suitable aids which helpful for the teaching in the inclusive regular classroom. (d). Learning difficulty and psychological issues in the classroom.

scholarly journals Collegiate Athletic Opportunities For Women Under Title IX Raises The Proportionality Concern For Mens Sports

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Nina Compton ◽  
J. Douglas Compton
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
Equal Protection ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
College Administrators ◽  
Intercollegiate Sports ◽  
Enrollment Rates ◽  
Males And Females

Title IX of the Education Reformation Act was passed in 1972 for the purpose of providing equality between males and females in intercollegiate sports. Since its inception the disparity between mens and womens varsity athletics programs has persisted throughout American colleges and universities. Discrimination and equal protection concerns define the continuing debate of gender equality under the Act. Campuses across the Nation have seen athletic departments add womens varsity sport programs and cut mens programs in order to remain compliant under the Act. This paper explores the equal protection concerns of proportionality amongst enrollment rates and participation rates in intercollegiate athletics. The state of Title IX today remains clouded with questions by college administrators who, after over three decades of enforcement, are employing proportionality concepts as a measure to obtain gender equality in sports. The proportionality practice of cutting mens programs instead of adding womens programs may undermine the purpose of Title IX. This paper is an analysis of the Court decisions and lawsuits that characterize the controversy of Title IX and its legal application to claims of gender bias associated with female athletic programs. The study of this concern is imperative and will shape how college athletic programs are administered in the future.

Multi Criteria Decision-Making: Ticket Sales Outsourcing in an NCAA Division I Athletic Department

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungbum Lee ◽  
Matthew Juravich
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Ticket Sales ◽  
Intercollegiate Sport ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
The Status ◽  
Outsourcing Decision

Outsourcing in sport is not a new phenomenon. Specifically, outsourcing in intercollegiate sport has become common among athletic departments across the NCAA. While outsourcing can be employed to generate increased revenues via enhanced sales, marketing, or fundraising functions, many midmajor institutions are utilizing outsourcing partners exclusively to manage ticket sales. As such, this case presents a scenario in which an athletic director and her management team are faced with assessing three options related to ticket sales outsourcing at a midmajor NCAA Division 1 institution. Utilizing the lens of multi criteria decision-making, financial, nonfinancial, and circumstantial data are provided for readers to address an outsourcing decision in the context of intercollegiate athletics. By examining three options including maintaining the status quo, considering another outsourcing partner, or bringing ticket sales operations in-house, this case provides an opportunity for students to investigate the role of ticket sales outsourcing as it relates to revenue generation, a pertinent issue for athletic departments across the NCAA.

scholarly journals Corporate social responsibility and college sports fans’ online donations

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-616
Author(s):  
Geumchan Hwang ◽  
Lisa A. Kihl ◽  
Yuhei Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Donation ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study examined how a US college athletic department’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives influenced fans’ online donation intentions.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 490 fans of a Division I intercollegiate athletic program and analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsResults indicated that the quality of CSR information positively affected e-satisfaction with CSR initiatives, which, in turn, predicted fans’ online donation intentions, university attachment, and fan–athletic department identification. Moreover, the relationship between e-satisfaction with CSR initiatives and online donation intentions was mediated by fan–athletic department identification.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has a limitation in terms of generalizability. The current focus on a single athletic department does not apply the results to athletic programs at other US universities and colleges. Future research should confirm the generalizability of the study’s findings by collecting data from fans of other athletic departments.Originality/valueIt is important to understand the impact of CSR activities on online donor intentions because marketing these activities could serve as an effective fundraising tool for athletic departments. The findings from this study inform athletic administrators of factors they might consider when promoting CSR initiatives through online media to encourage fans’ donations.

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