Sports Management Exam 1 Advanced Questions And Correct Detailed Answers.

Settings for Sporting Activities - correct answers-Single, multi-, and college sports -Events, meetings, and trade shows -Media -Sports Sponsors -Professional services -Facilities -Manufactures Models of Sport Industry - correct answersProduct type model, Economic impact model, Sport Activity model Product type model - correct answers1. Sport performance 2. Sport production 3. Sport promotion Economic impact model - correct answers1. Sport entertainment and recreation such as events, teams and individual participants, sports and related recreational activities and associated spending. 2. Sport products and services such as design, testing, manufacturing and distribution of equipment, clothing, and instruments. 3. Sport support organizations such as league, law firms, and marketing organizations. Sport Activity Model - correct answers1. Produce sport activities 2. Provide products and services to support the production of sport activities 3. Sell and trade products related to sport activities. Critical Thinking - correct answersNot simply thinking, negative thinking or creative thinking. Refers to: -Awareness of a set of interrelated critical questions. -Ability to ask and answer critical questions at right times -Desire to use those questions and accept results as a guide to behavior. Professional Attitude - correct answersPresenting a professional image, developing ethical and critical thinking skills, following business etiquette rules. Explicit norms - correct answersformally communicated rules that govern behavior Implicit norms - correct answersUnstated rules understood/practiced by members of a group. Professional Image - correct answers-Impressions made in first 4-6 seconds -First impressions are visual -Difficult to alter -You get one chance at a first impression -Grooming -Attire and Accessories -Posture Work Transition and Adjustment - correct answers-Learn your job -Understand organizational culture -Demonstrate your work ethic -Develop written communication skills -Continue your professional development Self awareness - correct answersto know your personal values, abilities, personality traits, aptitudes, and goals. Occupational Exploration - correct answersbroad look at career fields and researching specific occupations. Career Decision Making - correct answersmaking a tentative career decision, formulating goals, and developing plans to achieve. Career Implementation - correct answersPreparing the resume and cover letter, identifying leads, interviewing, and accepting offer. Organization - correct answersSocial entities that are goal-directed, are designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity systems, and are linked to the external environment Public Organizations - correct answers-Federal, state, local government agencies -Deliver recreation and sport programs -Maintain sport fields, pools, arenas, and parks -KC Sports Commission, National Park Service, Columbia Parks and Recreation Nonprofit Organizations - correct answers-Volunteer/Voluntary organizations -Volunteer executives responsible for operation and management (Members of the Board) -Paid staff responsible for day-to-day operations -US Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, US Ski and Snowboard Association Commercial Organizations - correct answers-Profit is main goal -Professional Sports, Nike, Under Armor, Foot Locker, Dick's Sporting Goods, Private Clubs, Fitness Clubs Effectiveness - correct answersThe extent to which it achieves its goals Efficiency - correct answersThe achievement of goals using minimum resources Goals - correct answersfocuses on the outputs side of organization. Effective if achieves goal(s). Resource based - correct answersfocuses on the inputs side of organization. Effective if able to acquire resources and produce outputs using them. Internal process - correct answersfocuses on the transformation side of organization. Helps ensure stability and long term survival. Competing values - correct answersholistic approach looking at focus (internal and external) and structure (stable and flexibility). Effectiveness depends on who you are, what interests you represent, and what values you favor for the organization. Stakeholder - correct answersbased on premise that several groups and other organizations have an interest in the organization. Organizational Culture - correct answersSet of shared values and norms that controls organizational members' interactions with each other and with people outside the organization. Organizational culture manifests itself in various ways: - correct answersStories and myths Symbols Language Ceremonies and rites Physical setting Artifacts Managerial Roles - correct answers1. Interpersonal 2. Informational 3. Decisional Interpersonal Role - correct answersFigurehead, Leader, Liaison Informational Role - correct answersMonitor, Disseminator, Spokesperson Decisional Role - correct answersEntrepreneur, Disturbance Handler, Resource allocator, Negotiator Figurehead - correct answersSymbolic and ceremonial duties Leader - correct answersRelates to managers' relationship with their followers Liaison - correct answersAbility to cultivate relationships outside of organization Monitor - correct answersCollecting information about trends and events that can affect the organization Disseminator - correct answersTransmitting information to others Spokesperson - correct answersTransmitting information to persons/groups outside the organization Entrepreneur - correct answersSearch for ways/take risks to improve outside the organization Disturbance handler - correct answersResponding to unexpected issues that might disrupt normal operation Resource allocator - correct answersDetermining how best to allocate resources Negotiator - correct answersRole of conferring with people to work out a pivotal issue Leadership - correct answersinfluencing people to work individually or collectively towards achievement of a goal. Characteristics of Successful Leaders - correct answersTrust, Hope, Direction, Results Sources of Power - correct answersOrganizational -Legitimate or positional power -Reward Power -Coercive Power Personal -Referent Power -Expert Power -Information Organizational Diversity - correct answers-Diverse work force in the sport industry -Importance and advantages of organizational diversity -Factors leading to the unfair treatment of diverse employees Representations of Diversity - correct answersAge, Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Socioeconomic Status (SES)