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Autonomy of Sport

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freedom enjoyed by national and international sport organizations to decide on internal matters

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Switzerland and Sport

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Most sporting countries want a “seat” in switzerland so that they can help make decisions and are seen as legit

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Case Study Blake Leeper

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Prosthetic blades to run. Used to run with able-bodied athletes but was told that his blades were too long, so he ahd an advantage over the other runners.

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Blake Leeper’s argument?

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World Athletics had limited its autonomy by committing itself to be a non-discriminatory sport. (But it was not).

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placing the burden on all athletes using mechanical aids might be considered what?

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indirectly discriminatory against athletes with a disability

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Arbitration vs. Mediation

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putting power in someone else’s hands vs people try to come to an agreement

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Match-Fixing

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Team intentionally loses in order to benefit a pary. Ex. Sport betting

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sport management

Irrational Passions

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help to get fans to buy merch, join clubs etc.

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Vicarious Identification

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Embodying a player or someone else to complete a goal. May inspire the person to buy their merch

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Interdependence

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Want to keep competitiors around so that there will always be a game, and making money

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What are considered part of Public (state) sector?

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national, regional, local government

special agencies playing a role in government

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Non-profit (voluntary) sector -

what it contains

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community-based clubs, international sports federations

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biggest non-profit

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IOC- international olympic committee

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Professional (comercial) sector)

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All the pro leagues

people think of these teams and athletes when they think of pro sports

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How does the public sector and pro sector overlap?

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The public sector influences pro sport because of sport policy. Ex. Raptors must go to government to ask for funding for a new stadium

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Organizational Culture

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individuals and groups in an organization all hold certain assumptions, norms, and values

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Issue with Leaders in non-profit organizations

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lack of volunteers - people put in leadership positions when they don’t have the expertise

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Order of Governing bodies of Sport

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Governance
Management
Admin

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3 tiers of professional sport

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premier, minor, and developing

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What are the two largest leagues in professional sport

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NFL and EFL

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Why are minor leagues important?

Feeders

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Help for scouting new athletes for the pro leagues

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IMG media division

purpose

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helps to manage world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons. Helps promote fandoms and merch

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Who does IMG media compete against?

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Octagon

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4 ownership structures

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Private ownership, community owners, media conglomerates (large company composed of a number of companies engaged in unrelated businesses), win vs profit maximizing

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Define sport organizational Culture
Values, beliefs, attitudes
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Do all parties view culture in the same way?
No
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Non-profit organizations are:
Seperate from State, Don't return profit from owners, self-governing, lots of volunteers, formally incorporated
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Sport Organizational Identity | Meaning
ways in which individuals percieve themselves and are percieved by others. | Want to align the two
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# Iceberg metaphor Culture
non-visible. history of team, the part that people don't see. | values, beliefs
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# iceberg metaphor identity
the visible part of iceberg. how people perceive the culture
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legends | meaning
events, with fictional details
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rites | definition
elaborate, dramatic, planned set of activites
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Name 3 Non-profit synonyms
Community, Friendly secotr, and Third sector
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European sport system is usually run by/established by
Clubs
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American Sport System is usually run by/established by
Schools
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The link between lex sportiva and lex publica | level of sport law
National Organization level
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is it the U.S or Europe that has transfer fees
Europe
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3 unique elements of sport management (characteristics) | ISU
spontaneity, inconsistency, and unpredictability
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Win maximisers vs. profit maximisers
do everything to maximise number of wins vs. primary concern is a financial return
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True or False: Non-profit focus includes professional paid staff
True
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Are non-profit industries interdependent? | Why?
Yes. Because all group members are relying on each other to complete a goal
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Heirarchical system of governing bodies of sport | 3 GMA
Governance, Management, Administration
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Formal vs informal partcipation
Formal: formed with intention and has tuition, clubs, organized competition Informal: no intention
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Iceberg metaphor
Identity - is the visible part (top of the iceberg) Culture - non-visible part = history of the team; values, beliefs
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Legends
Events with embellished fictional details
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Professional sport tiers | PMD
Premier, minor, and developing
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Two of the largest leagues
NFL and EFL
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One big purpose for road cycling and how it benefits the city
Marketing instrument for newspapers, help sell tickets, content creation
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When did cycling become a part of the Olympic Games?
In 1896
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UCI | Stands for and what it is
Union Cycliste Internationale - world governing body of cycling
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Goal of Belgian Cycling foundation
Organizes championships, provides licenses, and encourages young cycling talent
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Purpose of Flanders Classics
Further the professionalism of road cycling in Flanders. Organizes events with "Ronde van Vlaanderen" (flagship event)
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Scope of Sport
Marketing goods and services pertaining to participation in Sports. Attracts fans
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Sport Marketing
Direct and indirect objectives amongst sport customers/businesses are fulfilled through these contests that are being staged
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Four utilities that provide value to the customer | marketing ## Footnote FTPP
form, time, place, and possession
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3 C's of Marketing
Comapny, Competition, Consumer
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PEST | Theoretical Framework ## Footnote Definition
Policitcal, Economic, Social, Technological
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Name STP | Marketing strategy further refined for specificity
Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning
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Fundamental pillars of development of a strategy
Product, Place, Price, Promotion
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What is so distinctive about marketing sport competitions? | 2 points
- Sport is intangible, experimental, and subjective. - Perishable commodity, with no inventory -Unpredictable and inconsistent - Strong personal and emotional attachment
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What kinds of people can be identified as internal stakeholders?
Athletes, coaches, city where sport is taking place, as well as the sponsors
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What level are most purchases made?
"Want" level
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# Governance Theory Internal Monitoring: Agency and Stewardship theory
Agency: managers may have different goals for the comapny/team than the share/stakeholders Stewardship: managers want exactly what the share/stakeholders want
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# Governance Theory Institutional, Resource dependence, and network theory
1. governance system adopted bcz of external pressures 2. behavior dictated by relationship with the environment 3. socially binding contracts drive performance
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Stakeholder Theory
need to maintain a series of interdependent relationships. CSR (coporate social responsibility)
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What are shareholders vs. stake holders?
Share- someone who puts their own money into the company Stake - anyone who is impacted by the company's decisions
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What is conformance in relation to corporate governance? | Shreholders
company has to conform to rules that their shareholders make
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Role Ambiguity
Confusion as to who is in the lead. Ex. paid staff confused if they are to follow the volunteers who seem to be above them
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Equity
fair poliveis in place to assert good governance
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Threat of Competition
more paid staff means needing to hire better staff to compete with other organizations
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Drivers of Change in Governance | 4 points
Influence of funding agencies Threat of Litigation Threat of Competition Performance demands from government
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Name a complex HRM environment
collegiate sport
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Four tools available for Strategic Analysis | SSCF
SWOT analysis Stakeholder and customer needs analysis Competitor Analysis Five forces analysis
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# Five Forces out of substitute products and services, suppliers, buyers, rivalry amongst competition, and potential new entrants what is the force that connects them
Rivalry amongst competition
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A simple word to describe "strategy implementation"
Planning
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Work Specialization | Broken Down
- tasks performed repetitively - cannot be too boring or stressful to avoid accidents
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Span of Control
Number of people that can be supervised efficiently
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How does size of structure affect the organization?
Bigger org = more formal. Because there is higher standards put in place to account for every aspect | Ex. volunteeting vs. working for the raptors
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Match European and American sport systems with either "schools or clubs"
E - clubs A - schools
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List 3 out of 4 non-profit synonyms
community, friendly, and third sectors
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The link found between lex publica and lex sportiva
National Organization
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Does the U.S. or Europe have transfer fees?
Europe has transfer fees
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Lex publica and lex sportiva - which is not involved in sport law
lex publica - only involved at the national organization level
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Unique elements of sport management are: | 3 of them ISU
Inconsistency, spontaneity, and unpredictability
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Centralization vs. Decentralization
Few people allowed to input on decisions. vs Decision-making handed down to front line staff (lower staff)
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Formalization meaning
extent to which jobs are standardized and have rules and procedures in place
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4 Structural Models
Simple, Bureaucratic, Matrix org., and team structure
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Size and Centralization
the larger the organization the more decison-making is done at different levels to get more work done
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