Kristen Dockery

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• Commented on Blog #9: Athletic Department Merger
  I too agree with Ben about the fact that the panel mainly discussed conflict and change and how each of them were affected by the merger. It was a valuable opportunity to be able to listen and learn about the...
• Commented on Blog #5- Changed philosophy of organizational effectiveness
  Along with the other people that commented on this blog, I to agree with what Sam said. I can personally speak from experience since I am on a team that winning is such a huge emphasis, clearly because it is...
• Commented on Organizational Managers
  It is interesting to me to listen to Emily talk about her work experience and to see how she relates our course topics to her everyday experiences. She clearly has well-thought out ideas about how an organization should and should...
• Commented on Decision Making
  I am interested to hear what Andre has to say about decision making within an organization especially since he clearly has experience within the field. It further interests me because we are both involved in basketball programs here at the...
• Commented on 11/24 Presentations
  Thanks for you're kind words Kristin. I too thought that your presentation was very interesting and I learned a lot about the Under Armor Corporation. Your slides we're very creative as far as design is concerned and I thoroughly enjoyed...
• Commented on BAHAMAS TOURNAMENT!
  Emily, I think it is very interesting that we both published our blog on the Bahamas within minutes of one another while in the airport in Miami and we were'nt even by one another. It is also quite interesting to...
• Posted 12-10-09 Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
  I must agree with Emily in saying that the presentations have definitely improved as this was the last day of presentations. It is good to see that people have taken note on what can be improved upon when presenting and...
• Posted 12-8-09 Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
  Today's presentations were okay. I'm finding it harder and harder to stay awake and engaged in the presentations because we are going through so many so quickly. I am sure I am not the only one who feels this way....
• Posted Day Three Presentations-Dec. 1st, 2009 to Organization and Management of Sport
  Day Three presentations were fairly good overall, however, some went over the time limit. I understand that it is hard to simplify all of the information that we covered in our papers into a presentation, but I think that it...
• Posted Thanksgiving Tournament Blog to Organization and Management of Sport
  The organizational structure of the tournament that my team and I attended in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving break was rather simplistic but very effective. The name of the tournament is the Junkanoo Jam. This tournament was run by the basketball...
• Posted Thanksgiving Tournament Blog to Organization and Management of Sport
  The organizational structure of the tournament that my team and I attended in the Bahamas over Thanksgiving break was rather simplistic but very effective. The name of the tournament is the Junkanoo Jam. This tournament was run by the basketball...
• Posted Day Two Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
  Day two presentations went well today. I presented as well and thought it was pretty good. I really enjoyed the hockey presentation because it is something I could relate to being a student athlete. It was interesting to see how...
• Posted MLB Group Blog- Team Org. Man to Organization and Management of Sport
  Context: The culture that exists around Major League Baseball, in our opinion, is a mediocre one. We say this because for so many years, prior 2005, there was no anti-doping policy or regular testing done in regards to banning performance...
• Posted Organizational Culture to Organization and Management of Sport
  Organizational culture is something that has been defined in many different ways. There are, however, common themes within all of the definitions that recur in all of the definitions. Some of these include; values, beliefs, basic assumptions, and shared understandings....
• Posted Leadership-Guest Speakers to Organization and Management of Sport
  Today we had the opportunity to listen to four representatives from the University of Minnesota athletic department speak about their experiences. The four people who spoke to our class were Joel Maturi (Head Athletic Director), Regina Sullivan (Senior Associate Athletic...
• Posted 10-19 Blog: Conflict to Organization and Management of Sport
  Chapter 11 focuses on conflict which occurs in any type of sport organization. Conflict has many different definitions. The one that I think is the best definition that the book provides is that conflict is a "breakdown in the standard...
• Posted Sport Organizations and their Environment to Organization and Management of Sport
  Organizations have two types of environments, a general environment and a task environment. Right now I am going to focus on the general environment. The general environment of a sport organization is made up of seven different sectors that all...
• Posted 9-28-09 Blog- Organizational Strategy to Organization and Management of Sport
  Power, capacity, and actor's interest all have a different influence on an organization's strategy. Power determines a lot about an organization's strategy because the more power it has, the more effectively it can accomplish its goals. Power gives an organization...
• Posted Group Case Study Analysis- Team Org. Man to Organization and Management of Sport
  Kristen Dockery Dustin Permann Laura Schnell Ryan Prochaska   Group Case Study Analysis   1.      The people that we determined that should decide what expectations have priority in an intercollegiate athletic program are; the head coach, then the rest of...
• Posted Case Study Analysis- Team Org. Man to Organization and Management of Sport
  Kristen Dockery Dustin Permann Laura Schnell Ryan Prochaska Group Case Study Analysis 1. The people that we determined that should decide what expectations have priority in an intercollegiate athletic program are; the head coach, then the rest of the coaching...
• Posted Organizational Effectiveness to Organization and Management of Sport
  What makes a sport organization effective? A recurring theme that I've seen throughout the chapter is that it is essential for sport organizations to be goal oriented. That is the first step that I see that makes organizations effective. It...