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Posted December 8th Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
I really enjoyed Brian's presentation about the Pittsburgh Pirates. Of all organizations in professional sports, I would presume the Pirates would be one of the least effective. They haven't had a winning season since 1992! However, the way Brian was able...
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Posted December 3rd Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
I really enjoyed today's presentation about the Moorehead RedHawks. It was very interesting to hear how a smaller, local sports organization is run, compared to the professional organizations we have been hearing about in previous presentations. The thing that surprised...
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Posted November 23rd Presentations to Organization and Management of Sport
I enjoyed how Kirsten's presntation on Nike was quickly followed by Adam's presentation on Adidas. Nike obviously holds the majority of the market share in the sports aparrel industry, which is a very stable, unchanging industry. Both are affected by the...
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Posted Organization Analysis Blog Response - 11/19 to Organization and Management of Sport
My response it to Andre's presentation on the Men's Basketball Program at the U of M. Andre obviously has a lot of insight within the Men's Basketball program as he is involved in all team operations and sees how each...
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Posted Decision Making Case Study to Organization and Management of Sport
1. The three central decisions that needed to be made in this scenario are: a. To expand on the ChargeUp product line with a new item called ChargeUp with Lipitrine. b. To recall ChargeUp with Lipitrine after it is linked with...
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Posted Instituting a new MLB corporate anti-doping culture to Organization and Management of Sport
The culture of the MLB in the U.S. is very strong, in terms of expected performance. Fans, coaches, and players themselves, expect a high level of performance, and some will do whatever it takes to succeed. The subcultures that exist come...
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Posted Amis et al Case Study: Group 2 to Organization and Management of Sport
Interests: 1. Make sure resources are allocated across the organization in a fair, and well thought out manner. 2. Throughout the decision-making process, make sure all parties' interests and viewpoints are being considered. Power: 1. Professional staff should handle...
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Posted Blog #2 - Canadian Schools in NCAA Conferences to Organization and Management of Sport
This research study by Amis et. al outlines how interests, power, and capacity for change effect organizational change, and more specifically radical change. Radical change, according to the study, is change in which large parts of an organization are altered...
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Posted Covell Case Study: Group 2 to Organization and Management of Sport
1. In 1998, the Presidents of the NESCAC agreed to "evolve into a qualified playing conference." Basically, this included giving the conference the right to determine a conference championship in all sports, except football, and allow all NESCAC schools to be eligible for NCAA Championships....
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Posted Case Study: Group 2 to Organization and Management of Sport
1. The Athletic Director should determine the expectations of the department in collaboration with the sub-departments of the institution. This should also include boosters and large constituencies.2-3. External Profile: Satisfying constituencies, boosters, supporting outside imageInstitutional Enthusiasm: Pride, Marketing, success Performance...
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Posted Organizational Effectiveness Theory to Organization and Management of Sport
I believe an effective sports organization should utilize a combination of the approaches presented in our textbook, in order to be as effective (and efficient) as possible. However, I don't believe the "Competing Values" approach correctly sums up the "combination"...
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Posted U of M Athletic Department Analysis to Organization and Management of Sport
Group Members: Andrew Myers, Emily Oberlander, Adam Vargas, R.J. McGinnis Sport Organization: U of M Athletic Department Contextual Features: Size: Large, hundreds of employees Technology: Highly advanced. All communication is done electronically, and new technology is being purchased/installed into facilities...
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