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1
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How are the terms sport (as opposed to sports) and religion (as opposed to religions) alike?

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Both are broad terms that encompass many activities (in the case of sport) or faiths (in the case of religion).

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Which of the following competencies is paramount for people working in sport communication management?

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Written and Verbal Communication

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Critical thinking is

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positive, caring, and productive

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Which of the following assumptions should be challenged by sport managers?

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Members of underrepresented groups do not have the requisite skills for management positions.

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5
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Which of the following areas will challenge sport managers of the future?

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increased social responsibility

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6
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Sport managers compete for the __________ of consumers through the sale of items that might or might not be related to the primary focus of the sport business.

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discretionary funds

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7
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Financing for sport businesses is unique because

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a significant portion of revenue comes from extraneous sources such as concessions, parking, merchandise, and TV rights

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According to the definition of sport by Pitts and Stotlar (2013) and Pitts (2016), an activity must always be competitive to be considered sport.

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False

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9
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Marketing is a unique aspect of sport management because

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sport activities tend to be spontaneous

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10
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To demonstrate social responsibility, sport managers should

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acquire a sound understanding of the historical, psychological, sociological, and philosophical dimensions of sport

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11
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Goal setting is part of the ____________ management process.

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planning

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12
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Staffing involves which of the following?

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Recruiting and hiring new employees

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13
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The ____________ leader behaves by raising followers’ consciousness about the importance of outcomes and explains how followers can reach those outcomes by placing organizational interests ahead of self-interests.

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Transformational

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The ____________ leadership style implies an exchange between leaders and followers whereby they agree on the types of performances that will lead to reward or punishment for followers.

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Transactional

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What source of power stems from charisma, charm, and appeal?

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Referent

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All management function processes ultimately revolve around the manager’s actions and decisions.

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True

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17
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_____ and ______ may lead managers and employees to treat diverse employees unfairly.

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Biases and Stereotypes

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18
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The primary goal of management is to exert influence on individual and group behaviors.

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False

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19
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When people function as __________, they are focused on doing things right; when they function as __________, they are focused on doing the right thing.

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managers; leaders

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The process by which people in sport, in a sport setting, or through a sport endeavor share symbols as they create meaning through interaction is called

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Sport Communication

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21
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An undergraduate sport management education prepares students for

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entry-level positions

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22
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Someone working in the ________ _________ career area is not likely to be employed at a university.

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Interscholastic Athletics

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23
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A professional who works for Raleigh Parks and Recreation is likely to be working in the _________ career area.

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Youth and Community Sports

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24
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The GM of the RBC center works in the _____

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Facilities and event management career area

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25
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Three components of Sport Management curriculum

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Gen ed courses, Major course, field experiences

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26
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Major areas of the sport industry

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Youth and Community Sports
Interscholastic Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics
Professional Sport
Sport Management and Marketing Agencies
Sport Tourism
Sport Mass Media
Sport Education
Sport Equipment Supply and Manufacturing
Facility and Event Management

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27
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The voluntary sport clubs of the 1800s began as clubs for mostly middle- and lower-class men.

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False, Upper Class

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28
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Which athletic club built the first cinder track in the United States?

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New York Athletic Club

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29
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The Young Men’s Christian Association (______) began offering boys competitive sporting opportunities in the late 19th century.

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YMCA

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30
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Which of the following experienced the largest gains in participant numbers over the past eight years?

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individual conditioning and exercise

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31
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How are publicly supported parks and recreation centers in the United States typically funded?

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Local tax dollars and user fees

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32
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The goal of youth sport classes is generally to develop young athletes into future Olympians.

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False, goal is not exclusively to develop olympians

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33
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The management structure and delivery system in community sport organizations is quite different from one organization to another.

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True

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34
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What percentage of students are in after school programs for K - 12?

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11%

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35
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The credentials for ______ are not the same at public and private schools.

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coaching

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36
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Most of a high school athletic ________ time is spent engaged in traditional managerial activities.

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directors

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37
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In 2005 athletic participation in high school athletics topped __________ for the first time.

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7 million

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38
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Which of the following employees in a professional association would most likely be accountable for the daily operations of the organization and supervise the staff?

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Executive Director

39
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When an athletic administrator’s position becomes available, it is not _____ to fill it internally with a coach who does not have the necessary knowledge or experience.

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uncommon

40
Q

What is the primary function of a high school athletic director?

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provide the leadership and management of the interscholastic athletic program

41
Q

According to recent research, high school __________ players are twice as likely to endure concussions while playing as their college counterparts.

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football

42
Q

At most schools, how much of the budget is allocated to the athletic department?

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1-3 percent

43
Q

It is generally not very difficult for athletic administrators to keep their athletic programs afloat during times of economic hardship

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False, it is difficult

44
Q

How many NCAA Division I collegiate athletics departments generated revenue in excess of overall athletic expenses in 2014-15?

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22

45
Q

Several California community colleges formed the National Junior College Athletic Association (____), because the NCAA refused to allow community college programs to compete in the NCAA track and field championships in 1937.

A

NJCAA

46
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For which of the following positions is it imperative that the administrator understand NCAA and conference rules and regulations?

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Compliance officer

47
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The _____ for division classification within the NCAA includes size of the institution’s financial base; number of sports offered; types of sports offered; focus of the program; and existence of athletic grants-in-aid.

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criteria

48
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What NCAA division is the largest?

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Divison 3

49
Q

The NCCAA focuses on the promotion and enhancement of intercollegiate athletic competition with a _____ perspective.

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Christian

50
Q

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for ______ governed US women’s intercollegiate athletics from 1971 to 1981.

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women

51
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Initially, intercollegiate athletics began as class games, which eventually became intercollegiate contests, and these games and contests were controlled by _____.

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Students

52
Q

First team sport to employ professionals

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baseball

53
Q

What term did David Harris use to describe the notion that teams must, among other things, share revenues?

A

League think

54
Q

The Sherman Antitrust Act pertains to which of the following professional leagues?

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Major League Baseball

55
Q

What legislation allowed leagues (rather than individual teams) to negotiate network TV contracts?

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Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

56
Q

These four aspects of professional sport distinguish it from other industries:

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Interdependence, structure, governance, role of the electronic and new media

57
Q

The collective bargaining agreement is an equitable system for distributing new talent among all league members.

A

False, Draft

58
Q

______ revenues are generated when leagues and teams grant merchandise and apparel manufacturers the right to use their names and logos.

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Licensing

59
Q

First sport management and marketing agency

A

International Management Group (IMG)

60
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In which category of sport management and marketing agencies are IMG, Octagon, and Wasserman Media Group?

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Full-service

61
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Sport management and marketing agencies often ______ hire entry-level employees who have just completed their college degree.

A

do not

62
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The term ______ refers to a program or product that the vendor executes without further involvement from the client.

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turnkey

63
Q

Which of the following is NOT a full service agency?

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16W Marketing

64
Q

Associating the name of a sponsor with the name of an event or facility in exchange for cash or other considerations is referred to as _______.

A

entitlement

65
Q

Which of the following four businesses are a part of IMG?

A

Corporate marketing, TV, Event management and marketing, and client management

66
Q

Which of the following would be classified as a specialty sport management and marketing agency?

A

Excel sports

67
Q

Who is the sole client of an in-house group?

A

Themselves

68
Q

What type of events does Higham (1999) suggest provide communities with more benefits and fewer burdens?

A

Small-scale events

69
Q

A sport tourist who plays the Old Course at St. Andrews would be considered __________________________.

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An active sport tourist

70
Q

The variable patterns of tourist visitation throughout the year at a destination is referred to as _____.

A

Seasonality

71
Q

Using strategies to optimize the benefits or outcomes associated with an event is referred to as _____.

A

Leverage

72
Q

The _______ in a community promotes tourism and acts as a centralized source of information about events, accommodations, and other visitor-related information.

A

Convention and visitors bureau

73
Q

When ski resorts extend their ski seasons, it leaves little time for grass and plant regeneration. This is an example ofwhich type of sustainability issue?

A

Environmental

74
Q

Research shows that as many as 70% of _____ at a sporting event come from within the metropolitan area.

A

spectators

75
Q

The displacement effect refers to someone whose primary motivation was not to attend a sporting event, but they ended up going because they were in the vicinity of the event when it was taking place.

A

False, not the displacement effect

76
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______ sport tourism positions sport events as tourist attractions to the sport tourists who travel to watch them.

A

Event

77
Q

______ residents often suffer the most when a city hosts a mega event.

A

Low-income

78
Q

The concept of ____ considers the needs of today and those of the future.

A

Sustainability

79
Q

____ _____ is a process by which people in sport, in a sport setting, or through a sport endeavor share symbols as they create meaning through interaction.

A

Sport communication

80
Q

What are the elements of the communication process?

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Sender, message, reciever, channel

81
Q

The Strategic Sport Communication Model includes ____ components.

A

three

82
Q

Component 1 of the SSCM includes _______.

A

Personal and Organizational Communication

83
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_____ (social media) is included in the Component 2 of the SSCM.

A

New Media

84
Q

_____communication is in component 3 of the SSCM.

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Crisis

85
Q

Media relations specialists do which of the following?

A

Write press releases, plan news conferences, manage game services

86
Q

Community relations specialists perform which of the following tasks?

A

Develop outreach programs, coordinate public appearances for players and coaches, develop off the field publicity for the organization

87
Q

Dr. Lindsay’s personal ______ on education is to “provide the conditions in which students can learn.

A

philosphy

88
Q

Dr. Lindsay shares his philosophy on sport education with which of the following?

A

Albert Einstein

89
Q

_______ is a career area in which a person (such as a teacher or a school administrator) works to prepare interested individuals to become a sports management professional.

A

Sport Education

90
Q

Declining budgets have presented ____ challenges to members of the sport education career path.

A

many

91
Q

Which of the following are not challenges to the professionals in the sport education career path?

A

Changing student’s profile, competiton, expectations from employers not met, retention and graduation rates, (All of the above are challenges to the sport education career path)

92
Q

Career Opportunities for professionals interested in _____ are commonly located in schools, colleges and universities and professional sport organizations.

A

Sport education

93
Q

A undergraduate degree is typically the minimum qualification for employment at a college or university in the sport education career path.

A

False, Typically Masters or higher

94
Q

Many colleges and universities require a ____for employment in this career path.

A

P h.D.

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