Week 2: intro to sport management

Question 1

management

Answer 1

the control and organization of something, especially a business and its employees
- the planning, more high level and oversight

Question 2

administration

Answer 2

the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization
- the doing

Question 3

governance

Answer 3

whats in place in an organization to make sure it is run properly

Question 4

organizational culture & leadership

Answer 4

• all about the people within the organization
• what is the culture of the organization and who is leading it?

Question 5

management of human resources

Answer 5

• more about the other people rather than the managers
• how do we get the right people in the right jobs

Question 6

finance

Answer 6

anything dealing with money

Question 7

strategic management

Answer 7

how are we using our resources to get to goals

Question 8

performance of the organization

Answer 8

how do we evaluate the organization

Question 9

marketing consumer behaviour

Answer 9

understanding who our consumers are

Question 10

communications

Answer 10

how are we getting the messages we want to the people we want to be receiving them

Question 11

event management

Answer 11

how to manage large events

Question 12

“partner” management and CSR

Answer 12

• stake holds
• partners
• CSR= corporate social responsibility

Question 13

what are the 4 steps in the management process?

Answer 13

1: plan
2: organize
3: execute
4: evaluate

Question 14

step 1: plan

Answer 14

-set goals and objectives
- develop a detailed method for achieving the objectives
- set in time
- effectively and efficiently

Question 15

step 2: organize

Answer 15

• determine who will do the work
• develop a synergy of resources
• identify each persons responsibilities
• facilitate act upon the action plan

Question 16

step 3: execute

Answer 16

employees act upon the action plan

Question 17

step 4: evaluate

Answer 17

• Evaluate staff’s performance and productivity
• assess the data regarding KPIs, KSM, and other objectives
• have you achieved your goas?
• have you used your resources effectively?

Question 18

leisure

Answer 18

1. time, 2. activity. 3. state of mind

Question 19

physical actvity

Answer 19

any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure

Question 20

unique features in sport management

Answer 20

• spontaneous
• inconsistent
• unpredictable
• intangible (cant hold the game, you cant touch it)
• subjective (each person who plays the game is going to have their own unique experience)
• simultaneously predicted and consumed