Deck 5: Departmental Organizational Structure and Human Resource Management

Question 1

The structure and operations of the Ohio State University athletic department is notable for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A) It demands revenues from the school, including a $31 million reimbursement for grants-in-aid costs.
B) It employs 340 and has oversight for 388 acres of fields and 18 million square feet in building space.
C) It sponsors 36 varsity sports for over a thousand varsity athletes, and pays for all this with an annual budget of $142 million.
D) It is estimated that the program and its operations inject more than $100 million each year into the greater Columbus area.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The work of the organization is divided according to the kind of products or services provided, the type of customer served, or the geographic region in which the organization competes defines which of the following types of structures?

A) Departmental structure
B) Divisional structure
C) Functional structure
D) Nonprofit foundation structure

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The following outlines Edgar Schein's four essential elements of organizational design:

A) Authority effort, common structure, coordination of work, division of goals
B) Authority of goals, common effort, coordination of goals, divisional structure
C) Authoritative effort, common work, coordinated structure, division of effort
D) Authority structure, common goals, coordination of effort, division of work

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The important components of human resource management include each of the following EXCEPT:

A) Staffing
B) Compensation
C) Employee wellness
D) Dispute resolution

Question 5

Each of the following relates an important aspect of a position description EXCEPT:

A) It is a product of the job analysis process, which is meant to assess the critical skills necessary for a worker.
B) It must provide a clear and concise summary of the skills, responsibilities, and tasks required in each job.
C) It is a requirement of relevant NCAA bylaws.
D) It contributes to the shaping, staffing, training and development, performance evaluation, and compensation elements of the process.

Question 6

The posting for head women's lacrosse coach at Assumption University outlined that the preferred candidate would have each of the following responsibilities and qualifications EXCEPT:

A) A degree in Catholic theology from an accredited college or university
B) Excellent computer skills
C) Excellent communication, organizational, managerial and clinical skills
D) Possess current CPR and First Aid Certification

Question 7

The specific tasks for which Texas Tech University football graduate assistant coaches Kevin Oliver is responsible include each of the following EXCEPT:

A) Attend Master's degree courses.
B) Review game film and work out with the team.
C) Prepping the scout defense that faces the starting offense in practice and working with special teams' position players.
D) Meet with groups of players three times each week to check on academic progress.

Question 8

Sul Ross State University, an NCAA Division III school, recently posted a vacancy for athletic director. Which of the following skills and qualifications required of candidates was NOT included in the position description?

A) Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education, Sports Administration, Education or related field (Master's preferred).
B) Demonstrated commitment to financial aid for athletes.
C) Evidence of effective leadership, communication strategies, fundraising and recruiting skills.
D) Seven years coaching and/or athletic administrative experience.

Question 9

The Senior Associate AD at Pomona Pitzer, the joint athletics program for Pomona College and Pitzer College, must do each of the following EXCEPT:

A) Develop strategies to build campus spirit and visibility around athletic events by developing consistent event planning concepts involving campus marketing.
B) Develop policies and planning for championship and home event management, including coordinating NCAA bid submission.
C) Oversee all academic scheduling for all student-athletes.
D) Serve as a liaison and leader with campus constituents, including students, alumni, college administrators, the conference and the NCAA.

Question 10

The role of the _______ is to ensure that member institutions establish and maintain the "appropriate balance between academics and intercollegiate athletics."

A) Associate Women's Athletic Director (AWAD)
B) Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
C) Institutional Senior Women's Administrator (ISWA)
D) Institutional Vice-President for Athletics (IVPA)

Question 11

The functional structure of organizational design is characterized by separate units or departments of specialists created to perform each function essential for achieving the organization's goals. Most intercollegiate athletic departments are part of a greater institutional organizational structure that is generally functional in nature.

Question 12

Human resource (HR) management is defined as "the responsibility of management to establish and to maintain specific programs and systems needed to attract, to develop, and to support a high-performance workforce."

Question 13

Although volleyball is the most popular team sport for high school girls and with nearly 18,000 women participants in all NCAA divisions in 2020, only 46 percent of Division I women's volleyball coaches are women, a lower percentage than a decade ago.

Question 14

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids any organization for refusing to hire, train, promote or transfer personnel based on sex, race, color, religion or national origin. Thus, selections and all other employment-related decisions must be made on the basis of objective standards, such as the actual requirements of the job as indicated in a position description.

Question 15

The senior woman administrator (SWA) must be a member of an institution's faculty or administrative staff who is designated by the institution's president or chancellor or other appropriate entity to represent the institution and its faculty in the institution's relationship with the NCAA and its conferences.

Question 16

Identify and explain the rationale behind the University of Florida's choice to organize its athletic department as a non-profit foundation outside the traditional functional structure framework.

Question 17

Explain the concept of "structure that follows strategy," and explain how this concept might influence the organization of your school's athletic department.

Question 18

Describe how former University of Michigan athletic director Don Canham influenced the evolution of the modern AD position.

Question 19

Explain the importance of diversity staffing in your school's athletic department, and explain how your school's departmental leaders would employ Rice's specific guidelines for promoting diversity in all organizations.