Deck 15: The Future of Sport Governance

Question 1

One major concern to sport organizations as they undergo change is

A) future economic survival
B) keeping pace with other organizations
C) maintaining control over outside influences
D) movement of professionals within the industry

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A maxim sport managers should try to remember in order to keep their organizations successful is

A) manage change
B) lead change
C) avoid change
D) resist change

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Organizational change is a result of pressure from

A) inside the organization
B) outside the organization
C) a combination of these
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is the first step in the organizational change process?

A) initiate change through sets of individual recommendations
B) find solutions to a problem and define a course of action
C) diagnose or accept the problem
D) request for change

Question 5

For campus recreation professionals, an important factor to focus on is

A) service and customer-care
B) programming
C) upkeep of old facilities
D) dropping college enrollments

Question 6

A major concern for sport managers working in major games, the Olympic Games, and the Paralympic Games is

A) participation by professional athletes
B) security
C) transportation
D) facility construction

Question 7

What two issues remain at the top for professional sport?

A) labor negotiations and racism
B) the economy and security
C) the economy and new stadium construction
D) athlete misconduct and new technology

Question 8

The ongoing debate within intercollegiate athletics will continue around

A) scandals
B) the Bowl Championship Series (BCS)
C) the role of corporate sponsorship
D) player safety

Question 9

Sport managers working in amateur sport in the community will continue to struggle with

A) legal liability created by cities
B) competition for resources
C) security issues
D) lack of interest in recreational activities by the 13 to 18 age group

Question 10

High school athletic administrators will have to face questions about the basic nature of scholastic sport including

A) whether young athletes should specialize in one sport
B) the separation of scholastic sport and education
C) corporate involvement with state high school associations
D) consolidation of high school sport programs

Question 11

Change is inevitable, but sport managers should strive for change to be planned, rather than forced.

Question 12

Although the greater business arena is changing rapidly, sport managers are not faced with the same pressures to change as are managers in other fields.

Question 13

There is a trend in scholastic sport for athletes to choose to specialize in one sport rather than competing in different sports in different seasons.

Question 14

Due to their increasing popularity, the Olympic Games have the luxury of being able to continue expanding at the same pace as in the past.

Question 15

The role of improved technology continues to influence sport across different industry segments.

Question 16

When do the CBAs for each of the Big Four expire?

Question 17

What three questions should a sport manager ask when examining the impact of
technology in sport?

Question 18

Pressure for organizational change can originate from what three sources?

Question 19

What is the definition of planned change?

Question 20

What are the steps in the organizational change process?