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Table Of Contents
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Organization Theory and the Management of Sport Organizations
Chapter 2. Doing Research in Sport Management
Chapter 3. Organizational Goals and Effectiveness
Chapter 4. Dimensions of Organizational Structure
Chapter 5. Design Options in Sport Organizations
Chapter 6. Strategy
Chapter 7. Strategic Alliances
Chapter 8. Sport Organizations and Their Environments
Chapter 9. Sport Organizations and Technology
Chapter 10. Power and Politics in Sport Organizations
Chapter 11. Managing Organizational Conflict
Chapter 12. Organizational Change
Chapter 13. Organizational Decision Making
Chapter 14. Managing Organizational Culture
Chapter 15. Leadership and Sport Organizations
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Organization Theory and the Management of Sport Organizations
- Why Sport Managers Need to Understand Organizations and Organization Theory
- Some Definitions
- Ways to Look at Sport Organizations
- State of the Art in Sport Management and Suggestions for Future Directions
- Format of the Book
- Format of Each Chapter
Chapter 2. Doing Research in Sport Management
- The Research Process
- Theoretical Framework
- The So-Called Qualitative–Quantitative Research Debate
- Research Design
- Data Collection Methods
- Data Analysis Methods
- Quality Issues
- The Write-Up
Chapter 3. Organizational Goals and Effectiveness
- Importance of Understanding Organizational Goals and Effectiveness for Sport Managers
- Organizational Goals
- Effectiveness or Efficiency
- Approaches to Studying Organizational Effectiveness
Chapter 4. Dimensions of Organizational Structure
- Complexity
- Formalization
- Centralization
Chapter 5. Design Options in Sport Organizations
- Typologies and Taxonomies
- Mintzberg’s Configurations
- The Simple Structure
- The Machine Bureaucracy
- The Divisionalized Form
- The Professional Bureaucracy
- Adhocracy
- Organizational Designs As Ideal Types
- Notes on Organizational Size
Chapter 6. Strategy
- What Is Organizational Strategy?
- Levels of Strategy
- Strategy Formulation and Implementation
- Strategy and Structure
- Strategy in Voluntary Sport Organizations
Chapter 7. Strategic Alliances
- What Are Strategic Alliances?
- Establishing Strategic Alliances
- Managing Strategic Alliances
Chapter 8. Sport Organizations and Their Environments
- The Nature of the Organizational Environment
- Research on Organizational Environments
- Controlling Environmental Uncertainty
- Other Perspectives on the Organization–Environment Relationship
- The Relationship Between an Organization’s Environment and Its Structure
Chapter 9. Sport Organizations and Technology
- What Is Technology?
- Research on Technology and Organizations
- Critiques of the Technology Imperative
- Microelectronic Technologies
- Relationship Between Technology and Organizational Structure
Chapter 10. Power and Politics in Sport Organizations
- Strategic Choice
- Power and Authority
- Sources of Power
- Organizational Politics
- Power in Sport Management Research
Chapter 11. Managing Organizational Conflict
- What Is Conflict?
- Horizontal and Vertical Conflict
- Is Conflict Dysfunctional to the Operation of a Sport Organization?
- The Conflict Process
- Sources of Conflict in Sport Organizations
- Conflict Management Strategies
- Stimulating Conflict
- Current Research About Conflict
Chapter 12. Organizational Change
- The Concept of Change
- Change As Paradox
- Perspectives on Organizational Change
- What Causes Organizational Change?
- Resistance to Change
- Dealing With Resistance and Implementing Change
- Stages of the Change Process
- Innovation in Sport Organizations
Chapter 13. Organizational Decision Making
- Defining Decision Making
- Conditions Under Which Decisions Are Made
- Approaches to Understanding Decision Making
Chapter 14. Managing Organizational Culture
- What Is Organizational Culture?
- Manifestations of a Sport Organization’s Culture
- Thick and Thin Cultures
- One or More Cultures
- Organizational Culture and Effectiveness
- Creating, Managing, and Changing a Sport Organization’s Culture
Chapter 15. Leadership and Sport Organizations
- Trait Approach
- Style or Behavioral Approach
- Contingency or Situational Approach
- Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
- The Critique of Leadership and Some Suggestions for Leadership
- Research in Sport Management
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
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