Sport Management: Chapter 2

Front 1

Organization

Back 1

1. more than one person is needed
2. member's contributions are specialized
3. these specialized functions are coordinated
4. common goal being sought

Front 2

Attributes of Organizations

Back 2

1. Identity
2. Instrumentality: purpose of the organization
3. Program of Activities
4. Membership
5. Clear Boundaries
6. Permanency
7. Division of Labor
8. Hierarchy of Authority
9. Formal Rules and Procedures

Front 3

Athletic Teams as Organizations

Back 3

-unique in that:
1. constant roster size of members
2. codification of activities in rule books
3. public and precise record of performance

Front 4

Classifying an Organization

Back 4

1. Profit Orientation
2. Source of Funding
3. Prime Beneficiary
4. Employee-customer interface
5. Volunteer Participation

Front 5

3. Prime Beneficiary

Back 5

1. Mutual benefit associations (members, ex. players unions)
2. Business Concerns (owners or managers, ex. pro sport franchise)
3. Service Organizations (clients or public, ex. city rec)
4. Commonweal organizations (public at large, ex. police)