Managing and Leading Sport Organizations

Flashcards covering key sport management skills, management styles, functional areas, and goal types based on the lecture notes.

Planning (Sport Management Skill)

Developing and implementing goals, strategies, and policies to achieve efficient and effective results.

Organizing (Sport Management Skill)

Arranging resources such as personnel, financials, time, space, and information.

Directing (Sport Management Skill)

Influencing staff, peers, and supervisors to produce the best results.

Communicating (Sport Management Skill)

Ability to interact with constituents and stakeholders effectively and utilize technology.

Coordinating (Sport Management Skill)

Balancing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Controlling (Sport Management Skill)

Ensuring people and projects are on task.

Budgeting (Sport Management Skill)

Fiscal management.

Leading (Sport Management Skill)

Motivating employees and volunteers.

Evaluating (Sport Management Skill)

Assessing whether results met goals and objectives.

Goal of Management

To coordinate the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and effectively.

Scientific Management (Taylorism)

A management theory that there is one best way to perform a job most efficiently, discovered through scientific studies, with workers motivated by economic rewards.

Human Relations Movement

A management theory focusing on the behavior and motivations of people in the workplace, emphasizing partnership, cooperation, and persuasion over hierarchical control.

Planning (Functional Area)

Defining organizational goals and determining the appropriate means to achieve them, including setting a course of action for sport organizations.

Vision Statement

A long-term view that concentrates on the future, keeping a company focused and painting a picture of success.

Mission Statement

A description of what the business does, its fundamental purpose, explaining why it exists and what it does to achieve its vision.

Values

The principles and beliefs that define how a company does business, often shown in keywords.

Goal (or Objective)

A precise and/or numerical description of what an organization plans to achieve.

Strategic Goal

Long-term plans that cover broader aspects of an organization's objectives.

Operational Goal

A goal designed to accomplish a strategic goal, which can be met via tactical goals.

Tactical Goal

A more short-term goal designed to reach an operational goal.

SMART Goal

A type of goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timed.