Table of Contents
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments
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 ChapterChapter 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-UpChapter 3. Organizational Goals and Effectiveness
-Importance of Understanding Organizational Goals and Effectiveness for Sport Managers
-Organizational Goals
-Effectiveness or Efficiency
-Approaches to Studying Organizational EffectivenessChapter 4. Dimensions of Organizational Structure
-Complexity
-Formalization
-CentralizationChapter 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 SizeChapter 6. Strategy
-What Is Organizational Strategy?
-Levels of Strategy
-Strategy Formulation and Implementation
-Strategy and Structure
-Strategy in Voluntary Sport OrganizationsChapter 7. Strategic Alliances
-What Are Strategic Alliances?
-Establishing Strategic Alliances
-Managing Strategic AlliancesChapter 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 StructureChapter 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 StructureChapter 10. Power and Politics in Sport Organizations
-Strategic Choice
-Power and Authority
-Sources of Power
-Organizational Politics
-Power in Sport Management ResearchChapter 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 ConflictChapter 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 OrganizationsChapter 13. Organizational Decision Making
-Defining Decision Making
-Conditions Under Which Decisions Are Made
-Approaches to Understanding Decision MakingChapter 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 CultureChapter 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 ManagementBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors