Investigating organizational core values in NCAA athletic departments

Cooper, Coyte G.; Weight, Erianne A.; Fulton, Nick

doi:10.1108/sbm-05-2011-0051

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“…The conclusions drawn are that, on the surface, athletic administrators responded unquestionably that academics are of the utmost importance. But when categorized by revenue and non-revenue sports, their values tended to vary, with more importance on fan support and fundraising outweighing the untainted core values related to the Olympic sports (Cooper & Weight, 2011).…”

Section: Intercollegiate Athletics and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…A significant portion of these forces involve the stakeholders, both externally and internally. Considerable research on this topic has been produced including (Coakley, 2007;Cooper & Weight 2011;Duderstadt, 2000;Frey, 1994;Ridpath, 2008;Sack & Staurowsky, 1998;Trail & Chelladurai, 2002). Some of the internal stakeholders are the student-athletes, coaches, athletic staff and even faculty.…”

Section: Intercollegiate Athletics and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, one may still wonder if specific faculty behaviors contribute to such perceptions. Cooper and Weight (2011) performed a study to program elements that are most highly valued by NCAA Division I athletic administrators. More specifically, it compares administrators' values between revenue and non-revenue sport programs.…”

Section: Intercollegiate Athletics and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A portion of scholarly work has addressed the lack of recognition and articulation pertaining to intercollegiate athletics in institutional mission and vision statements. Cooper and Weight (2011) ultimately report that in an era where the educational mission of intercollegiate athletics is in question, and critics acclaim the educational mission has been lost, the findings indicate that educational values within intercollegiate athletics to be quite strong. Both Toma (2003) and Clotfelter (2011) conclude that universities need to address the sponsorship of big-time Division I sports as part of their mission.…”

Section: Intercollegiate Athletics and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The existence of a "unified" set of NCAA program values (athlete conduct, academic achievement, athletic success, and community involvement) supplies coaches with a sound understanding of the program elements that are consistently being emphasized among Division I athletic departments. One should keep in mind, however, that some of the values given great esteem by athletic directors may simply be a manifestation of conditioned rhetoric rather than the true values they represent (Cooper & Weight, 2011).…”

Section: Intercollegiate Athletics and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ways In Which Participation In Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes To The Learning And Development Of Student-Athletes

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The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to investigate the impact of Division I intercollegiate athletic participation on the student learning and development of former student-athletes. More specifically, in what did ways these student-athletes perceive gains and losses as related to their overall life and career skills repertoire. The study is somewhat unique considering there is a dearth of qualitative research available regarding this particular research topic.The study focused on the specific ways in which former college student-athletes perceived how they had learned, developed and gained from their overall experiences as student-athletes. They were asked to interpret what were the important programs, techniques, strategies that contributed to their student learning and development. As important, they were asked to reflect on the persons most influential in their overall development as student-athletes. The study involved personal interviews with 19 former student-athletes from NCAA Division I institutions across a variety of sports and included both males and females.Ultimately, the findings of this study were consistent with the theoretical framework upon which the study was based, chiefly, that intercollegiate athletics can serve as a viable out-of-class learning experience and that critical life and career skills can be enhanced by effectively administered intercollegiate athletic programs. In essence, all of the participants perceived that their life and career skills had been positively impacted directly by their overall experiences as college student-athletes.This study suggests that intercollegiate athletic programs, when designed, implemented, and administered with appropriate personnel, programs, pedagogies, and strategies can essentially align with the overall mission of higher education.

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Analyzing the influence of employee values on knowledge management in sport organizations

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Boroujerdi

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between employee values and knowledge management (KM) in sport organizations. Design/methodology/approach Data (N = 234) were collected online through a structured questionnaire from employees of 33 sport organizations in Iran. To test the hypotheses, Pearson correlation test and a regression analysis was conducted. Findings The results from the study revealed that there were significant relationships between employee values and KM. Both instrumental and terminal values significantly influenced KM. Research limitations/implications One limitation of this study is related to the generalizability of the results. Therefore, the current study is required to be replicated with other sport organizations in various sectors (public or private) to improve external validity of the results. Practical implications Based on this study, employees of sport organizations in developing countries tend to store knowledge more than sharing and applying it. The findings can be used by human resources and KM practitioners who are interested in developing organizational knowledge through employees’ values. Originality/value Through this study, the positive roles of employee instrumental and terminal values, as the key drivers in determining intangible assets in organizations, were found.

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The interaction between servant leadership and organizational culture: an NCAA Division III case study

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Schroeder²

2021

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PurposeServant leadership is primarily focused on the empowerment and moral development of followers (Burton et al., 2017). Within sports research, little is known about how servant leadership interacts with organizational culture in teams. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the servant leadership of one head baseball coach and examine the degree to which servant leadership affects the program's culture.Design/methodology/approachData were collected for this case study of an NCAA Division III head baseball coach throughout one academic year. Sources included 12 interviews (ranging from four minutes to 92 min), observation of practices and games, textual analysis of documents and websites, as well as the coach's reflection journal. Data were analyzed using a six-phase process of thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006).FindingsThe participant exhibited the following servant leadership behaviors: empowering, helping subordinates grow and succeed, behaving ethically, and conceptual skills (Liden et al., 2015, 2008). In addition, the program maintained a culture featuring a few distinct artifacts, very clear espoused values, and three deeply held basic assumptions. The findings suggest that the head coach used servant leadership not to create or change culture but instead to amplify the existing culture of the baseball program.Originality/valueThere is strong evidence of a link between servant leadership and team culture, which is context-bound. At the Division III level, servant leadership behaviors can be used to embody a program's culture. Furthermore, through this embodiment, servant leaders can perpetuate an effective, functioning team culture, particularly within intercollegiate athletics.

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Investigating organizational core values in NCAA athletic departments

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Ways In Which Participation In Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes To The Learning And Development Of Student-Athletes

Ways In Which Participation In Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes To The Learning And Development Of Student-Athletes

Analyzing the influence of employee values on knowledge management in sport organizations

The interaction between servant leadership and organizational culture: an NCAA Division III case study

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