SPTM416 EXAM 1 VERIFIED ACCURATE STUDY
GUIDE
Macro-level Variables - Answers -factors that can not be influenced by sport policies;
competitiveness, GDP, population, climate, religion, government
Micro-level Variables - Answers -factors easily influenced by sport policies
Voice and Accountability - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which a
country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as
freedom of expression freedom of association, and a free media
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism - Answers -measure perceptions
of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including
terrorism
Government Effectiveness - Answers -captures perceptions of the quality of public
service, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political
pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the
government's commitment to such policies
Regulatory Quality - Answers -captures perceptions of the ability of the government to
formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private
sector development
Rule of Law - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which agents have
confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract
enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of
crime and violence
Control of Corruption - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which public
power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption,
as well as "capture" of the state by elites and private interests
Gender Gap - Answers -economic participation, educational attainment, health and
survival, and political empowerment
Globalization - Answers -a series of diverse, fluid and unpredictable global flows that
include the movement of capital, technology, people and mediated image
Why Globalization - Answers -plateaued markets in home economy, connectivity, and
easiness (Friedman the world is flat)
Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 1 - Answers -(1492-1800) countries
, Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 2 - Answers -(1800-2000) multinational
companies
Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 3 - Answers -(2000 to present) individual
Global interaction - Answers -employees, customers, suppliers, competitors,
governments, governing agencies, and investors
Cultural imperialism - Answers -westernization instead globalizations, homogeneity,
and destroying local culture
Marxist View - Answers -markets to sell products, markets to get resources, cheap
skilled labor
Dependency View - Answers -unequal trading partners, skilled labor drawn away from
lower partner to high partner, and lower still needs higher
Impact of Isolation: Western Europe - Answers -connectivity as opposed to Japan or
South Africa of US
Impact of Isolation: England - Answers -on fringe, isolated by land, isolated ideas
Serbia - Answers -criminals
Scotland/Norther Ireland - Answers -catholics vs protestants
England - Answers -the hooligans
Brazil - Answers -the top hats
Ukraine - Answers -racism
Culture - Answers -collective programming of the mind distinguishing members of one
group or category of people from others; consists of commonly experiences language,
ideological beliefs, religion and political beliefs, ethnic heritage and history
Hofstede Variables - Answers -power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty
avoidance, long term orientation and gratification
Cultural Congruence - Answers -cultural forces affect the kind of leader behavior
effective within a culture; leadership behavior that is consistent with those values will be
more acceptable and effective than those that are conflicting, and violation of cultural
norms will result in dissatisfaction, conflict resistance and less productivity
GUIDE
Macro-level Variables - Answers -factors that can not be influenced by sport policies;
competitiveness, GDP, population, climate, religion, government
Micro-level Variables - Answers -factors easily influenced by sport policies
Voice and Accountability - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which a
country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as
freedom of expression freedom of association, and a free media
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism - Answers -measure perceptions
of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including
terrorism
Government Effectiveness - Answers -captures perceptions of the quality of public
service, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political
pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the
government's commitment to such policies
Regulatory Quality - Answers -captures perceptions of the ability of the government to
formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private
sector development
Rule of Law - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which agents have
confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract
enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of
crime and violence
Control of Corruption - Answers -captures perceptions of the extent to which public
power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption,
as well as "capture" of the state by elites and private interests
Gender Gap - Answers -economic participation, educational attainment, health and
survival, and political empowerment
Globalization - Answers -a series of diverse, fluid and unpredictable global flows that
include the movement of capital, technology, people and mediated image
Why Globalization - Answers -plateaued markets in home economy, connectivity, and
easiness (Friedman the world is flat)
Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 1 - Answers -(1492-1800) countries
, Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 2 - Answers -(1800-2000) multinational
companies
Friedman's Stages of Globalization: Stage 3 - Answers -(2000 to present) individual
Global interaction - Answers -employees, customers, suppliers, competitors,
governments, governing agencies, and investors
Cultural imperialism - Answers -westernization instead globalizations, homogeneity,
and destroying local culture
Marxist View - Answers -markets to sell products, markets to get resources, cheap
skilled labor
Dependency View - Answers -unequal trading partners, skilled labor drawn away from
lower partner to high partner, and lower still needs higher
Impact of Isolation: Western Europe - Answers -connectivity as opposed to Japan or
South Africa of US
Impact of Isolation: England - Answers -on fringe, isolated by land, isolated ideas
Serbia - Answers -criminals
Scotland/Norther Ireland - Answers -catholics vs protestants
England - Answers -the hooligans
Brazil - Answers -the top hats
Ukraine - Answers -racism
Culture - Answers -collective programming of the mind distinguishing members of one
group or category of people from others; consists of commonly experiences language,
ideological beliefs, religion and political beliefs, ethnic heritage and history
Hofstede Variables - Answers -power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty
avoidance, long term orientation and gratification
Cultural Congruence - Answers -cultural forces affect the kind of leader behavior
effective within a culture; leadership behavior that is consistent with those values will be
more acceptable and effective than those that are conflicting, and violation of cultural
norms will result in dissatisfaction, conflict resistance and less productivity
