Sport Governance Quiz 1 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Exam
Review
Industry valued in 2014 - 700 billion
Sport is what kind of industry - people-oriented/service oriented
Define Sport Governance - The exercise of power and authority in sport organizations, including
"policy" making, to determine organizational "mission", membership, "eligibility", and
regulatory "power", within the organizations appropriate local, national, or international scope.
Attributes on an Organization: Identity - name or brand established with the public
Attributes on an Organization: program of activity - set of goals tied to a mission
Attributes on an Organization: membership - set rules establishing member status
Attributes on an Organization: clear boundaries - any claim of membership can be easily verified
Attributes on an Organization: performance - members come and go, but org. is permanent.
Attributes on an Organization: division of labor - clear division of tasks, often through
organizational charts.
Attributes on an Organization: hierarchy of authority - an established line of power
, Attributes on an Organization: formal rules and procedures - constitutions, by-laws, manuals,
etc.
Regulatory Power - organizations have the ability to enforce rules and impose sanctions
Influences on sport organizations: external - 1. Task or operating environment (proximal) - i.e.,
within the industry
2. General environment (distal) - i.e., general public
Influences on sport organizations: internal - Specific policies and procedures within the
organization
Five R's of good governance: regulations - systems that report info (e.g., structure, eligibility
guidelines, etc.)
Five R's of good governance: rules - needed for officiating and management of events
Five R's of good governance: rankings - system that places competitive teams from first to last
Five R's of good governance: records - system that report best all timeresults
Five R's of good governance: results - system that reports final standings and performance
statistics
Organizational units within. sport organization: general assemblies - primary governing body
usually made of volunteers who determine most of the rules, policies, and procedures. They
usually elect officers to run the organization, including a president.
Review
Industry valued in 2014 - 700 billion
Sport is what kind of industry - people-oriented/service oriented
Define Sport Governance - The exercise of power and authority in sport organizations, including
"policy" making, to determine organizational "mission", membership, "eligibility", and
regulatory "power", within the organizations appropriate local, national, or international scope.
Attributes on an Organization: Identity - name or brand established with the public
Attributes on an Organization: program of activity - set of goals tied to a mission
Attributes on an Organization: membership - set rules establishing member status
Attributes on an Organization: clear boundaries - any claim of membership can be easily verified
Attributes on an Organization: performance - members come and go, but org. is permanent.
Attributes on an Organization: division of labor - clear division of tasks, often through
organizational charts.
Attributes on an Organization: hierarchy of authority - an established line of power
, Attributes on an Organization: formal rules and procedures - constitutions, by-laws, manuals,
etc.
Regulatory Power - organizations have the ability to enforce rules and impose sanctions
Influences on sport organizations: external - 1. Task or operating environment (proximal) - i.e.,
within the industry
2. General environment (distal) - i.e., general public
Influences on sport organizations: internal - Specific policies and procedures within the
organization
Five R's of good governance: regulations - systems that report info (e.g., structure, eligibility
guidelines, etc.)
Five R's of good governance: rules - needed for officiating and management of events
Five R's of good governance: rankings - system that places competitive teams from first to last
Five R's of good governance: records - system that report best all timeresults
Five R's of good governance: results - system that reports final standings and performance
statistics
Organizational units within. sport organization: general assemblies - primary governing body
usually made of volunteers who determine most of the rules, policies, and procedures. They
usually elect officers to run the organization, including a president.
