Framing sport managers’ profile: A systematic review of the literature between 2000 and 2019

Santos, José Miguel Rodríguez; Batista, Paula; Carvalho, María José

doi:10.6018/sportk.479841

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“…Participants in sports organizations are individuals (officials, coaches and athletes), groups (professional and other) and associations (societies and clubs), all with their own interests and with the possibility of significantly acting and influencing the operation of the organization. Furthermore, in non-profit sports organizations, it is necessary to deal with a large number of volunteers (Santos, Batista & Carvalho, 2022) and to generate and obtain financial resources from a large number of different sources (sponsorships, donations, national and local budgets, sales of products and services, etc.). Finally, a "unique" governmental-managerial process is established in non-profit sports organizations; they are led by a committee of elected volunteers (governmental organizational function) who form very sensitive relations with professional (management) staff (Young, 1998;Kolar & Jurak, 2014).…”

Section: Annales Kinesiologiae • 13 • 2022 •mentioning

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Decision-making style structure of Slovenian sports managers

Kolar

Tušak

2022

Ann. Kin.

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Purpose: Decisions that we make are always burdened with consequences, which are the inevitable result of our decision-making. The decision-making style (DMS) is the way in which managers acquire, process and use information in decision-making processes. The goals of the present research are to define the factor structure of DMS for a sample of Slovenian sports managers and to determine the characteristics of their DMS structure. Methods: 80 managers of Slovenian sports organizations filled in an anonymous internet survey. The DMS was measured with the use of the General Decision-Making Style Inventory (GDMS), which was translated into the Slovenian language. The GDMS questionnaire measures five different decision-making styles: rational, intuitive, dependent, avoidant and spontaneous. The factor analysis (FA) method was used to test the assumption about the structure of the DMS. The internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to study the relationship between the DMS. Results: After three successive implementations of FA, we developed an optimized DMS model with 20 items confirming that when making decisions, sports managers use a combination of all five DMS. Slovenian sports managers mostly use the rational and dependent DMS, indicating that they are mostly rational decision-makers. We also recognized the correlation between the rational and the dependent style, but since the structure of the DMS in our sample is dominated by the rational DMS, we could conclude that this is a dependent-rational DMS, where mangers seek advice, opinions and knowledge from colleagues when making decisions to increasing their rationality. Conclusions: We can conclude that the recognized average structure of the DMS is functional and healthy; furthermore, Slovenian sports managers are on average rational decision-makers who, due to the specific organizational characteristics of sports organizations, look for confirmation and opinions on future decisions in the broader environment of the organizations' stakeholders.

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Section: Annales Kinesiologiae • 13 • 2022 •mentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision-making style structure of Slovenian sports managers

Kolar

Tušak

2022

Ann. Kin.

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“…Human Resources Management (HRM) theories have been applied to SM since it emerged as a discipline. Santos et al (2022) published a literature survey of a period of nine years (2010-2019) in an effort to capture a generic job description of the sport manager. The study defined the required competencies of the sport manager.…”

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Sport Management Maturity Assessment: Application to Cosma Competencies Scale

Tsipoura¹,

Sakellariou²,

Glykas³

et al. 2022

Balkans JETSS

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The results of a literature survey on the application of management science fields to sport management are presented. The most prominent Critical Success Factors and Enablers for their achievement, identified in the SM maturity assessment frameworks are specified. Existing published work in sport management per critical success factor and enabler category is also presented thus providing a theoretical basis for their significance in the sport management field. A novel holistic sports management maturity assessment framework is proposed. The framework is based on and includes, a ten-by-ten matrix, the most prominent critical success factors and enablers identified in the literature survey. The proposed framework is then applied to the most known sport management competencies accreditation framework called COSMA. The result of this application is a proposed novel “tracking matrix”. Both the proposed maturity frameworks and the tracking matrix can be used by both academics and practitioners in the SM field.

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“…Conversely, the study of Novà [20] carried out under the European project New Age of Sports Management (NASME) focused on SM experts' opinions to develop a sound competencies and skills model and recommendations towards the implementation of a competency-based educational approach to traditional SM academic paths. Finally, the systematic literature review of Santos et al [42] framed the sports manager's profile in relation to major competencies, roles, and responsibilities. However, to our knowledge, no study comprehensively systematized the relevant evidence-based knowledge in relation to SM K/C/S, taking into consideration different research perspectives (e.g., academic and vocational education, labor market) through a mixed-method (e.g., qualitative and quantitative) research design.…”

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Sports Management Knowledge, Competencies, and Skills: Focus Groups and Women Sports Managers’ Perceptions

et al. 2023

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The purpose of the present mixed-methods study was two-fold: (i) to test the validity of a Sports Management knowledge, competencies, and skills framework developed during the New Miracle project to implement a tailored training program for sports managers; and (ii) to explore the managers’ perceived relevance, possess and need for training of knowledge, competencies, and skills. International focus groups with sports managers from four European countries have been organized to test the framework’s validity through a clustering and a sorting stage, including consensus agreement (Likert scale 1–6 pt.) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) assessment. Then, sports managers’ perceived relevance, possession, and need for training of knowledge competencies and skills items was assessed through an online rating (Likert scale 1–6 pt; p ≤ 0.05). Findings showed good validity, internal consistency, and a high consensus agreement in relation to the proposed competency framework and the crucial role of soft skills in the sports management profession. Furthermore, participants highlighted transversal and specific items in relation to Entry, Middle, and Senior managerial positions. A perceived lack of possess of several items emerged, especially belonging to the technical and knowledge spheres, leading to the practical implications regarding the need to design sound educational programs based on attendees’ specific career stages, educational backgrounds, and training needs.

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Framing sport managers’ profile: A systematic review of the literature between 2000 and 2019

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Decision-making style structure of Slovenian sports managers

Decision-making style structure of Slovenian sports managers

Sport Management Maturity Assessment: Application to Cosma Competencies Scale

Sports Management Knowledge, Competencies, and Skills: Focus Groups and Women Sports Managers’ Perceptions

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