Organizational culture and identity : sport, symbols and success / editors, Aaron C.T. Smith, Bob K. Stewart, Gervase A. Haimes.

Organizational culture and identity : sport, symbols and success /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Aaron, 1972-, Stewart, Bob K., Haimes, Gervase A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, [2012]
Series:Focus on civilizations and cultures.
Subjects:
Sports > Social aspects.
Sports administration.
Organizational sociology.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND IDENTITYSPORT, SYMBOLS AND SUCCESS; FOCUS ON CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES; SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PREPARATION, PERFORMANCE, AND PSYCHOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND IDENTITYSPORT, SYMBOLS AND SUCCESS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1. EXPLORING SPORT CULTURE; INTRODUCTION; THE 'ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE' CONCEPT; THE HISTORICAL MAP: CULTURE AS CONTEXT; CULTURE AND SPORT ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL AND INDUSTRY CULTURE; SPORT CULTURE AND IDENTITY; WHY IS SPORT CULTURE IMPORTANT?; CULTURAL LITERACY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • CHAPTER2. UNDERSTANDING SPORT CULTUREINTRODUCTION; THE COMPLEXITY OF SPORTING CULTURES; SPORT AND BUSINESS CULTURE; SPORT'S SPECIAL CULTURAL FEATURES; Loyalty, Identification and Irrational Optimism; Transforming the Sport-Field into a Workplace; Winning and Profit-Making; The Dilemma of Corporate Sport; Variable Quality and Competitive Balance; Structures for Collaborative Behavior; Using Technology to Manage Supply; Managing the Fishbowl-Experience of Players; Managing Players as Assets; The Confounding Influence of League Structures; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • CHAPTER 3. CONTEXTUALIZING SPORT CULTUREINTRODUCTION; UNDERSTANDING FAN BEHAVIOR; BECOMING A SPORT CONSUMER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES; Eustress; Escape; Aesthetic Pleasure; Drama and Entertainment; SOCIO-CULTURAL MOTIVES; Family and Social Interaction; National Culture Connections; SOCIAL BELONGING MOTIVES; Tribal Connections; Vicarious Achievement and Self Esteem; MODERATING INFLUENCES ON FAN MOTIVATION; Age, Education and Income; Gender; Race / Ethnicity; INTENSITY OF FAN ATTACHMENT; Attraction, Centrality and Identification; CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES ON SPORT FAN BEHAVIOR; Sport Context.
  • Sport FeaturesSport Setting; Reciprocity; Competition; The Balance of the Competition; The Quality of Visiting Teams; The Likelihood of Winning; Physical Environment; The Venue and its Facilities; Weather Conditions; Economic; Prices; Income Levels of Fans; Promotional; Special Experiences; Product Attachments; Social Context; Alternative Activities; Social Change, Fashion and Fads; Corporatized Sport; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. CONCEPTUALIZING SPORT CULTURE; INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATION THEORY; Core Features of Organizational Theory; History of Organization Theory.
  • The Classical Perspective (c1900 Onwards)The Modernist Perspective (c1950s Onwards); The Symbolic-Interpretivist Perspective (c1980s Onwards); The Postmodernist Perspective (c1990s Onwards); ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEORY; Defining Culture; Types of Cultural Values; A New Approach to Organizational Culture; Levels of Organizational Culture; Cultural Dynamics; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. IDENTIFYING SPORT CULTURE; INTRODUCTION; CULTURE IN MIND; A JUNGIAN APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND IDENTITY; Organizational Identity Dynamics.

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