Kinesiology 3398F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Externals, Self-Control, Problem Solving

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3398F/G
• Professor: Alison Doherty

Document Summary

Kin 3998f: human resources in management of sport, rec, and pa. Strength, stamina, co-ordination, skill staffing (recruitment selection) job/task assignment; fit performance management (evaluation) Biographical attributes: e. g, age, gender, culture. Factors that are easy for a manager to determine. A p(cid:396)ofile of u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue t(cid:396)aits, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h a(cid:396)e e(cid:374)du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g, (cid:396)elati(cid:448)el(cid:455) sta(cid:271)le (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s that des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)e a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s behavior. E. g. outgoing, imaginative, relaxed, trusting: attitude, values & beliefs. Extremely competitive, aggressive (even hostile: type a. Aversion (dislike) to idleness: type b. Not easily irritated, less likely to react in hostile/aggressive way. Negative: consider: coaches, committee members, camp counselors, facility maintenance crew. Locus of control- refers to the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them. Internal orientation external orientation: whether they feel they can affect their own life (internal) vs. controlled by external factors. How internals differ from externals (see handout web-4)