KNES 2160 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Jockey Club, William Hulbert, Great Man Theory
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Describe the early system and its major players. (clubs, leagues, Club system developed in england (the birthplace of modern sport & sport management: thoroughbred racing had free admission, and was a local club system. Hulbert: hulbert believed teams should compete against each other without owners colluding honest competition. Tournaments: started with golf fred corcoran, corcoran"s tournament style made them less dependent on ticket sales and more dependent upon sponsorship from community groups & corporations that sponsored the purse $ Management is defined as the process of working with and through individuals and groups to accomplish organizational goals: sport managers are responsible for achieving organizations objectives through efficient and effect utilization. Industrial/mechanical work focused on increasing productivity: workers were extensions of the machines and followed the idea that there was one-best way, task-focused for the general masses. Trait approach the idea that leaders are born not made: great man theory.
