Kinesiology 2298A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Facility Management, Sport Canada, Profit Maximization
27 Nov 2013
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Chapter 1: defining the field of sport management. Management of those organizations whose major domain of operation is sport and physical activity. An area that includes a wide variety of sport-related careers. The field of study offering the specialized training and education necessary for individuals seeking careers in any of the many segments of the industry. A social entity involved in the sport industry; it is goal directed with a consciously structured activity system and relatively identifiable boundary. A person whose job entails planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling within the context of an organization whose primary or predominant product or service is sport and sport-related. Need to critically examine the sport industry and discuss political, social, and cultural sport-related issues. Socio-cultural investigation of sport involve viewing sport within social, organizational & institutional settings. Sport as cultural hegemony: people who have societal power reproduce this privilege in the sport industry.
