History
Where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
What is Athens, Greece
Formed in 1869, this was the first openly all-professional team.
Who are the Cincinnati Red Stockings
The ability to step back and rationally think before acting is a display of this sought after quality
Emotional Intelligence
The two types of leaders in any organization.
Hint: One may hold a higher job title while the other may have the same job title as you.
Formal and Informal
This university had the first sport management academic program.
What is Ohio University
This country is the birthplace of modern sport and sport management.
What is England
Four of the eight original member cities of this league were Boston, Chicago, New York, and St. Louis.
What is the National League (of Professional Baseball Players). +100 for full name
Planning, Organization, Leading, and Evaluation
What are the four functions of management
He was hired as PGA tour director in 1937 and is recognized as the architect of the professional golf tournament.
Who is Fred Corcoran
Oral and written skills for presenting facts and information in an organized fashion
What are communication skills
the number of teams that formed the original National League and created the framework for the present day MLB
8
Founded the National League of Professional Baseball Players in 1876 and was known as the "Czar of Baseball".
Who is William Hulbert
the movement that transformed the focus of management thinking on the behavior of people and the human components in the workplace rather than on the scientific approach to performing a task.
What is the Human Relations Movement
She was a pioneer as a female management consultant in the male-dominated industrial world of the 1920s.
Mary Parker Follett
This is the act of assigning duties and responsibilities to others
Delegation
Sport management originated in thoroughbred racing in the form of this organization.
What is the Jockey Club
The punishment for not completing all scheduled games in the National League
What is banned
the management function that involves measuring and ensuring progress toward organizational objectives.
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Evaluation
One of the two people credited with the concept of sport management as an academic field.
Who is James Mason and/or Walter O'Malley
the informal processes of conflicts and co-operations in organizations which may have an impact on the organizational performance
Organizational Politics
This young French physical educator was instrumental in initiating the modern Olympic Games.
Who is Pierre de Coubertin
This was the year the pennant race was created in professional baseball.
What is 1876
This is the most important asset in any organization.
people (workers customers)
In 1934, he orchestrated the first celebrity professional and amateur (pro-am) tournament preceeding a men's golf tournament to raise money for charity.
Who is Bing Crosby
Called NASSM for short, this organization's purpose is to promote, stimulate, and encourage study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of sport management, both in the theoretical and applied aspects.
What is the North American Society for Sport Management.