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1 online resource |
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Focus on civilizations and cultures |
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Focus on civilizations and cultures.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
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Sports -- Social aspects
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Sports administration.
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Organizational sociology.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sociology of Sports.
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Organizational sociology
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Sports administration
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Sports -- Social aspects
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Sport
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Organisationssoziologie
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Idrott och samhälle.
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Idrott -- sociala aspekter.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Aaron, 1972-
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Stewart, Bob K
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Haimes, Gervase A
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| LC no. |
2019721397 |
| ISBN |
9781621003014 |
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1621003019 |
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