SMR Final Study Guide
Sport Analytical Process
-Collect info -Analyze info -Communicate the results -Performing literature review is NOT part of the process
4 P's
-Product -Price -Place -Promotion
Which Olympic Games were the first to allow the five Olympic rings to be used in corporate advertising?
1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
____ _______________________ can occur when an agency represents a free-agent basketball player as well as several NBA teams
A conflict of interest
What is a skateboard park?
A non-traditional facility
What is a softball complex?
A single-purpose facility
Sport communication
About sharing symbols
What type of skills are personal attributes or personality traits?
Adaptive skills
The entrepreneur established the country's first sporting goods empire
Albert G. Spalding
Source of revenue for sports
All of the above
Which of these would be considered missing information from a critical thinking response?
Alternative Value Assumptions
This city is the location of the first Modern Olympic games?
Athens, Greece
Which of these is a central premise of the value of interscholastic athletic programs?
Athletics support the academic mission of schools
Uses and gratifications
Audience members select what media to embrace
What type of research is designed to test or develop theories to add to the body of knowledge?
Basic Research
What is the name, image, and likeness?
Branding
What are monetary damages and lost days?
Compensatory damages
Which managerial skill requires the ability to see the organization as a whole?
Conceptual
Psychographics
Consumers' lifestyles, which include consumers' activities, interests, and opinions
Which of these is not an element of a sport organization's general environment?
Customers
The age structure of population, level of education, and standard of living are all examples of _________ elements that affect an organization.
Demographic
What study measures the revenue from a sport event?
Economic impact study
What is the first stage of organizational development?
Entreprenurial
An undergraduate degree in sport management will prepare students for?
Entry-level positions
Which of these functions involves tournament operations, hospitality and entertainment, fan engagement, sponsorship and ticket sales, and public relations?
Event Management and Marketing
Applied Research is always quantitative research
False
Most sport businesses are financed in the same way as other businesses
False
Private schools and schools in smaller districts often have decentralized organizational structures for interscholastic athletics
False
Studies have shown that 55% of a first impression if based upon what the other person hears.
False
What two systems is the judicial branch divided into?
Federal and state
What type of skills are general abilities that transfer to many jobs or situations?
Functional skills
What has US Congress enacted laws on?
Gender equity
Which management approach states that when employees feel important, they become more cohesive and productive?
Human Relations Approach
Which of these is a psychological benefit of sport participation?
Increased self-esteem
Which of the following approaches to evaluating organizational effectiveness focuses on the transformation side of the organization, or the ability to process inputs while considering the internal well-being of the organization?
Internal Process Approach
Which of these has the most participants, sport teams, and athletic programs?
Interscholastic Sports
What is NOT part of the communication model
Legal issues
What does the antitrust exemption give professional baseball team owners that owners of other professional teams don't have?
Leverage over cities in which they operate
In which state was an interscholastic football association formed in 1888?
Massachusetts
Which of these best describes economies of scope?
Maximization of resources used throughout an organization
What is the term for research using both quantitative and qualitative data?
Mixed-Methods Approach
Market surplus
More products than buyers
___________ identifies the formal positions and reporting relationships within organizations.
Organizational Structure
This person served as the head of the Los Angeles Olympic Committee and changed the corporate sponsorship model
Peter Ueberroth
This person revised the notion of the modern Olympic Games?
Pierre de Coubertin
What is the most flexible and visible of the four P's?
Price
Where did privatization of sports facilities start?
Pro teams
Which of these is the primary revenue stream for interscholastic athletic departments at public schools?
Property Tax Assessments
What organizations are governed by the Constitution?
Public high schools and colleges
Regression analysis
Relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable
Which of these concepts requires that teams recognize the importance of their competition and share revenues to ensure that their competitors remain strong?
Rozelle's League Think
Which of these best describes economies of scale?
Savings originating from the mass production of goods and services
Which of these sport management marketing agency functions is undertaken for all four main client groups?
Strategic Planning
Which of these accurately describes the field of sport management?
Students must be willing to put forth a great deal of effort to best position themselves for jobs in the field
Sport management and marketing agencies perform functions for industry stakeholder groups defined as
Talent, Properties, Corporate Brands, Media Companies
Which of these is not provided by the National Labor Relations Act?
The right to exemption from drug testing and disciplinary procedures
Which US president hosted a White House conference on football in 1905 that formed the basis of the NCAA?
Theodore Roosevelt
How many NCAA divisions exist?
Three
The number of managers in this group is small, and they have great power and authority within the organization
Top-Level Managers
A basic knowledge of how a sport operates internationally, the specific rules of the game, etc. can enhance a future sport manager's marketability.
True
Academic journals primarily target professors, researchers, and students in institutions of higher learning
True
From a management perspective, public parks and recreation facilities operate much like nonprofit clubs
True
Most managers and leaders of an organization rarely achieve efficiency
True
Most of the competencies required for sport management tasks are transferable
True
Prior to the 1800s, European North Americans rarely engaged in physical contests that could be labeled as sports as we know them today
True
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires institutions that receive federal financial assistance to submit a report documenting their expenditures each fiscal year.
True
The history of Sport for All in North America is difficult to condense because of its variance
True
There is increasing pressure to make community sport organizations more professional rather than relying so heavily on volunteers
True
Although no one person "invented" the concept of sport management as an academic discipline, this owner inspired the notion of a professional with multiple skills for running a sport business?
Walter O'Malley
Law of Demand
When consumers demand less and more
behavioral component of attitude
a person's experiences reflect attitude
cognitive dissonance
an unpleasant state that arises when a person recognizes the inconsistency of his or her actions, attitudes, or beliefs
What is the most important thing to analyze for a business?
cost of a product
Which is NOT one of the roles of a media services member?
engaging in partnerships with charitable organizations
Pythagorean Win Percentage Expectancy
is a predictive statistic
Demographics
statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
Supply
the relationship between price of a product and the amount of product the suppliers are willing to produce