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