Professionalisation of sports organisations

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

• Explain the development of management and organisational theories and their application to sport (1.1, 1.2, 4.1)
• Explain and use organisational theories as applied to sports management (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 7.2, 7.3)
• Explain the different components of organisational performance models in sport (1.1., 1.2., 4.1 , 7.2, 7.3)
• Identify and analyse different forms of sports organisations (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1 , 7.2 and 7.3)
• Define and analyse the constituent elements of a sports organisation (1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 4.1, 7.2, 7.3)
• Define and analyse the components of organisational culture (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 7.2, 7.3)
• Define and analyse the external environment of sports organisations (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 7.2, 7.3)
• Define, describe and analyse the management of change, conflict and decision making in sports organisations (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 4.2, 7.2, 7.3)
• Define, describe and analyse forms of innovation in sports organisations Define, describe and analyse forms of innovation in sports organisations (1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 7.2, 7.3)