Unique Characteristics of Sport Organizations

Abstract

The sports industry shares many characteristics with other industries; yet, it is also so unique that it demands its own academic discipline. Similarly, man- aging a sport organization shares many similarities with managing an organi- zation outside of sport but simultaneously presents challenges that are unique to the sports industry. In this unit, we introduce the concept of organizational behavior, the unique characteristics of sport organizations, and how human behavior shapes the functioning of sport organizations. Within this section, you will learn how internal and external stakeholders, politics, resource limi- tations, and organizational size in!uence organizational decisions. The unit concludes by exploring how the diversity of sport organizations play an important role i