...Potential Careers in Sports Management Esther Cole University of Incarnate Word This is my very first course in sports management and I have learned that there are many paths I could take once I graduate. Right now it is too early to feel passionate about any one career path. I will discuss various careers in sports management and I how feel about them now as I am just starting out. I hope to look back at this paper when I am finished and see if my views and opinions have changed. The Number of students who decide to get a MBA in sports management has grown significantly since the recession. A Ba in sports management was not producing jobs that many hopeful students thought it would. The sports industry was not immune to the recession like many people thought. Some people thought that the sports business would never feel the effects of the recession but they were wrong. Both the NBA and the NFL cut jobs during the recession and this caused a ripple effect with new graduates. They were forced to take low paying jobs working in the industry but as ticket sellers or working in the concessions. Still others who felt there was no other option took unpaid internships in the hope of landing a job afterward (Belson, 2009). Sports management degrees date back to the 1970’s with a rocky start. The degree was not seen as legitimate, “many academics mocked them for teaching how to mix Gatorade” (Wecker, 2011). The program has come a long way and has advanced into a masters level and...
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...program fit with my career plans? My career at IBM has taken a seemingly planned path to bring me where I am today with the corporation. In reality, my career has been a mix of exact choices, hard work, and a bit of surprise. I began my career at IBM in May of 2004 after receiving my Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. I was hired into a technical role as a circuit design engineer working on microprocessor design for IBM’s mainframe System Z servers. The opportunity to design and contribute as a member of a world-class design team was both extremely exciting and intimidating. The engineers at IBM are the best in the industry and many have made IBM their home for entire careers; I immediately set a goal to become a key contributor to the team while striving to learn as much as possible from my mentors and colleagues. My first mentor within the company gave me a piece of advice, he said: “Take every opportunity presented to you, large or small, and also be a team player” I took this to heart and made this a driving force in my career. This led me very quickly from an entry-level engineer in my first project to a unit and team lead a couple of years later. New pathways continued to present themselves and I jumped at each challenge with enthusiasm as my mentor’s advice echoed in my mind. I was afforded the opportunity to not only deliver on known work assignments, but also the opportunity to pick up additional...
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...Student Athletes are Career and Life Ready Student athletes are a very unique group at any university campus. student athletes take the NAIA five core characters values very seriously. They are respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. While spending time on practice and competition with their teams, they are also committing themselves to being a full-time student, which is not always easy to balance. Clearly, many student athletes are very dedicated to their sport and their teams. Some are working in hopes of furthering their athletic careers, while others know this is an opportunity to participate in sports to make enduring friendships and learn valuable life sills. Clarke student athletes model integrity, respect and responsibility on and off the field. Regardless of which path a student athlete pursues, it is likely that eventually they will end up in a non-athletic career. The likelihood of making it to the professional level of athletics from college is very low, typically 1 or 2% depending on the sport. Moreover, the typical length of a professional career as an athlete is rather short. However being a student athlete offers a lot of skills and traits that can spark the interest of a potential employer or be helpful skills as a current student. We call these “transferable skills” since these are broad skills that are valuable to have as an athlete, but also just as valuable to have as a student or potential employee. Some examples of...
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...scientific study of behavior and experiences of organism in relation to the environment. Sports psychology is concerned with the psychological foundations, processes, and consequences of the psychological regulation of sport-related activities of one or several persons acting as the subject of the activity. Applied sports and exercise psychology involves the idea of theory and research into the field to those individuals such as coaches, fitness professionals, and athletic trainers about psychological aspects of their sports or activity. The ultimate goal that’s trying to be reached through applied sports and exercise psychology is to facilitate optimal involvement, performance, and enjoyment in sport and exercise. Throughout this literature review I will go into detail on what is it to be a sports psychologist, and what are their major job and the benefits of this practice. Many individuals get their masters or even undergraduate degrees in sports psychology. Today many schools don’t offer this option so you can also get a master’s in clinical psychology if you want to pursue the career of a sports psychologist. By giving detailed descriptions and the goals, steps necessary to take to become a sports psychologist, athletic trainer and many other careers you can get into. I found a few scholarly articles that help explain the ultimate goal of applied sports and exercise psychology. Is applied sports and exercise psychology necessary in enhancing an athlete’s performance? Is an athlete...
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...in China, we plan to open 100 stores in the following 3 years. Thus we will recruit 6,000 new profiles by 2015! Are you looking for A career more than a job ? A world to learn and to prove yourself? An opportunity linked with many opportunities? A group of people share the same value and passion about life? ………… We offer you this opportunity as STORE DEPARTMENT MANAGER. As part of a dynamic team, you will be continuously required to interact with your international teams and customers. Mission: Be Responsible for One Department of Sports in a Store I manage my department with full autonomy. My team: Hire, train, and manage my sales assistants’ team on a daily basis and help them to achieve their professional targets. My performance: Pilot my activities in terms of turnover, margin, expense and profitability, launch the commercial operations. My products: Control the stock and guarantee the budget of the stock rotation. Work directly in a store’s department with my team, with the best layout to welcome our customers. My customers: With my team, provide professional sales service, technical sports and product advice to customers. Store operation: Work with my store manager, my colleagues and I will guarantee the store daily operation jobs. Please send your CV and a cover letter to chuan.xu@decathlon.com If you want to find opportunities, join us!!!...
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...Sports management programs growing The main purpose a Tribune staff reporter wrote this article was to inform people on the increase of sports management programs at colleges and universities. The key question the author is addressing is the importance of this program, and how it is beneficial. The most important information shared in here is students not only need to know sports and business but also have good communication and writing skills. Being an athlete does not qualify you to work in the sport management field, but understanding the business aspect of the sports also. It states in the article at Loyola, MBA students include sports management as a concentration and take three courses focused on sports choosing from sports management, marketing sports and sponsorship, sports law, global or internationals sports classes and current trends and issues in the sports industry.” When taking up this new course it presents students with learning opportunities, and teaches them decision making. The authors most important conclusions were many organizations are saying they need specialized people to help them grow in areas of sales and marketing, promotions and sponsorships. Being able to offer more than just your love for sports but more business and accounting skills. "But there is a lot of money in the industry," Shin says adding eventually more people in the business will recognize the value of having someone with the right qualifications within the business. Shin says...
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...Indiana Essay chandler gee Describe your academic and career plans and any special interest (for example, undergraduate research, academic interests, leadership opportunities, etc.) that you are eager to pursue as an undergraduate at Indiana University. Also, if you encountered any unusual circumstances, challenges, or obstacles in pursuit of your education, share those experiences and how you overcame them. (200-400 words) There are so many opportunities that fascinate me about Indiana University I hardly know where to start. I have loved business since I was a kid; I was a hard nose young boy who was unrealistically convincing negotiator for my age. I also had a passion for sports and naturally these two attractions led me to strive to be a sports agent in my future. The Kelly School of Business at IU has made me feel like that little kid with a new business venture again. To have the ability to study at a truly top tier school like this one is too great for me to pass up. The Kelley Living Learning Center will allow me to get with like minded people and really sharpen my mind and develop the abilities that I will need to survive in the business world, and meet life long friends. As well as the amazing programs, the fact that I can learn from renowned economist like George M. von Furstenberg is unbelievable. The experiences I could learn from would truly give me an insight on economics and give me the upper hand in my life as an agent due to my...
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...descent, but do not let that fool you for I am fully equipped with the appropriate credentials and qualifications for me to generate this idea. I have currently just obtained my double degree in Sport Management and Business Management, prior to that I have also attained a Dual Diploma in Sport & Recreation and Business Management. With the correct knowledge and understanding within this department of the industry, my expertise are exemplary for delivering results, so I must assure you that I am more than capable of distributing my impending business concept. My business idea is a sporting talent agency called First Agreement Sporting Agency or F.A.S.A for short. So F.A.S.A provides a broad range of management services covering all business and legal matters for current and rising professional athletes. No matter what it takes, the organisation strives to outsource and deliver high profile jobs to our clientele with our national and international reach. The agencies services are which include: * Negotiating National or International playing contracts; * Obtaining sponsorship and endorsement deals; * Sourcing media and appearance opportunities; * Advising legal aid over contract terms and conditions; * General career advise; and also * Post playing career planning. The website will be set up to provide an overview of what the organisation has to offer to potential clients. Certain categories will be positioned up for individuals, whom will visit the...
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...are tangible; family, peers, community and agents are only a fraction of the people lining up to share in the fruits of success. Needless to say, this recognition comes with the assumption that they will have a share of the athlete’s financial earnings. So how do these players react to such vast demand and how do they perceive money and its use in different aspects of life? Sports Illustrated published an article in 2009, which shows that on average, 78% of former NFL players go bankrupt within two years of retirement, and about 60% of former NBA players are penniless within five years of ending their career (Torre 1). How is this possible? What are the crucial factors that drive successful athletes to lose all their money, and more importantly, is there a way to avoid such stalemate? “We always felt like if you looked good, played good, they pay good. That was our philosophy” (qtd. in Corben). This is a quote from Keith McCants in Broke, an episode of ESPN’s acclaimed documentary series 30 For 30, that examines professional athletes’ financial behavior and reasons leading up to the substantial amount of sports retirees that are either near or Penttila 2 Juha Penttila EPP 150 11/20/2013 completely penniless at the time of retirement. McCants is a...
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...Hospitality Management, California State Polytechnic University 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA91768, USA Samuel Seongseop Kim (sskim@sejong.ac.kr) Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea Ada Lo (hmada@polyu.edu.hk) School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.178 ©Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education Abstract This study identifies reasons why college students in Hong Kong want to study hospitality and tourism management (HTM) and why they want to pursue HTM degrees abroad. It also aims to identify students’ preferred HTM study areas. An empirical study of a cohort of 384 HTM students was conducted to determine their motives for their choice of HTM. The results indicate that there were five motivational factors among HTM students: self-actualisation, job opportunity, field attractiveness, ease of study, and scholastic achievement. Detailed information on the motivational factors along with preferred overseas study destinations and HTM study areas are discussed. Keywords: Hospitality and tourism management (HTM); Study motivations; Study preferences Myong Jae (MJ) Lee is an assistant professor in the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona. Prior to joining the Collins College faculty, he served as a visiting assistant professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong...
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...THE EFFECTS OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN WOMEN SPORTS March, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Table of Contents …..……………………………………………………………………2 Section I. Introduction 3 Section II. Review of Literature 4 Equal Employment Opportunity Laws 4 Affirmative Action 6 Effects of EEO and AA on Women Sports 7 Effects on EEO and AA on women playing sports 7 Effects of EEO and AA on women coaching sports 9 Effects of EEO and AA on women in administration………………...11 Section III. Summary and Conclusions 14 References ............... 17 INTRODUCTION Women in sports have indeed come a long way. Years ago it was socially unacceptable for women to do anything other than cook and clean. Men dominated the work place and the sports industry. But eventually women got fed up with being treated less significant than their male counterparts and began protesting. Not until the mid-1950s and early 1960s did nondiscriminatory employment become a strong social concern (Bohlander & Snell, 2004). While women were just beginning to make a name for themselves, the government began regulating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) by passing a series of laws, in an attempt to correct social problems of interest to particular groups of workers, including women. EEO laws have made a major impact on women in all industries, but especially on women in sports. While EEO laws focused on non-discrimination, affirmative action went beyond...
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...Business Administration & Management - Entry Level SG US-MN-Minneapolis, Bloomington, Maple Grove, Burnsville 1/9/2014 * Save Job * Email * Print * Report Apply Now JOB DESCRIPTION Business Administration & Management - Entry Level Business Administration Degree or Management Experience Wanted for Sales & Marketing Company- College Grads apply!! For immediate consideration [Click Here to Email Your Resumé] Spotlight Group is an organization developed on the belief that an approach to entry level business sales and marketing based on personal communication will always be more effective and meaningful than the latest technology craze. We are a business focused on the understanding that our people are our future & therefore we want to coach them into a management position. We strive to provide an entrepreneurial environment dedicated to developing successful business leaders. Our success as an organization is a result of maintaining high standards within our firm and working with only those interested in business management and capable of becoming the best of the best at leading others. We promote only from within our own company and reward employees with unlimited potential for advancement into a management. This job opportunity involves face to face sales of services to new business prospects. We teach leadership & management as an action, not a title. This ensures that only the best of the best are managing our campaigns and running...
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...Term Paper on About Me and My Dream | Submission Date: August 18, 2013 Course Code: MKT-509 Course Title: Business Communication | Evening MBA Program Department of Marketing Faculty of Business Studies Submitted To Mubina Khondkar PhD(Manchester), Professor Department of Marketing Former Chairman, Department of Tourism and Hospitality management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted By Md. Amdadul Houqe ID No. 41324083 24th Batch University of Dhaka Background I am Md. Amdadul Houqe Topu, from Ashugonj, a small town from Brahmanbaria district of Chittagong division of Bangladesh. My father, Late Md. Abdul Kadir was a Head Master of Ashugonj Tap Biddut Kendra High School. I am the youngest son of my father. I have fourteen siblings. My Education I started my academic career in 1989 from Ashugonj Tap Biddut Kendra High School situated in Brahmanbaria district. There I studied up to Class V. I Studied in Ramiz Uddin High School in class VI which is situated in Dhaka cantonment with a dream to get admitted myself in cadet college. I got myself admitted in Comilla Cadet College in 1995. I have passed my SSC in 1999 from Comilla Cadet College which is in Comilla board and passed HSC in 2001 from the same college. After I completed my higher secondary examination, I came Dhaka with a dream to get admitted myself into...
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...our common purpose and the way in which we contribute to society. This is what we do, this is what we know about, this is what we care about, this is what we are all about. For more information: www.adecco.com/en-US/About/Pages/default.aspx Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 4 Our global reach Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 5 Our global reach We help around 700,000 people find work every day through our network of more than 32,000 full-time employees and around 5,100 branches in over 60 countries and territories around the world. The Adecco Group is the world’s leading provider of HR solutions. Our services and solutions fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development as well as outsourcing and consulting. Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 6 Our strategy Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 7 Adecco Group strategy Serving individuals and enterprises The strategy of the Adecco Group is to be alongside each phase in the life cycle of our clients and candidates/associates. Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 8 Our services & solutions Corporate Presentation May 2016 Slide 9 How HR...
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...Unit 3 & 4 class notes The Entrepreneur: An individual who identifies a business opportunity and assumes the risk of creating and running a business to take advantage of it. Advantages include: Be your own boss Pursue a career that fits your lifestyle Make better use of your skills and knowledge Achieve financial freedom Example: Richard Branson Starting a Small Business: According to the CFIB, a business that is independently operated and has fewer than 500 employees The Importance of Small Business: • Job creation – see graph • Innovation – example • Small businesses help large businesses Industries with Small Business include: • Goods-producing sector (manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, and forestry) accounts for 34% Canadian SME’s • Service-producing sector (retail, wholesale, transportation, communications, finance, insurance, real estate, health care, advertising, accounting and personal services) • accounts for 66% of Canadian SME’s. Advantages & Disadvantages Advantages: Independence Financial rewards Lifestyle Learning opportunities Creative freedom and personal satisfaction Disadvantages: Financial risk Stress Time commitment Undesirable duties Starting a Small Business: What type of business is right for you? Manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, professional/personal services, home-based? Do you want to innovate? What is your business idea? ...
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