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The Sportsphere: A Comprehensive Approach To Examining The Work Environment In Public Assembly Facilities, Kimberly L. Mahoney, Donna Pastore
The Sportsphere: A Comprehensive Approach To Examining The Work Environment In Public Assembly Facilities, Kimberly L. Mahoney, Donna Pastore
Sport Management Faculty Publications
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the work experience for paid, part-time event staff within public assembly facilities and posited the “employee sportsphere” as a more comprehensive approach to study the work experience of event staff. Specifically, this study explored event staff ratings of various aspects of the employee sportsphere, explored the relationship between the employee sportsphere and overall job satisfaction, and explored the relationship between overall job satisfaction and employees’ willingness to return to work. A census of paid, part-time event staff at a multipurpose public assembly facility (N = 406) generated a 70.2% response rate. …
Learning Sport Management, Jillian Mcniff, Gil Fried, Kimberly L. Mahoney
Learning Sport Management, Jillian Mcniff, Gil Fried, Kimberly L. Mahoney
Sport Management Faculty Publications
Sport management seems like a glamorous career path. Many students believe if they do well in classes and graduate, they will be the next general manager of the New York Yankees or athletic director of a major Division I intercollegiate athletic department. While sport management professors hope that every student has the potential to succeed, it is incumbent upon faculty members and students to have a realistic expectation of their career options and a true understanding of what it takes to be successful. This article leads a fictitious student and faculty member through four years of the student’s educational adventure …