Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972 has significantly improved women's access to previously male-dominated areas of education in the United States, but few of these studies have focused on the experiences of women currently in the higher education field. This study explored female head athletic trainers' perceptions of the role of U.S. higher education institutions in preparing and supporting their achievement of leadership positions in U.S. collegiate sports: it also explored their views on potential changes in current higher education curricula and certification processes. This phenomenological study used Ridgeway's status construction theory as its theoretical lens for examining the role of higher education in participants' career progressions. Data were collected from a purposeful sample of 9 female head athletic trainers from various intercollegiate schools in the United States. The trustworthiness of findings was increased through use of the constant comparison data analysis method and sharing transcripts and excerpts of findings with participants. The study findings showed that the participants perceived higher education program preparation and support as limited in both helping women achieve collegiate leadership positions and overcome barriers to professional advancement. Suggestions for improving athletic training educational programs included adding mentorship and role models, experiential learning and interactions with sport personnel, networking opportunities, leadership training, and courses in gender roles and biases. This study promotes positive social change by identifying underlying gender biases inhibiting women's promotions into sport leadership roles and by providing policy and curricular suggestions for addressing these, thereby promoting greater social equality.

This study sought to explore a professional sport venue’s use of Corporate social responsibility (CSR) to promote positive social change, by addressing illegal street racing, through events designed for community participation. This study specifically looked at public dragracing events, titled “Street Fights,” held at a professional dragway. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine drivers’ awareness of the event’s social responsibility initiatives with Street Fight events and 2) determine if these initiatives are promoting behavioral changes in drivers. Drivers at Street Fight events were surveyed (n=77, 60% response rate) on their levels of awareness of the venue’s social responsibility initiatives, as well as, the event and venue’s overall influence on positive social change within the community. Results showed that Street Fight racers seem to be aware that the events were created to offer a safe, legal, and affordable place to dragrace. Street Fight racers also indicated they were less likely to engage in excessive speeding on open roadways due to their participation in Street Fight events.

The application of sport science is crucial to athlete performance development. However, the frequent disconnection among sport scientists, coaches, and athletes often leads to miscommunication and increased potential for performance barriers. The creation of sport performance enhancement groups (SPEGs) can help with the professional integration and communication among all personnel involved in the training process. However, SPEG formation faces a number of barriers in the current coaching landscape. The application of a benefits-based programming (BBP) model may aid in the formation of an SPEG and the dissemination of education for coaches, athletes, and administrators. A field experience involving the BBP model and SPEG creation in a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II school is presented with multiple model iterations

The economy of The Bahamas relies heavily on leisure visitor tourism (cruise ships, resorts, holiday trips) which leaves the country vulnerable to changes in visitor travel habits. Because the country is so reliant on investments in resorts, casinos and cruise ships, it leaves a wide capacity of other touristic opportunities. One opportunity is sports tourism. The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategic board capability of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event’s (RK3DE) board governance using the Ferkins and Shilbury (2012) model as the theoretical construct and make recommendations regarding the application of these successful aspects to the governance of world-class annual sport championships in The Bahamas. Members of the RK3DE board were interviewed using specific questions developed from the Ferkins and Shilbury (2012) model. Findings showed the Ferkins and Shilbury (2012) model concepts hold true however remained very broad in its prescriptions. On the other hand, a revised model provides a more specific guide to the necessary attributes and capabilities that need to be in place to run an effective and strategically capable board for world-class annual sport championships.

During the past few decades, the sport industry has experienced immense pressure to commercialise its operations and conform to traditional business practices (Chadwick 2009:191). With this evolution from a pure leisure activity to a multimillion dollar industry, it has become evident that the unique characteristics and deeply rooted historical culture of sport pose significant challenges for the sport manager during the process of commercialisation and the application of strategic management. The aim of this study was to analyse the current business environment of Cycling South Africa (CyclingSA) in such a way that the factors in the micro-environment, market environment and macro-environment that impact on the organisation‟s strategic decisions could be identified. The results should allow sport organisations to engage more effectively in strategic management by focusing on factors that influence the sport organisation‟s business environment in particular. A survey of CyclingSA members‟ perceptions of the organisation‟s current effectiveness in the business environment revealed a strong focus on financial and marketing elements. The study also found that factors such as loyalty programmes, talent identification and sport science support, safety in the physical environment, antidoping regulations, transformation and black economic empowerment and environmental friendly practices play a key role in CyclingSA‟s business environment. It is evident from the study that sport organisations, with specific reference to CyclingSA, should engage in strategic management by adapting traditional business principles to suit each organisation‟s unique needs. / Business Management / M. Comm.(Business Management)

abstract: This project presents an institutional history of women’s intercollegiate athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By looking to the individual campus, we learn about the ways in which administrators, coaches, faculty, and students understood the educational value of college sports. The UNC women’s program began in the 1950s as extramural play and quickly transformed into big-time college sports. By the early 1980s, the women experienced the same tension between academics and athletics at the heart of intercollegiate sports as the men. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, colleges, the media, and most Americans strongly associated the Big Time with the revenue-producing sports of football and men’s basketball. In Chapel Hill and across America, however, all sports teams, men’s and women’s, revenue and non-revenue, felt the effects of the increased professionalization and commercialization of the collegiate athletic enterprise. The history of women’s intercollegiate athletics provides a new window into exploring the benefits and challenges of big-time sports in higher education. Frances Burns Hogan, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and her colleagues worked hard to expand sporting opportunities for women. They helped create the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, which provided governance and began hosting national championships in 1971. They collaborated with university administrators and athletic officials to implement Title IX compliance during the 1970s. Hogan and many directors eagerly joined men’s athletic conferences to commence regular season play, and by the 1980s, supported the move to the NCAA. Providing the best competitive experiences for Carolina female student-athletes motivated Hogan’s decisions. Frances Hogan and women’s directors nationwide determined the nature of women’s intercollegiate athletics. Hogan and her colleagues debated whether women’s sports should be inclusive and participatory or competitive and elitist. They struggled over the tension between the drive to expand women’s sporting opportunities and the desire to maintain educational priorities. They grappled with men in the athletic department who resisted their efforts to gain publicity, access to better facilities, adequate operational support, and the legitimacy enjoyed by men’s teams. By 1985, Hogan’s tireless efforts created the premier women’s athletic program in the Southeast. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation History 2015

Corridas de Aventura são um multiesporte de resistência aeróbia e resistência de força de alta demanda física que combinam diferentes modalidades esportivas em competições que podem durar de horas a dias, caracterizando expedições. As Unidades de Conservação abertas ao uso público, como é o caso de Parques Nacionais e Estaduais, são comumente cenários para esse tipo de atividade esportiva, além de outras. O grande fluxo de visitantes (praticantes e espectadores dos eventos) em áreas naturais e consequente aumento da pressão antrópica desporto-recreativa sobre os ecossistemas provocam preocupação com os impactos negativos que podem ser gerados por estes eventos em ambientes naturais. Apesar do destaque dado aos impactos positivos como a geração de renda local e aproximação do homem com a natureza, é sabido que atividades desporto-recreativas têm potencial para afetar negativamente o solo, a vegetação, a fauna e os recursos hídricos. Particularmente no caso das Corridas de Aventura, a longa extensão dos eventos em tempo e distância somada ao grande número de competidores exige avaliação e discussão para que medidas preventivas e compensatórias destes impactos sejam incluídas no planejamento dos eventos possibilitando assim o que a conservação de áreas naturais propõe: uso consciente e contínuo. Neste trabalho foram analisados regulamentos de eventos de Corrida de Aventura ocorridos no Brasil, e aplicados questionários a organizadores e atletas participantes destes eventos procurando estabelecer se existem o conhecimento e a preocupação com relação aos potenciais impactos sugeridos na bibliografia fundamental da Ecologia da Recreação. Gestores de unidades de conservação federais abertas ao uso público foram também questionados sobre os impactos positivos e negativos da realização de eventos de Corrida de Aventura em áreas naturais protegidas. A partir das informações obtidas o objetivo foi auxiliar o estabelecimento de medidas de planejamento e manejo para melhor acomodar tais manifestações esportivas considerando as realidades da demanda do uso público recreativo e dos objetivos de conservação das unidades de conservação brasileiras. / Adventure Races are an endurance multisport composed of several physical activities. Races may endure hours or days, featuring outdoor expeditions. Protected areas opened to the general public, such as National and State Parks, are often settings for Adventure Races. Thus, the increasing flow of visitors (athletes and spectators) in protected areas and the stress they may impose on ecosystems due to recreational activities raise concerns that despite the positive effects on local micro economy brought by recreational use in protected areas, such use might also bring negative effects. Specifically in the case of Adventure Races the long extension in time and space of the events added to increasing popularity among participants and spectators demands evaluations regarding ecosystem impacts and management so that recreational use in this particular form might continue in a sustainable manner. This research aimed to analyse Adventure Races\' rules as well as to interview races\' organizers and participants in search of trends in Adventure Races\' organization in Brazil. It also sought whether or not, and to which extent these organizers and adventure sports\' consumers took into consideration environmental issues and not only logistical and financial factors when choosing the location, date and rules for a race. Finally, national park managers were also questioned about their professional perceptions towards the positive and negative impacts that Adventure Races had in their work areas. Based on the information gathered from the tree stakeholders the final goal was to aid the establishment of proper management actions focused on developing Adventure Races so that they will better meet the demands in public use and the objectives of conservation in protected areas.

[pt] Na busca de um melhor desempenho de suas atividades, observa-se um movimento constante das organizações no sentido de aperfeiçoar a eficácia de suas gestões. Nesse movimento, percebe-se que o profissionalismo surge como consenso e requisito fundamental à sobrevivência e crescimento de toda organização, inclusive para organizações esportivas. Este trabalho aborda a profissionalização da gestão de organizações esportivas no Brasil e se propôs a identificar aspectos relativos ao campo organizacional que afetam o processo de profissionalização das organizações esportivas. O Voleibol Brasileiro foi utilizado como estudo de caso, modalidade que é considerada a mais bem organizada no país, e, baseando-se em conceitos da Teoria Institucional, buscou-se compreender a dinâmica do campo organizacional do Voleibol no Brasil e sua influência no fenômeno da profissionalização, justificando o posicionamento estratégico de organizações esportivas. A pesquisa envolveu entrevistas com representantes dos variados conjuntos de atores pertencentes ao campo do Voleibol no Brasil, tais como atletas, equipes, patrocinadores, federações, Governo, entre outros. Os resultados demonstram que a profissionalização surge entre valores, idéias e regras sociais compartilhados entre os atores do campo, sendo considerada importantes para o desempenho das atividades das organizações esportivas e ao alcance de seus objetivos. Apesar de considerada necessária, observa-se, contudo, que há questionamentos quanto ao modo pelo qual a organização esportiva deva implementar a profissionalização. / [en] In order to improve the performance of the activities, organizations continually move towards improvement of their management and structure. In this movement, professionalization rises as a consensus requirement to the survival and development of the organizations, including the sports organizations. This work`s theme is the professionalization of Brazilian sports organization`s management and has the main goal of identifying aspects of the organizational field that affect the process of professionalization of sports organizations. The Brazilian Volleyball was used as a case study, sport that is considered the best organized in the country. Concepts of the Institutional Theory have been considered in order to comprehend the Brazilian Volleyball organizational field`s dynamic and how it influences the process of professionalization, justifying the strategic move of the sports organizations. The research involved interviews with representatives of the Brazilian Volleyball organizational field`s groups of actors, such as players, teams, sponsors, federations, Government, within others. The results show that the professionalization rises within values, ideas and social rules shared by the actors of the field, and is considered important to improve the performance of sports organizations. Although it is a shared value, it has been noticed that there are divergences on the way the sports organization should adopt the professionalization of its management.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2015-07-15T18:12:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Clarice Morales.pdf: 2316090 bytes, checksum: a0c2331b9f3a67e12c59f0393173b20f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-15T18:12:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Clarice Morales.pdf: 2316090 bytes, checksum: a0c2331b9f3a67e12c59f0393173b20f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-25 / This study investigates the influence of Brazilian National Sports Laws in the governance of Olympic Sports Confederations and Federations, between 1941 and 2013. These organizations have demonstrated management difficulties according to governance principles, such as transparency, social responsibility, ethics and accountability, receiving criticism from diverse sport’s stakeholders. The Brazilian national sport system was implemented by the Decree-Law n. 3199 of 14/08/1941, which created and regulated national and state sports organizations until the 80’s. With the new Constitution of 1988, sports became law definitive and, according to the Law no. 9.615 of 1998, high performance sports continued to be monitored and regulated by the government. The central question of this study was: how the Brazilian national sports laws have influenced in the governance of Confederations and Federations of Olympic Sports between 1941 and 2013? The methodology employed is qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, documental and bibliographic; two confederations and two federations were taken as case studies. The triangulation of documentary evidence, semi-structured interviews and theories corporate governance and management in the Third Sector brought important results and expanded the discussion towards a more complex view. As contributions this study chronologically presents the concepts, functions and the legal and management control of the state over the governance of sports organizations, from 1941 until 2013. It also studies the characteristics of sports organizations, as the Third Sector and the applicability of the concepts and governance principles for understanding of management needs, proposing some practices. Based on documentary studies, the theoretical framework and interviews concluded that the laws influenced and influence the governance of sports organizations. / O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar as influências das Leis esportivas nacionais na governança corporativa das Confederações e Federações de esportes olímpicos durante o período de 1941 a 2013. Estas organizações têm demonstrado dificuldades na gestão: princípios da governança como a falta da transparência dos atos de gestores, a falta de responsabilidade social e ética e problemas com a prestação de contas tem provocado críticas de diversos stakeholders do esporte. O Decreto-Lei nº 3199 de 14/08/1941 implantou o sistema nacional de esportes no Brasil e criou as organizações esportivas nacionais e estaduais, regulamentando-as, disciplinando-as e tendo autoridade sobre todos os seus atos até a década de 1980. Em 1988, com a promulgação da Constituição o esporte passou a ser lei neste país e com a Lei 9.615 de 1998 o esporte de alto rendimento continuou sendo monitorado e regulado pelo Estado. Assim, a questão central deste estudo foi: como as leis nacionais criadas para o esporte influenciaram na governança corporativa das confederações e federações dos esportes olímpicos durante o período de 1941 a 2013? A abordagem metodológica definida é qualitativa, exploratória, descritiva, documental e bibliográfica; duas confederações e duas federações esportivas foram tomadas como estudos de caso. A triangulação das informações documentais, das entrevistas semiestruturadas e das teorias sobre gestão e governança corporativa e no Terceiro Setor trouxe importantes resultados e ampliou a discussão na direção de uma visão mais complexa. Como contribuições este estudo apresenta cronologicamente os conceitos, as atribuições e o controle legal e administrativo do Estado sobre a governança das organizações esportivas, de 1941 até 2013. Também estuda as características destas organizações esportivas, como sendo do Terceiro Setor e a aplicabilidade dos conceitos e princípios de governança para entendimento das necessidades da gestão, propondo algumas práticas. Com base nos estudos documentais, no referencial teórico e nas entrevistas concluiu-se que as leis influenciaram e influenciam na governança das organizações esportivas.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-05-17T16:00:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Erivaldo da Silva Carneiro Junior.pdf: 2187858 bytes, checksum: 2375d7752e23682b42e4612c32d63b21 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-17T16:00:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Erivaldo da Silva Carneiro Junior.pdf: 2187858 bytes, checksum: 2375d7752e23682b42e4612c32d63b21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-27 / This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the level of voluntary disclosure and the cost of debt of soccer clubs in Brazil. As theoretical basis, we used the Theory of Disclosure studied by Verrechia (2001), in the case of the present study Efficiency-based research, as well as being shown the calculations of capital costs, such as presentation of national and international research the subject. Regarding the methodology, the sample was formed by convenience, totaling 20 clubs studied during 2008-2012, to the level of disclosure and the control variables, and from 2009 to 2013, for the cost of debt. The analysis of disclosure and the calculations of the cost of debt, liquidity, obtaining gross revenue and auditing information were obtained from the DFP (Financial Statements) and when possible extrapolated to other statements published by the clubs. Was made an adaptation to the metric of voluntary disclosure of Murcia (2009), which originally had 93 items and in the end, for adaptation to the reality of sport were 73, divided into three groups: economic (33), social (14) and environmental (34). Analysis was made of the disclosure by the club, which gave the overall ranking and group. Calculating the cost of capital was carried out by club and then was made a general ranking of clubs with this variable. The statistical tool used was the panel data analysis, which according tests indicated the regression in fixed effects in cross-section, with an explanatory power of the variables of 16.62%. The research hypothesis can not be proven because of the statistical insignificance of the variables, while indicating that there is an inverse relationship to the cost of capital. As study limitation, the lack of standardization was checked in DFP by the clubs, often making it difficult to obtain the data for analysis and panel data technique is indicated for longer time series and is indicated to be made new studies with larger series. / Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a relação entre o nível de disclosure voluntário e o custo de capital de terceiros dos clubes de futebol no Brasil. Como fundamentação teórica, foi utilizada a Teoria da Divulgação estudada por Verrechia (2001), tratando-se o presente estudo de uma pesquisa baseada em Eficiência, além de serem demonstrados os cálculos dos custos de capital, como a apresentação de pesquisas nacionais e internacionais sobre o assunto. Com relação à metodologia, a amostra foi formada por conveniência, totalizando 20 clubes estudados no decorrer de 2008 a 2012, para o nível de disclosure e as variáveis de controle, e de 2009 a 2013, para o custo de capital de terceiros. A análise do disclosure bem como os cálculos do custo de capital de terceiros, liquidez, obtenção da receita bruta e informações sobre auditoria foram obtidas a partir das DFPs (Demonstrações Financeiras Padronizadas) e quando possível extrapolada para outras demonstrações publicadas pelos clubes. Foi feita uma adaptação à métrica de disclosure voluntário de Murcia (2009), que originalmente possuía 93 itens e no final, para adequação à realidade do esporte ficaram 73, divididos em três grupos: econômico (33), social (14) e ambiental (34). Foi realizada análise do disclosure por clube, que originou o ranking geral e por grupo. O cálculo do custo de capital foi realizada por clube e em seguida foi feito um ranking geral dos clubes com esta variável. A ferramenta estatística utilizada foi a análise de dados em painel, que de acordo testes realizados, indicou a regressão nos efeitos fixos na cross-section, com um poder de explicação das variáveis de 16,62%. A hipótese de pesquisa não pode ser comprovada por conta da insignificância estatística das variáveis, embora indicando que existe uma relação inversa com o custo de capital. Como limitação do estudo, foi verificada a falta de padronização nas DFPs por parte dos clubes, dificultando muitas vezes a obtenção dos dados para análise e a técnica de dados em painel é indicada para séries de tempo mais longas, sendo indicado que sejam feitos novos estudos com séries maiores.