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Understanding Organizational Behavior in Research: Applications to Sport Organizations - Couverture souple

Woo, Boyun

 
9783659389160: Understanding Organizational Behavior in Research: Applications to Sport Organizations

Synopsis

This book introduces 4 important topics in organizational behavior: organizational commitment, work environment, organizational environment, and motivation. The first chapter discusses conceptualization of organizational commitment, antecedents and consequences of organizational commitment, and organizational commitment profiles. Also, this chapter reviews commitment studies in sport management and suggests future directions in commitment research in sport management. In chapter 2, an individual’s psychological work environment, such as social support, organizational support, organizational justice, and work-family conflict, is examined in relation to various work outcomes. Chapter 3 focuses on reviewing different perspectives of classifying organizational environment and attempts to develop environmental dimensions that are applicable to sport organizations. Finally, different motivation theories and the studies that employed each theory are reviewed, and the importance of cross-cultural studies in motivation is discussed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book introduces 4 important topics in organizational behavior: organizational commitment, work environment, organizational environment, and motivation. The first chapter discusses conceptualization of organizational commitment, antecedents and consequences of organizational commitment, and organizational commitment profiles. Also, this chapter reviews commitment studies in sport management and suggests future directions in commitment research in sport management. In chapter 2, an individual’s psychological work environment, such as social support, organizational support, organizational justice, and work-family conflict, is examined in relation to various work outcomes. Chapter 3 focuses on reviewing different perspectives of classifying organizational environment and attempts to develop environmental dimensions that are applicable to sport organizations. Finally, different motivation theories and the studies that employed each theory are reviewed, and the importance of cross-cultural studies in motivation is discussed.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Boyun Woo completed her undergraduate degree in Physical Education at Seoul National University, South Korea and earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in Sport Management at The Ohio State University. Dr. Woo is currently working as an assistant professor at Endicott College and teaching undergraduate and graduate sport management courses.

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