Koehler (1988) Job satisfaction and corporate fitness managers: an organizational behavior approach to sport management

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Job satisfaction and corporate fitness managers: an organizational behavior approach to sport management

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Author:

Koehler, L. S. (University of California Berkeley)

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Management [JSM], 2(2), 100 - 105.

YEAR:

1988

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

administration; behaviour; job-satisfaction; survey

DISCIPLINE:

Recreation, Sports & Leisure Studies

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=225687&title=225687

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-334-820 (Last edited on 2002/03/03 18:03:44 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
It is proposed that the focus of sport management research be broadened to include those individuals who fill management positions in sport/fitness-related enterprises. A particularly useful approach is that of organizational behavior as it pertains to sport/fitness managers. Drawing from the content of organizational behavior for use in the study presented here, items of measure for job satisfaction include ability utilization, achievement, activity, advancement, authority, company policies/practices, compensation, co-workers, creativity, independence, moral values, recognition, responsibility, security, social service, social status, supervision-human relations, supervision-technical, variety, and working conditions. The corporate fitness managers participating in this study reported their level of general job satisfaction to be an average of 78.67 out of a possible 100 points. The factors shown to be significantly more satisfying than all other factors at the .05 level were social service and moral values. Additionally, although not significantly different from each other, both factors of advancement and compensation were revealed to be significantly more dissatisfying at the .05 level than all other factors. Proposes that the focus of sport management research should be broadened to include the individuals who fill management positions in sport/fitness-related enterprises. Suggests that an organizational behaviour approach to the study of sport management would provide valuable insight into the complexity and meaning of the sport management experience from the manager's point of view. Explores the value of the organizational behaviour perspective as applied to sport/fitness management, focusing on factors of job satisfaction. Corporate fitness managers in California (n=23 women and 7 men) complete the long-form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Subjects report their level of general job satisfaction to be an average of 78.6% out of a possible 100 points. 'Social service' and 'moral values' emerge as significantly more satisfying than all other factors, and factors of 'advancement' and compensation' are found to be significantly more dissatisfying than all the other factors.

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