Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how flourishing achieved among sport employees working at intercollegiate organizations in the USA. To do so, a model constructed that examines impact pride and path-goal leadership on job engagement then flourishing. grounded Human Resource Development (HRD) paradigm extend literature positive performance outcomes organizations. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative methods were used analyze data. Altogether, 282 useable surveys completed...

Rationale/Purpose This study adopted the frameworks of human resource management and development to explore how forced adjustments job designs influenced sport employees' psychological well-being. Job design reflects work environment employee tasks as designed by managers. The pandemic context emphasized prominence within models need proactively manage factors related enable well-being.Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 employees regarding their...

Research question Sport management scholars have recently taken a greater interest in the psychological processes of sport employees order to generate well-being among them. One source for could be work grit, which is an internal resource that can utilized by employee and, extension, organization goal achievement. This study was designed explore how grit experienced through lens positive organizational behavior paradigm.Research methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22...

When individuals engage in social contexts such as attending a college basketball game, opportunities to enrich and broaden connections with others often transpire. The University of Notre Dame Women's Basketball (NDWB) program has comparably larger more loyal fan base than most universities the country, which older women comprise big portion season ticket holders. purpose this study was investigate motivations meanings being NDWB holder among women. Nineteen participants ages 55–85 years...

This article presents a novel approach to addressing the challenges of idea generation among students in higher education, particularly field sport management. Based on research into student engagement and creativity, authors suggest incorporating speed dating techniques both in-person online classes. Speed sessions, conducted breakout rooms via platforms like Zoom Microsoft Teams, offer multiple opportunities engage brief, structured interactions, thereby enhancing their presentation...

This study explores how serious leisure pursuits, in the form of sport clubs within American collegiate setting, can realise sustainability through maintaining their legitimacy a setting that includes multitude opportunities to experience leisure. Collegiate often compete with similar programmes have superior resources and infrastructure for participants other stakeholders, threatening clubs' organisational viability. The used case methodology explore stakeholders perceive institutional...

Legalized sports gambling is relevant for professional sport stakeholders in the United States (U.S.). With repeal of Professional and Amateur Sport Protection Act, U.S. teams are now partnering with betting entities. Through framework entrepreneurship (Ratten, 2020), this study explores partnerships organizations (PSTO). Findings 10 semi-structured interviews current employees involved PSTOs suggest that mutually beneficial supported by driven consumer interest. For PSTOs, lead generation...

The purpose of this study was to examine the political skill sport managers assess its influence, along with P-O fit, on employees' job engagement and organizational identification. study's sample consisted American collegiate employees (N = 312) findings revealed a positive influence leaders' identification when mediated by fit. Two advancements are brought forth: (a) value within workplace (b) significance fit in supporting behaviors amongst employees. Additionally, leaders who employ...