...Is Golf a Sport? The origin of sports dates all the way back to the first Homo sapiens. However, the importance of sports on society was realized by the ancient Greeks. The Greeks used sports as a means of entertainment but it was also used to bring relief on the conflicts between major cities. The participants in these games were of the strongest and fastest athletes of their time and they were seen as godlike figures. As time has passed, modern day perception of sports and its athletes have remained the same. Athletes and sports are as popular as ever and it is because they show us things that many of us can’t do physically. The label of sport is one that brings respect and a sense of greatness for its athletes. For people to consider golf a sport is based on pure fallacy, and it does a disservice on the origins of sports and why it was created. Sports were brought about as a viewing of the best athletes fiercely competing against one another and golf is the opposite of that. Golf and its participants also take away from the greatness of true athletes that put in the hard work of mastering their sport, which is immeasurable, more complex and difficult to master. For a person to relate an athlete of Lebron James to Tiger Woods is blasphemous, and goes to show how golf can undermine what a true athlete is. Ultimately, Golf is not a sport due to a various reasons that include physical exertion, logical definition of...
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...I don't know why people think golf isn't a sport. Like we have a sports team at school it's competitive. I hate it when people say golf is a stupid sport and it doesn't take any skill because it does. I have play golf for 5 years and I was on the varsity team as a freshman. I'm brother was the MVP in our district. Opponents say that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport," does not require rigorous physical activity, and can be played professionally by people who are overweight, injured, or non-athletic. They argue that golf is a game or leisure activity, and they cite golf's 112-year absence from the Olympics as proof that it is not a sport. Golf in the United States is a $70 billion annual industry with 24.1...
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...Is Golf A Sport? ?? DeVry University Is golf a sport? You could say this it would be a stretch to call this a controversial issue, but whether golf is a sport or not has been endlessly debated for as long as there have been men sitting on barstools arguing about sports. The problem is that we live in a culture that constantly turns everything into measurable tests of will power and skill. So we decide to score non-competitive activities and that leaves us to wonder if the activity is a sport. As individuals, we rely on our own bias to guide us in making a determination if an activity is a sport. Because of these individual determinations you have a lot of people that will argue that golf is a sport and just as many people arguing that it is not a sport and just a game. Both sides of this argument are correct in their assumptions, golf can be defined both as a sport and as a game. Golf is a very difficult game; it requires precision and physical ability to play at a competitive level. To be a successful golfer you need to have a consistent golf swing that requires sound mechanics and precise timing. The swing is a very complex motion that requires coordination of 17 muscle groups. These muscle groups consist of muscles located in the hands, the wrists, the arms, the abdomen and the legs (McHardy, 2005). The overall swing consists of a back swing, a down swing and an upswing. All three of these parts of the swing must work in harmony to produce solid result. If something...
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...The Florida State University DigiNole Commons Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2-5-2009 The Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Brooke Ellen Forester Florida State University Follow this and additional works at: http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Forester, Brooke Ellen, "The Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study" (2009). Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations. Paper 4418. This Dissertation - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the The Graduate School at DigiNole Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigiNole Commons. For more information, please contact lib-ir@fsu.edu. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A CASE STUDY By BROOKE E. FORESTER A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2009 i The members of the Committee approved the Dissertation of Brooke Ellen Forester defended on February 5, 2009. ________________________ Michael Mondello Professor Co-Directing Dissertation ________________________ R. Aubrey Kent Professor Co-Directing Dissertation ________________________ Robert Brymer Outside Committee...
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...A. By definition, a general fund is used to account and report all financial resources not accounted for and reported in another fund (GASB); whereas business type activities must be reported in an enterprise fund if GASB codification criteria are met.in this case, there is no evidence that the golf course is finance with debt that is secured solely by pledge of the golf course revenue or that laws require fees to cover costs and capital charges (GASB). Hence, the golf course could be accounted for either fund, subject to administrative approval. Enterprise funds are used to account for business type activities that offer goods and services to the public for a fee. When a golf course is operated in an enterprise fund, there is an expectation that the fund will be self-supporting and also retain equity for capital maintenance. If a golf course is operated within a general fund, there no requirement to produce a net income; however taxpayers who do not utilize the golf course are often unhappy subduing the facility with tax dollars. If a government does subsidize wit tax dollars, it is important to demonstrate that the golf course provides public benefit to the community perhaps by offering free golf lessons to at risk youth or undertaking a marketing campaign that highlights the beauty of the public resource. B. Status quo: do the citizens support subsidies for the golf course? If the country selects this option, will administrators decide to maintain an enterprise fund,...
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...Scenario: As the VP of Marketing for Canadian Golf Tours Inc, you have been notified that membership numbers are not meeting expectations, notably the GTA Amateur Tour. The President has asked you to prepare a plan of action to increase participation in the GTA Amateur Tour. You must present these ideas to the President of the company and persuade him to proceed with the new marketing strategy. Memorandum The GTA Amateur Tour was created to offer everyday golfers the opportunity to test themselves in a friendly but competitive arena. As a growing industry in the Entertainment/Sports Sector, the game of golf has attracted similar Tours that offer the same “competitive” opportunities for the recreational golfer. With Golf Town Amateur Tour as its main opponent, Canadian Golf Tours needs to re-market the GTA Amateur Tour to increase our membership and remain competitive in a growing industry. By increasing our membership and targeting new demographics, we can surpass our biggest competitor and begin to see significant revenue increases. The historical image of golf has always been one of prestige. The game is played mostly on the honour system and is rooted in strong values such as respect, responsibility and class. Our current membership consists of a wide variety of individuals of different classes and professions. Because of the location of the GTA Amateur Tour; elegant golf courses in exclusive districts of the GTA) it is important to develop a better image for the...
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...Soft Systems Methodology A report by Dale Couprie Alan Goodbrand Bin Li David Zhu Department of Computer Science University of Calgary Table of Contents. Abstract. Introduction Map Stage 1. Problem situation unstructured. Stage 2. Problem Situation expressed. Rich Pictures Illustration of Stage 1 and Stage 2 as a whole in SSM Pitfalls that must be avoided. Stage 3: Naming of Relevant Systems Root Definitions CATWOE Stage 4: Conceptual Models Systems Thinking Formal Systems Model Monitoring a System Stage 5: Comparing Conceptual Models with Reality Using Conceptual Models as a Base for Ordered Questioning Comparing History with Model Prediction General Overall Comparison Model Overlay Stages 6 and 7. Implementing Feasible and Desirable Changes Case Study - Rethinking a Service Function in the Shell Group Stages 1 and 2 Stage 3: Naming of Relevant Systems Stage 4: Conceptual Models Stage 5: Comparing Conceptual Models with Reality Stages 6 and 7. Implementing Feasible and Desirable Changes Observations and Conclusions Exercise References Figures. Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Soft Systems Methodology map. Transformation process for producing Rich Picture. The routing of Systems Thinking. Shell's MF Rich Picture. Shell's MF world view of training. Shell's MF training conceptual model. Tables. Table 1. One to one transformations involving different world views. Table 2. Shell's Comparison with reality. Abstract This document deals with...
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...must first define its mission statement, vision statement and its guiding principles. These definitions will help propel a business into its success or its failure as a company. Assuring they hold the values, beliefs, and goals for the company is critical when the company needs to adjust their route to success. Relaying on these fundamental components of a business is what sets one company apart from another. Using these statements and principals as a stepping-stone into a strategic plan is crucial to a successful business. Just Drive It, an indoor and outdoor driving range, will set these same central standards for its business to drive a strategic plan to define and grow the organization. Just Drive It Just Drive It is an indoor and outdoor driving range. The range is designed to accommodate experienced and novice golfers who wish to improve their mechanics, swing, and overall golf game anytime of the year. The driving range will include a pro shop, concessions, and offer individualized lessons by a professional golf instructor. Golf is a weather-limited sport. The weather must be dry and warm to fair temperatures to play. Rain, snow, or cold temperatures will prevent golfers from practicing the sport. The indoor golf dome will enable golfers to practice their skills day or night rain or shine. The pro shop will offer a variety of golf accessories such as, balls, club heads, golf clubs, gold bags, tees, towels, and clothing. The pro shop will be staffed by three part...
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...Introduction What role does tourism have in biodiversity conservation, community health, and quality of life? World tourism has grown significantly in my lifetime; from 1950 to 2010 international arrivals expanded at an annual rate of 6.5%, growing from 25 million travelers to over 900 million travelers. By 2020, international arrivals are expected to surpass 1.5 billion people. In addition, world tourism is one of the world’s largest employers, generating 231 million jobs, or nearly 1 out of every 12 jobs globally (WTTC, 2007). Therefore, I am forever filled with optimism that tourism developed sustainably will reduce and one day perhaps eliminate the variety of negative impacts on biodiversity—and will significantly contribute to the health and well-being of local people. Despite the considerable widespread political and economic restrictive environments imposed on the world development of travel and tourism during the last two three decades, the tourism sector has emerged as one of the fastest growing single industries in the World since the end of 1970s. At present, the tourism industry represents around 11% of the world’s GPD, around 8% of global jobs ( around 200 million jobs) and around 9% of global wages (WTTC,2000)[1]. It is the largest job generator of the world economy today. Over 5.5 million global jobs per year during the coming decade are expected from the industry. Despite the unequal distribution of these economic benefits, the expectations from tourism...
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...Project Management in Golf Tournaments Michael Miller INF410 Project Management (BQN 1605A) Dr. Donald McKay 2/29/2016 Throughout this class we have learned quite a bit about project management and how it relates to our lives and more specifically in my life the ability to run a golf tournament. In this paper we will take a closer look: at the importance of project management, the project life-cycle which includes the research and critical thinking, the importance of leadership and sponsorship, team building, the work breakdown structure, and the need for project management software. My project that we have covered the entire semester is based around two specific golf tournaments that my university has hosted. The first which was basically a preview to the conference finals on April 10th and the second is actual event itself. The timing of this class is perfect because I felt the first event in November was not a very great representation of my management skills and hopefully the skills learned in this class should make for a much better event in April. The definition of project management to me is simply creating a plan and applying the skills and knowledge to meet the clients (Universities and their golfers) requirements by creating a project scope document that will list goals and their deadlines. In the business world, “Project management as a discipline has evolved over time into a somewhat codified set of principles, practices, and tools that focus on...
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...generate great pressure to ‘move’ the product. But what usually gets emphasized, is selling, not Marketing. 4 July, 2012 © Krishanu Rakshit, IIMC 5 Marketing Myopia • Few observations: • The marketing effort is still viewed as a necessary consequence of the product- not vice versa, as it should be. • This is not what the engineer managers say, ……. and this accounts for their concentration on what they know and what they can controlnamely product research… • …. Organization must learn to think of itself not as producing goods or services but as buying customers … .. 4 July, 2012 © Krishanu Rakshit, IIMC 6 Marketing Myopia • So, where do successful businesses like American Railroads go wrong? • Narrow definition of their business • Self Serving interests? • Audacity of indispensability • Product Development (R & D) with firm in focus • Customers’ needs are often ignored or not well understood 4 July, 2012 © Krishanu Rakshit, IIMC 7 Marketing Myopia • Emergence of Shopping Malls • Any comments pertaining to Marketing Myopia? • Why have they included a ‘Food-court’ • Why a Cineplex/ Multiplex • Are they...
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...Business Administration Department of International Business Chair of Marketing Jan Lampenius SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MARKETING TOOL MARKETING GOLF IN FINLAND Bachelor’s Thesis Supervisor: Eliis Salm ABSTRACT Golf industry in Finland lives in middle of the hard times. In many courses the money is no longer exist so the new solutions comes in value. This thesis will focus on finding the answers about social media as a marketing tool, what becomes to Finnish golf marketing. Theoretical references have user theory about social media, user-generated content in social media and viral marketing in social media. Theories will give the backup for the research and help to analyze the results the results had achieved thru an online-based survey. The survey was conducted using Facebook as a channel and there was received a satisfied amount of responses. This research concludes the result that social media is a marketing tool marketing golf in Finland and golf courses should put more effort to using it in marketing. Golf courses should also take the users more to account. They should use the social media channels more innovative and focus on more to interactivity among the other players. Keywords: Golf-marketing, Social media, Social networks, user-generated content, Viral marketing INTRODUCTION Golf is in a new situation in Finland. Golf courses shares values are decreasing and part of the courses are in the situation that the value of the share is negative. It means that shareholders...
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...CORPORATE POWER AND LIFESTYLE DEFINITION: The authority to get things done; the clout to make decisions with the stroke of a pen. THE RULES: True power in an organization lies with the top management decision makers-die chief executive officer (CEO), president, chief operating officer (COO), executive vice-presidents (EVP)/divisional presidents, and senior vice presidents (SrVP). Members of this group make up the senior executive level of an organization. In addition to defining, perpetuating and safeguarding the corporate culture, this level sets the strategic direction of the company and makes policy decisions based on this direction. These decisions result in the way the company conducts business. Rarely, if ever are these decisions challenged. Persons who hold senior level positions have historically risen through line positions-jobs with direct contact with the customer and/or product, i.e., sales, marketing and manufacturing. Senior level executives must have had bottom-line responsibility. It is virtually impossible to get a senior position running a business if you don't know how the business runs. Depending on it's culture, senior level managers may come from inside or outside the organization. Senior level executive compensation packages are tied directly to the company's performance because these individuals have ultimate profit and loss responsibility. Compensation packages include stock options and million-dollar bonuses. For example, IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner received...
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...are squares. When I was a kid, my sister and I would always argue. One of the many topics fought over was whether or not she, as a ballet dancer, was an athlete. While I argued that she was an athlete, she remained vigilantly contrarian, stating that ballet was an art, not a sport. I couldn’t disagree with her counter, so she decided herself the winner, as always in everything. There are many arguments over what is and isn’t a sport. Cheerleading, fishing, auto racing, and golf are all bantered about in these kinds of discussions. However, just as the square is a very special rhombus, there is a certain distinction which distinguishes the sportsman from the athlete. While many activities require a great amount of athleticism, many cannot be called sports because of one thing: strategy. It is the major root of sport that differentiates a competitive game from fun or art. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines ‘sport’ as, “physical activity engaged in for pleasure.” The definition is admittedly vague, but does seem to make the necessary qualification of physical effort. For example, chess is a strategic activity which is “engaged in for pleasure,” but it is not a sport because of lack of physical activity. It’s the mix of fun and...
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...ENDICOTT COLLEGE School of Business and Technology THE GOLF INDUSTRY: A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS With: Tom Fazio, The National Golf Foundation and Pulte Homes CASE STUDY This case was prepared by students Lauren Fournier, Jacob Kidder, Nemanja Marinkovic and Courtney Holloway with Assistant Professor Margaret Sherrerd Ake. THE GOLF INDUSTRY - A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS With: Fazio Golf Designers, the National Golf Foundation, and Pulte Homes INTRODUCTION In January 2007, on a red eye from Phoenix, Arizona back to his main office in Jupiter, Florida, Tom Fazio, a world-renowned golf course architect, reviewed research prepared by the National Golf Foundation (NGF) on the status of the golf industry at the end of 2006. The NGF research reported that in 2006, for the first time since the end of World War II, the number of golf courses that had closed exceeded the number of courses that were opened. The news was not encouraging. Many in the industry had begun to contemplate the factors that contributed to this news. Had the supply of golf courses become too great in comparison to relatively flat demand? Or, were there other more lucrative uses for the properties on which golf courses were traditionally located? Had environmental, land, or other resource constraints hindered new course development? More importantly, how would the industry behave in the years to come? And, what...
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