TY  - JOUR
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to (a) distinguish the structural designs, and (b) examine the relationship between structure and effectiveness in American sport organizations. Formalization, centralization, and specialization were examined to determine the structural designs. Senior level administrators from National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (N = 86) departments completed an electronic questionnaire. Cluster analysis was used to group departments according to the three dimensions of structure. Results demonstrated the presence of two structural designs—the Simple Structure and the Enabling Structure. MANCOVA procedures showed differences between departments in athletic achievement, but not in the education of student athletes. Discussion of the findings and future directions are presented.
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SN  - 1055-3185
DO  - 10.1108/eb028941
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028941
AU  - Cunningham George B.
AU  - Rivera Christina A.
PY  - 2001
Y1  - 2001/01/01
TI  - STRUCTURAL DESIGNS WITHIN AMERICAN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS
T2  - The International Journal of Organizational Analysis
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 369
EP  - 390
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -