Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-6-2018

Abstract

Predictor variables, institution type and annual allocated revenue, were investigated as potential predictors of success in NCAA Division II Athletic Departments, on the outcome variable (points scored in the Learfield sports-NACDA Directors’ Cup), working through mediating variables representing culture type (clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy). Data were collected through an electronic survey emailed to all NCAA Division II institution athletic directors and head coaches. Data specific to institution type (public vs private) and the number of points an athletic department earned in the Learfield sports-NACDA Directors’ Cup was also collected from archived records. Statistical testing included the use of SPSS and the PROCESS Macro to make inferences about direct effects of predictor variables on the outcome variable, inferences about specific indirect effects of predictor variables on the outcome variable through mediating variables, pairwise comparisons between specific indirect effects, and inference about the total indirect effect.

Of all the respondents (N=847) to the survey, 285 different NCAA Division II athletic departments were represented. Because of the definition and nature of culture, the number of usable athletic departments was reduced to 67 with a total of 337 respondents with usable data for analysis. Bivariate correlation analysis between the number of Directors’ Cup points scored three culture types was found to be statistically significant. However, only the correlation between market culture the number of Directors’ Cup points scored was found to moderate in size r(335) = .250. Mediation analysis found only one statistically significant interaction between a dependent variable and mediating variable leading to the outcome. Annual allocated revenue was found to effect the number of Directors’ Cup points earned when operating through market culture. In addition, the mediating effect of market culture was found to be statistically different from adhocracy culture and hierarchy culture.

Keywords

NCAA Division II, Organizational Culture, Directors' Cup, Mediation

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences

First Committee Member (Chair)

Dr. Todd L. Seidler

Second Committee Member

Dr. David K. Scott

Third Committee Member

Dr. Glenn Hushman

Fourth Committee Member

Dr. Steven G. Meilleur

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