Benchmarking of élite sport systems

In recent times the concept of benchmarking has been advocated as a tool for improving management within the sport industry. For example, it is an underpinning principle of the UK Labour government’s drive for efficiency and effectiveness (Audit Commission, 2000), leading to the emergence of the National Benchmarking Service promoted by Sport England, the lead body for sport in England. However, the sector of sport management in which benchmarking has been most utilized is that of the management of elite sport systems where benchmarking has been considered as a good method of identifying the factors that lead to international sporting success

THE MOTIVATIONS TO STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MANAGEMENT: THE IMPACT OF DEGREE PROGRAMME AND LEVEL OF STUDY THE MOTIVATIONS TO STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MANAGEMENT: THE IMPACT OF DEGREE PROGRAMME AND LEVEL OF STUDY

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there are differences in the type and level of motivation to study between students on specialist and generalist undergraduate degree programmes and between students at different stages of their degree programmes. An adapted scale was used from Pintrich et al"s (1991) Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire to measure the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goal Orientation of undergraduate students in the School of Management at the University of Surrey. 346 completed responses were gathered from students at all levels of study and on different degree programmes. The study suggests that there are significant differences in intrinsic motivation between students on generalist and specialist degree programmes but that there are no significant differences in extrinsic motivation. In terms of level of study, the results suggest that as students progress from first to final year, there are changes to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The findings also suggest that work experience can have a significant effect on motivations to study