A phenomenological study of the perception and transfer of acquired arbitrary skills from athletics to business by former collegiate and professional athletes /
This study developed an understanding of the arbitrary skills former collegiate and professional athletes perceive themselves to possess as a result of their participation in athletics and how they apply or transfer these skills to the business setting. The four research questions: (1) What skills...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This study developed an understanding of the arbitrary skills former collegiate and professional athletes perceive themselves to possess as a result of their participation in athletics and how they apply or transfer these skills to the business setting. The four research questions: (1) What skills do former collegiate and professional athletes in mid-management positions perceive themselves to possess as a result of their participation in athletics that are transferable to the business setting; (2) What is the knowledge content in regard to the skills that are acquired and transferred by former collegiate and professional athletes to the business setting; (3) What are the mechanisms or methods by which these perceived skills are transferred in the business setting by former collegiate and professional athletes; and (4) What is the utility of these skills to the organization, as perceived by the employers and supervisors of former collegiate and professional athletes provided the basis for the understanding of this phenomenon . Four male and three female former collegiate and professional athletes, in addition to two known employers of athletes served as the participants for this study. The information derived from the phenomenological research process revealed that (1) athletes do acquire success, problem solving and leadership-based skills in athletics, that can be formulated into a theoretical framework and incorporated in the curriculum of career transition training programs offered by colleges and professional sports organizations; (2) career transition training programs should be offered at the end of athletes' career because they are more mature then than at the beginning, thus enhancing the transfer of training; (3) skills as male athletes, and therefore, should be given equal consideration as men for employment as managers in business; and (4) companies can develop and implement training programs for their staff who are not athletes based on the identified skills sets acquired in athletics. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Educational Human Resource Development". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 151 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 143-149. |