Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item The role of the athletic director in Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1970) Colbo, Kenneth GordonItem Factors influencing salaries of intercollegiate athletic head men's and women's basketball coaches as perceived by NCAA Division I athletic directors(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Sweet, LaWana LynnItem The role of the community college athletic director as perceived by athletic directors, deans, and presidents in California community colleges(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1977) Fields, Max EugeneItem The administrative reporting structure of athletics directors in NCAA divisions I, II and III intercollegiate athletics(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2004) Sanders, Calli Theisen; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Richard Howard.Differences in administrative reporting structures for NCAA Division I, II and III athletics directors were reported and analyzed. Reasons for different reporting structures and athletics director satisfaction with reporting structures were studied, and athletics directors' perceptions of their structures, particularly when organizational change had recently occurred, were analyzed. Athletics directors at all 977 NCAA Division I, II and III institutions were asked to complete a questionnaire indicating to whom they report in the administrative structure of their institution, what organizational structure changes had occurred during the previous five year period, and their satisfaction level with their campus reporting structure. Fifteen NCAA athletics directors were asked in a telephone interview to respond to questions about their current and previous organizational structures. Results were cross tabulated and frequencies were calculated. A content analysis of themes from the written survey and telephone interview was conducted. The two most common administrative reporting structures were a direct report to the university president and to the student affairs division. A direct report to the president was the most common in Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA and II, whereas student affairs was the most common structure in Division III. The vast majority of athletics directors were satisfied with their reporting structure. Those reporting directly to the president cited the direct contact with the president as the primary reason for their satisfaction. Athletics directors who reported to student affairs indicated the natural fit with student services was the primary reason for their structure. Satisfaction levels generally decreased when moving from larger to smaller athletics programs. Athletics directors, particularly in Division I, felt that it was critical to report directly to the university president due to the high visibility of their programs, NCAA institutional control issues, and the impact of the athletics program on the institution as a whole. Respondents also indicated that communication efficiency necessitated this direct involvement. Directors of lower division athletics programs were generally satisfied reporting through student affairs. However, among these directors there were some who expressed interest in a direct report to the president.Item The influence of gender and gender role on occupational stress for athletic training education program directors(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2012) Nynas, Suzette Marie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Carrie B. MyersAthletic Training Education Program (ATEP) Directors and their administration need to understand the occupational stressors related to the ATEP Director position. The purpose of this study was to investigate how gender, gender roles, personal and professional characteristics and program factors influence the occupational stress of ATEP Directors. A survey research study was used to investigate the level to which ATEP Directors experience occupational stress, how ATEP Directors self-identify according to gender roles, as well as to determine the influence gender, gender role, personal, professional and program attributes on occupational stress. The study used multivariate linear regression with a model-building approach to determine if occupational stress for ATEP Directors was a result of personal, professional or programmatic characteristics. Gender, gender role and total number of students did have an effect on the occupational stress of ATEP Directors. Female ATEP Directors experience more stress than males and ATEP Directors who identify as having more masculine-like or agentic traits regardless of biological gender, experienced less occupational stress. As the number of students in the ATEP increased, so did the occupational stress of the ATEP Director. This study presents information that heightens awareness of the occupational stress of ATEP directors and that could assist in the development of mitigation practices to decrease the negative effects of occupational stress which might include burnout, physical and mental health issues, decreased commitment to job, and decreased job satisfaction and attrition.