SPM 235 - Leadership in Professional Sports

This course introduces students to key theories, approaches, and styles of leadership, with particular attention to the role of ethics and ethical decision-making in shaping effective leader behavior. Students analyze leadership practices across diverse sport settings through case studies of leaders at multiple levels and organizational structures. Critical issues in sport leadership, including gender and ethnicity, are also explored. In addition, students begin to examine their own leadership perspectives and tendencies, with an emphasis on personal leadership development and the cultivation of skills essential for success in sport leadership.

• Sports Management
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)