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Moriarty, Dick – 1977
The author (1) explains a system analysis approach developed by the Sports Institute for Research through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) for working with government, business, and service organizations in sport-related areas; (2) examines the distinction between professional athletics and amateur sport; (3) discusses conflict resolution by…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Sutton-Smith, Brian – 1973
The function of games in a society is discussed in this paper. An earlier definition of games as a concretistic way of processing information of cultural antitheses is enlarged to include a more bio-adaptive definition: the game is also a socialization of conflict. This view is compared and contrasted with those of Sigmund Freud and G. H. Mead.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aggression, Antithesis, Athletics
Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research/Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) model and method for research in organizational history are used to analyze the growth and development of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) from its inception in 1906 through its breakup in 1955 and its reestablishment in 1961. Four stages of growth are identified:…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Agents, Conflict, Conflict Resolution