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Organizational Socialization in Professional Sport: The National Basketball Association’s Rookie Transition Program

Mark A. Beattie

organizations to combat workplace discrimination, including allyship and advocacy from individuals with hegemonic identities or in majority groups, clearer and more transparent processes for promotions and pay raises, to more formalized OS processes. As an example of the latter, an organization could seek

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Tourism Touché: USA Fencing’s Delicate Dance With Tournament Site Selection

Bradley J. Baker and Ashley Gardner

justice factors in the national tournament location selection process. What role should these issues have in the event location selection process? How does a national organization with members and stakeholders from a wide range of political and social orientations balance advocacy with representation

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Skiing Uphill: A Sport Ecology Case Study to Save the Snow

Beth D. Solomon and Sarah Stokowski

the North College Green Team for the alpine and Nordic teams. Coach Boomauger has gotten involved at North College outside of the athletic department. Boomauger sought out the student-led climate change advocacy group, the North College Green Club. With the additional support and funding from the

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Leveraging Sports Events for LGBTQ2+ Inclusion: Supporting Innovation in Organizational Culture and Practices

Emily K. Romano, Kyle A. Rich, and Dennis Quesnel

, sporting bodies and organizations often endorse inclusion and human rights. But, such advocacy typically manifests as narrow confrontations with diversity, that uphold underlying agendas related to consumption (e.g., selling tickets or rainbow jerseys) and do very little to engender social change that

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Mental Health Resources for NCAA Student-Athletes

Megan Everritt and Amy Rundio

experiences as well as open booths at sporting events to create a conversation among sports fans. The Hidden Opponent An additional nonprofit advocacy group for SAs is The Hidden Opponent. This organization was founded by Victoria Garrick, an alumna of the University of Southern California’s volleyball team

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Employee Relations in Times of Uncertainty

Emily Dane-Staples and Stephen Gonzalez

, 2019 ). The Hornets were confident that their longstanding and positive relationship with the Pilots, in addition to their community support and advocacy for baseball, would likely minimize their changes. Then COVID-19 happened and cancelled the 2020 season. 2020—The Season That Wasn’t The cancellation