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The Ethical Issues Confronting KOREAN SPORT Organizations

  • Kinesiology
  • 2018, 3(1), pp.11~23
  • Publisher : Northeast Asian Studies Journal Institute (J-INSTITUTE)
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Kinesiology > Kinesiology in general > Sport Pedagogy
  • Received : May 10, 2018
  • Accepted : May 25, 2018
  • Published : June 30, 2018

Oh Hyoung-keun 1

1Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

ABSTRACT

The aims of this research are: to identify the ethical issues confronting Korean sport organizations, to find factors influencing the decision making to deal with the ethical issues, and, finally, to suggest development plans for managerial ethics in Korean sport organizations. In particular, the research addresses the following questions: what kind of ethical issues confronting Korean sport organizations? What are the factors influencing decision making to deal with the ethical issues? What are the development plans for managerial ethics in Korean sport organizations? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants working for Korean sport organizations(N=8). Results revealed that Korean sport organizations have been faced with various ethical issues, consisting of two main themes: athlete and coach, and organization. While former was related to management and supervision of athlete and coaches, and latter was pertaining to organization’s internal issues. Regarding the factors influencing decision making to deal with the ethical issues, organization’s regulations and obeying boss were identified. In additions, as the tool of ethics management and organizational policy, ethics training programmes and the code of ethics were not applicable and not practical. Finally, improvement of administrative system and eradication of factionalism were suggested for the development plans for managerial ethics in Korean sport organizations.

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