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Moriarty, Dick; And Others – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1977
If members of an organization have the opportunity to compare their theory in action with their espoused theory, they will become aware of dysfunctional aspects and will probably attempt changes in order to reconcile the differences. (MM)
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Organizational Change
Download full textGuilmette, Ann Marie; Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research Through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) provides a service whereby organizations through an audit and feedback system prognosticate and identify problems in order to avoid situations discordant with their organizational goals and objectives. This document reports the organizational crisis that faced the Windsor…
Descriptors: Athletics, Field Hockey, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation
Olafson, Gordon A.; Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) assists organizations to identify: (1) ultimate goals; (2) the conflicts or obstacles that prevent an organization from reaching its goals; (3) the important tasks of the organization; (4) the individuals and groups that make the organization unique; (5) the influence of the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Critical Path Method, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation
Moriarty, Dick; Jones, Patti – 1976
This study reports the results of a pilot Change Agent Research (CAR) project initiated in the summer of 1975 by the Sports Institute for Research (SIR) for the Windsor Minor Lacrosse Association. The purpose of the project was to audit the association to diagnose the nature of its organizational problems and assist in initiating change in order…
Descriptors: Athletics, Goal Orientation, Lacrosse, Organizational Change
Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research Through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) is an interdisciplinary, public professional, study/action group, which brings together theoreticians and practitioners to investigate topics of vital interest to sport or athletic organizations functioning at the community, provincial/state, national, or international…
Descriptors: Athletics, Foreign Countries, Institutional Research, Organizational Change
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
Moriarty, Dick; Duthie, James – CAHPER Journal, 1974
The decline of the independent, scholar-scientist closeted in a library and/or laboratory resulting from increased social stress on universities for "more scholar per dollar" and "more relevance for the real world" predicts an inevitable shift to action research. The shift in system from relatively independent basic researchers…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Agents, Community Services, Cooperative Planning
