Impact of Management Strategies on Sports Facility Sustainability and Effectiveness of Operations in Higher Institutions
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2020
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Ogunsemore, M. A.
Ajibola, G. S.
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CEPRES International University, Liberia
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Successful semi-professional athletes in higher institutions in Nigeria have risen to prominence as a result of their involvement in collegiate sports, but in recent times this situation is no longer visible due to the low impact of management strategies on sports facility complex sustainability and effectiveness of operations in these higher institutions. The research focused on management strategies and its impact on facility sustenance and effectiveness of operations in higher institutions in Lagos State. The variables studied were booking and scheduling, financial management strategies, housekeeping and maintenance strategies, concession and novelties. Four hypotheses were tested in the study. The population of the study comprised Directors of Sports, Deputy Directors of Sports, Coaches, Clerical officers, Security personnel, Student-athletes, and other Stakeholders. A sample of four hundred and eight five respondents (485) were selected for the study through the stratified random sampling technique. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study. A self-developed research questionnaire designed and validated by experts in sports management was used to collect data from the respondents. Responses from the questionnaire were subjected to the descriptive statistics of bar chart while the four research hypotheses were tested using the inferential statistics of multiple regression at 0.05 alpha level. The findings from the study showed that booking and scheduling recorded F-Value (8.842; P<0.05), financial management strategy F-Value (5.88; P<0.05), housekeeping and maintenance strategies F-Value (7.91; P<0.05), concession and novelties F-Value (4.12; P<0.05) were all significant. The study concluded that booking and scheduling, financial management strategy, housekeeping, adequate maintenance, Concessioning and adequate food provision should be given priority in the sustenance of sports facilities and the effectiveness of its operations in higher institutions. The study recommended that sports administrators should adopt modern trends in sports complex management, so as to ensure that funds generated provide sufficient revenue that will be utilised for effective and efficient functioning of sports facilities in higher institutions of learning.
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Ogunsemore, M. A. & Ajibola, G. S. (2020). Impact of Management Strategies on Sports Facility Sustainability and Effectiveness of Operations in Higher Institutions. CEPRES Journal of Science & Innovative Studies,1, 89 – 97