Abstract

This study investigated job satisfaction of alumnae/i of an undergraduate sport management program, (N=254). It questioned whether there would be a sigfnificant difference between job satisfaction scores of alumnae/i employed in positions related to sport and the scores of alumnae/i employed in positions unrelated to sport. Jop satisfaction was measured by the Jop Descriptive Index and the Job in General scales (Ironson, Smith, Brannick, Gibson Paul, 1989; Smith, Kendall, Hulin, 1969). Eighty-four (71.2)of the 118 respondents held positions related to sport and 34 (28.8) were in positions unrelated to sport. A MANOVA with follow-up ANOVAs was used to examine differences in satisfaction scores across the jobs related to sport/jobs unrelated to sport distinction. Except for satisfaction with present pay, no significant differences were found. These results suggested that sport management alumnae/i who obtain jobs unrelated to sport may have approximately equal prospects of attaining job satiisfaction as graduates who obtain jobs related to sport. Verf.-Referat