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Kathy Babiak, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Sport Management

2120 Observatory Lodge
1402 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2013
Phone: (734) 763-6922
Fax: (734) 647-2808
kbabiak@umich.edu

Office Hours (Spring Summer 2008):
Please contact for an appointment

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Research Center:

Michigan Center for Sport Management

Teaching

SM 332. Organizational Behavior in Sport

KINESLGY 513. Experimental Courses in Sport Management
Expanded Description for Winter 2006 class: HR MANAGEMENT/ORG BEHAVIOR

Sport Management Doctoral Program

There are opportunities for graduate students seeking full time study at the PhD level. Ideal candidates would have the desire/ability to secure external funding and a strong interest in the study of organizations, management, or administrative aspects related to sport organizations (with a background in sport management or business). There is a great team of researchers in related fields, both in our Division and on the Michigan campus, and opportunities to work and study collaboratively would be encouraged. If interested, please send me an email with a CV including a brief description of your research interests.

Areas of Interest

Short Description: Organizational theory, interorganizational relationships, strategic alliances, relationship marketing, Olympic sport.

Babiak's main line of research focuses on the interorganizational partnerships sport organizations create. These relationships can be in the form of partnerships, sponsorships or philanthropic interactions. She has explored the key strategic factors motivating sport organizations to enter into partnership relationships with other organizations in the non-profit, government and private sectors. Her research also examines the interaction and exchange dynamics involved in managing a diverse network of partners, with the objective to understand what factors are perceived to contribute to more effective relations between organizations. Babiak's interest in interorganizational relationships has been extended to investigations of public-private partnerships, and of relationship marketing practices in both amateur and professional sport contexts such as the National Basketball Association, and the International Olympic Committee. Her most recent research project explores the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of professional sport organizations (NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL) to better understand why sport organizations choose to ally themselves with particular causes (such as the NBA's efforts in literacy), and how the organizations involved benefit from these CSR activities.

Educational Background

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ph.D., Leisure & Sport Management, 2003
"Examining partnerships in amateur sport: The case of a Canadian sport center"

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
M.A., Sport Studies — Sport Administration, 1994
"Managerial leadership in Canadian national sport organizations: Values and perceptions of senior staff leaders and their staff members"

Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
B.A. / B.P.H.E., double major in Biology and Physical & Health Education, 1991

Honors and Awards

2005	Office of the Vice President of Research, University of Michigan. An investigation into the community outreach initiatives of professional sport organizations. ($9,200)
2001-2002	University Graduate Fellowship (UGF). University of British Columbia. ($17,500)
1999-2001	Doctoral Fellowship. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). ($45,200)

Professional Affiliations and Service

Affiliations
	International Olympic Academy Participant's Association (2001- )
	North American Society for Sport Management (1997- ), Executive Member (2006-08)
Manuscript Reviewer
	European Sport Management Quarterly (guest reviewer)
	International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (guest reviewer)
	Journal of Sport Management (guest reviewer)
	Journal of Sport Management Digest (contributor 1999-2001; 2006-07)
Other Service
	Volunteer, Canadian Olympic Committee (Current)
	Volunteer, World Cup 2000 Committee, Canadian Freestyle Ski Association — Whistler / Blackcomb, B.C. (2000)

Selected Publications

Babiak, K. & Thibault, L. (Accepted for publication). Challenges in Multiple Cross-Sector Partnerships. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Babiak, K. & Thibault, L. (In press). Managing interorganisational relationships: The art of plate spinning. (Special Issue on Interorganizational Relationships) International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. 2(7).

Wolfe, R., Babiak, K., Cameron, K., Quinn, R., Smart, D., Terborg, J. & Wright, P. (2007). Moneyball: A business perspective. International Journal of Sport Finance, 2(4), 249-262.

Babiak, K. (2007). Determinants of interorganizational relationships: The case of a Canadian nonprofit sport organization. Journal of Sport Management, 21(3), 338-376.

Babiak, K. & Wolfe, R. (2006). More than just a game? Corporate social responsibility and Super Bowl XL. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 15(4), 214-224.

Cousens, L., Babiak, K., & Bradish, C. (2006). Advancing sponsorship: A framework for assessing corporate-sport relationships. Sport Management Review, 9(1), 1-23.

Conference Presentations / Invited Lectures

Babiak, K., Wolfe, R., Smart, D., Rechner, P., Johnson, G., Cameron, K., & Godfrey, P. CSR and professional sport: A perfect match? Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, 2007.

Tainsky, S. & Babiak, K. A new breed of philanthropists? The charitable involvement of professional athletes. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2007.

Babiak, K., Bradish, C., Kent, A., Johnson, G., & Wolfe, R. Symposium presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2007.

Babiak, K. & Wolfe, R. Bridging Sport Management Research to Actionable Knowledge. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Kansas City, 2006.

Wolfe, R., Babiak, K., Gerrard, B., Mason, D., Frisby, W. Moneyball: Its Influence on Sport and Sport Management. Symposium presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Kansas City, 2006.

Babiak, K. & Wolfe, R. Community Outreach Efforts in Professional Sport Organizations. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Regina, Sask. 2005.

Wolfe, R., Wright, P, Terborg, J., Gerrard, B., Babiak, K., Smart, D., Cameron, K., & Quinn, R. A New Vision of Management for the 21st Century: Moneyball as a Reframing Phenomenon. (All-Academy Symposium). Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, 2005.

Babiak, K. & Thibault, L. The Promise and Challenge of Collaboration: Complexities and Tensions in the Dynamics of Partnership Formation in Canadian Nonprofit Sport Organizations. Paper presented at the 12th European Association for Sport Management Conference, Ghent, BELGIUM, 2004.

Babiak, K., Waddock, S., Wolfe, R., Freeman, R.E., Margolis, J. & Shrivastava, P. Bridging Management Research To Actionable Knowledge: Lessons from Social Issues In Management Scholarship. (All-Academy Symposium). Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2004.

Babiak, K., & Thibault, L. & Frisby, W. Evaluation of interorganizational relationships in Canadian sport organizations. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2004.

Babiak, K., & Wolfe, R. Is it good business to do the right thing? A framework for understanding professional sport organizations' corporate social responsibility initiatives. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2004.

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