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Big Time College Athletics is a fascinating phenomenon, one that presents the organizational scholar with intriguing questions. On the one hand, as expressed in statements by university leaders, there is minimal congruence between BTCA and the mission of universities. On the other hand, BTCA continues to grow and, some might argue, thrive. Three panelists, Anju Seth, Jay Barney, and Tom Donaldson, each expert in different facets of governance, will address university governance as it relates to BTCA. Each panelist, along with our discussant, Mark Mizruchi, will address how insights found within BTCA are related to other organizational contexts. The seminal puzzles to be addressed in the symposium are to explain whether extant university governance has contributed to this "lack of congruence—yet thriving" paradox; how changes in governance might increase BTCA—university mission congruence; and, of greatest importance, what can be learned about governance by investigating BTCA.

The objective of this article is to indicate how international business (IB) research can benefit from using sport as a research context. We present the rationale for studying organizational phenom...

Big time college athletics (BTCA) is a fascinating phenomenon, one that presents the management scholar with intriguing questions. On the one hand, according to the words of university leaders, there is minimal congruence between BTCA and the core mission of universities. On the other hand, BTCA continues to grow and, some might argue, thrive. Consistent with the 2014 Academy of Management Meeting theme, the proposed symposium will investigate the Power of Words to resolve this “lack of congruence— yet thriving” paradox. More specifically, the central questions to be addressed in this symposium are: (1) why words haven’t had the power they might in addressing the lack of congruence between BTCA and the mission of universities?; and, more importantly, (2) how words can positively influence the congruence between BTCA and the mission of universities. Four panelists and two discussants will address these questions. Two panelists are experts concerning extant words describing BTCA challenges—one is a journali...

Big time college athletics (BTCA) is a fascinating phenomenon, one that presents the management scholar with intriguing questions. On the one hand, university leaders see minimal congruence between...

A heat-sensitive, trypsin-sensitive factor that promoted growth and spreading of cells in serum-free, hormone-supplemented medium was partially purified from human serum. The major portion of the proteins in these preparations migrated upon SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with a mobility consistent with molecular weights between 60,000 and 90,000. The spreading activity, which we have termed serum spreading factor, stimulated growth and spreading of a wide variety of cell types. The serum spreading factor was similar to fibronectin in that it showed an affinity for the plastic cell culture substrate but was shown to be distinct from fibronectin by several criteria. This factor may prove useful in studies of cell attachment and spreading and in studies of the relationship of cell shape and cell proliferation.