| Sports participation increased greatly in the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) after the mid-1980s. This is a result of legislation designed to promote sports, coupled with the interest in sport generated by the R.O.K.'s hosting the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games. However, there is no research presently available that has investigated the attitudes and practices of R.O.K. sports managers in organizations which come under the South Korean National Sports Promotion law. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the perceptions of business and governmental officers regarding compliance with the South Korean National Sport Promotion Law. The programming which has been implemented in order to meet the law, and the level of perceived compliance with the law's goals were examined. The sample (N = 1,093) included all identified sports managers of organizations in the R.O.K. required by the law to implement sports programs. A survey instrument was constructed and validated to measure the perceptions and practices relevant to the law's requirements. The analyzed data revealed that mixed attitudes and practices existed relevant to the sports promotion law and corporate/government sports programs. Elite sports seemed to be favored overall, and the preferences of the manager as well as type of organization were associated with different levels of committment to both elite and mass sports. |
