| The purpose of this investigation was to examine the differences between Division I-A ranked and unranked football departments in relation to the organizational structure.;Subjects for the study were Division I-A head football coaches. The Football Organization Survey instrument was used and measured the level of complexity, formalization, and centralization present in the organizational structure of the football departments.;The three components of complexity measured were horizontal differentiation, vertical differentiation, and geographic dispersion. The five components of formalization were: the degree to which job descriptions and regulations are specified, the degree of supervision, the amount of freedom given to subordinates and managers, the degree of work standardization, and the degree to which regulations exist. The two components of centralization measured were the degree of influence the head football coach has over key parts of the decision-making process, and the amount of discretion that the assistant football coach has over critical elements in his job.;Two types of analysis were conducted. A t-test was conducted on the mean scores for complexity, formalization, and centralization between the ranked and unranked programs. The individual questions were analyzed using frequency, mean, median, mode and standard deviation between the ranked and unranked programs.;There was no significant difference found between the level of complexity, formalization, and centralization present in the ranked and unranked football programs. There was a low degree of complexity, high level of formalization, and a moderate amount of centralization present in the ranked and unranked football programs. |
