Leadership and Management in Sport

Fixed number of teams, salary caps and drafts, privately owned, commissioner like CEO

Leader power who explains how tasks can be done differently, could be new ways of evaluating players

Team are promoted to higher leagues based on performance and numbers of teams can change each season

leadership model based on two dimensions: concern for people and concern for production,  identifying 5 distinct styles

leaders look for mistakes/deviations from normal standards when monitoring work, then taking action to correct mistakes

Motivate to change, Respond to individual needs, 4 dimensions, Idealized influence, Inspirational, Intellellectual

Group dynamics, When employees felt important they had higher levels of job satisfaction

The top football division, power 5 schools with specific attendance requirements

2 elements, Charismatic behavior of leader, followers attribute to leader, trusted and admired because of morals

Leader power comes from having great knowledge and skill

Likert continuum - leader trusts subordinates; involves them in decision making; motivated by ability to be involved 

Leader changes approach to attain goal based on subordinates, Directive Participative Supportive Achievement leadership

 deals with setting high expectations for followers, Leader motivates followers to meet expectations, “Cheerleading”

No athletic scholarships, emphasizes participation, offers 5-6 sports for men and women

Leader motivates the group with pay and other incentives

organizations values are both held by employees and shared greater influence on employee behavior less employee turnover

identified two categories of factors that influence job satisfaction and motivation: hygiene factors and motivators.

Their goal is to make atheletics part of education program, oversee violations, hold meetings, 7 sports for each gender

Awards modest athletic scholarships for at least 10 sports and and least 2 sports for each gender

Leader power who uses punishment, longer hours and playing time cut

Leaders reward followers after they successfully complete assigned tasks, ex. bonuses

Likert continuum–leader has complete trust in subordinates; success tied to all people in org; motivated by achievement

NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB are examples of

Leaders wait for mistakes/deviations to happen and then intervene to address problems

 how leaders encourage creativity and innovation Followers are encouraged to think on their own and aren’t criticized

Dyanamic leadership style should

NCAA is

Specialized jobs, Rewards based on output rather than hours worked

Movement between divisions, multiple teams in a city, no draft, publicly owned

Intelligence, Self-confidence, Determination, Integrity, Sociability predispose someone as a great leader

Leadership theory is about leadership as more than a role, behavioral, influences followers, power is essential

Leader power based on strong personal qualities and presence of leader

Leader power comes from rights, responsibilities and values of the group

Developed a continuum of leadership that included exploitative, benevolent authoritative, consultative, participative

Scheduling, rules, negotiating with players union, tv deals, licensing and sponsorships are

Leadership depends on individual with strong that compels others to follow. NOT his or her knowledge, expertise or skill

league owns all teams and signs players like MLS and XFL

Path to leadership-individual who spontaneously emerges in a group in need of a leader (children do this when playing)

Pick which was NOT a 1939 Lewin, Lippitt & White leadership style

don’t like to work, Avoid whenever possible,Must be controlled, coerced, threatened to achieve organizational goals

Focuses on interaction between leader and followers, place interests, needs, and aspirations of others before their own

American sports teams mostly have

Leaders are born with leadership characteristics, not made, popular leadership theory in 1800s

system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes organization from others, how the employees perceive the org

work is natural, Will exercise self-direction if they are committed to objectives, Commitment is a function of rewards

individual is voted on and assumes leadership role based on popular decision (commissioner)

Likert continuum - low trust in subordinates; makes all decisions; group motivated by system of rewards

to divide work into distinct tasks to be performed, and coordinate those tasks to accomplish organization objectives

Path to leadership-an individual is appointed to a leadership role because of qualities he/she possesses (team captain)

Likert continuum - leader has little trust in subordinates; makes all decisions; group motivated by threat/coercion

Hersey & Blanchard-Leadership styles emerge from the environment, Style has to change based on needs of subordinates

Maintains the same teams year after year, most US teams

It is easy to be a leader without having influence over the group