Managerial efficiency and human capital: an application to English association football

Dawson, Peter; Dobson, Stephen

doi:10.1002/mde.1098

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“…First, Goodall (2006Goodall ( , 2009a finds a positive correlation between the scholarly quality of presidents and the academic excellence of their institutions, and also some longitudinal evidence, for a panel of British universities, that those institutions led by highly innovation; and by Dai, Lewis and Lopomo (2006), whose theoretical model stresses the superior information held by expert managers. There are also studies in the sports industry that suggest managers can make a difference, including Porter and Scully (1982), Kahn (1993), Ruggiero, Hadley and Gustafson (1996), and Dawson, Dobson and Gerrard (2000), and Dawson and Dobson (2002).…”

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Why do leaders matter? A study of expert knowledge in a superstar setting

Goodall

Kahn

Oswald

2011

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractThis paper provides evidence of the importance of what might be termed "expert leaders". Although it is widely assumed that leaders affect the performance of their organizations, the complexity of this social-science research area has meant that comparatively little empirical progress has been made. We deliberately choose a narrow focus. We examine a high-skill setting in which there are accurate data on performance. We argue that an influential role is played by a leader"s expert knowledge. A strong predictor of a leader"s success in year T is that person"s level of technical attainment, in the underlying activity, in approximately year T-20. Our data are on U.S. professional basketball. The paper documents a correlation between brilliance as a player and the (much later) winning percentage and playoff success of that person as a team coach. The results reveal that leaders" effects on performance are substantial and are visible in the data within the first 12 months of a coach being hired.

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“…Leaders with more knowledge about motivation performed better. Dawson and Dobson (2002) study British football from 1992 to 1998 and find that having played internationally or having previously played or coached for the current team significantly raises a manager"s productivity.…”

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Why do leaders matter? A study of expert knowledge in a superstar setting

Goodall

Kahn

Oswald

2011

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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“…The value of output in naira was employed as the dependent variable in line with Dawson and Dobson (2002) that employed a similar proxy in their own study on managerial efficiency and human capital: An application to English Association Football.…”

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“…Part of this process requires the manager to monitor and evaluate the inputs as well as motivate (in the case of labour). The manager's performance may be crucial for the success of the business if the manager performs well (and output is maximized for a given set of inputs), profit maximization will result (Dawson and Dobson, 2002).…”

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Analysis of Managerial Efficiency Among Agribusiness Firms in Abia State, Nigeria

Nwachukwu¹,

Mejeha²,

Kalu³

2011

IJSSH

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Abstract-This study assessed the managerial efficiency among agribusiness firms in Abia state, Nigeria with specific interest in analyzing their socio -economic characteristics, managerial efficiency levels and its determinants. Purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of locations and firms. Aba and Umuahia were selected given that most of the commercial firms are located. The study employed 50 firms on the basis of their investment value (less N5m).Descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier model were the analytical tools for the study. The result showed that majority of the firms were well established and managed by middle aged, sparingly literate and experienced managers with an appreciable income level and sizable household. The efficiency level of the managers was 0.62 on the average and managerial efficiency was found to be influenced positively by age of the firm, age, income, education of the managers. Efficiency was negatively affected by the household size of the managers. On the basis of the findings, the study suggested that periodic trainings and capacity building programs be organized for the managers to enhance their expertise and managerial competence.

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“…Dawson andDobson (2002), andIAAE (2012) mention that the use of production should be effective and efficient in order to produce optimum productivity. Meanwhile, the size of deals is affected by the amount of a commodity produced (Friyanti, 2008;Boehlje, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%