Managing Sport Organizations

Covell, Daniel; Walker, Sharianne

doi:10.4324/9780203550281

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“…There has been a growing acknowledgement in the sport management area that self-employed individuals particularly in the fitness industry are important areas to study (Huset-McGuire et al, 2003). Moreover, fitness-related businesses are one of the most growth-orientated types of sport ventures in the industry and contribute to economic development (Covell and Walker, 2013). Small fitness-related businesses enable people to achieve an enhanced work/life balance by incorporating personal interests into work activities (Hemme et al, 2016).…”

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Williams-Burnett

et al. 2017

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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The study explores the entrepreneurial experiences of sport coaches/instructors and their operation, thus contributing to a nascent literature. There is minimal literature evaluating entrepreneurial experiences in different occupational contexts. This is particularly true in newer entrepreneurial occupations such as sports coaches/instructors and how they function as business owners. This study considers the challenges, drivers, motivations and perceptions sport coaches/instructors exhibit and face. The results provided a plurality of diverse practice and attitudes towards self-employment sports coaches/instructors. In terms of motivations, respondents revealed both necessity and personal enjoyment as a driver to career choice. Respondents stressed the challenges involved with self-employment sports coaching, which included time management and problems with financing the business.

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Williams-Burnett

et al. 2017

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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“…Regardless of the sector, size and the number of facilities available to the sports organization, the stadium manager is actively involved in planning, constructing, financing, maintaining and operating these facilities (Covell and Walker, 2013). This may suggest that the role of managers in stadium settings may not differ from their counterparts in other sports organizations.…”

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Transformational and transactional leadership and skills approach

Megheirkouni

Amaugo

Jallo

2018

IJPL

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the required leadership styles and skills for stadium management, and examine the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership styles and the skills approach: technical, human and conceptual skills. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative methods approach was used to gather the data, using a sample of 212 registered individuals in stadium settings. Findings The results revealed that there are significant relationships between leadership styles and the skills approach: technical, human and conceptual skills. More importantly, leadership styles were found to be equally important even though the effect between these styles and the skills approach: technical, human and conceptual skills, varied in the three levels of management. Further details have been reported in the results. Research limitations/implications The paper provides an insight into the relationship between leadership styles and the required skills, using a quantitative methods approach. While this is an appropriate method, in-depth interviews are needed to understand why/why questions in stadium settings. Practical implications Managers should be carefully selected in the three levels of management because unqualified people can have negative consequences on the reputation of a stadium and the hosting of major events. An effective selection program focusing on mid-level managers is essential. Originality/value This research represents the first attempt to investigate and understand the relationship between leadership styles and the required skills, using evidence from stadium settings.

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