Mechanisms of Superstar Formation in German Soccer: Empirical Evidence

Franck, Egon; Nüesch, Stephan

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“…() investigated Serie A and Serie B in the Italian football market, focusing on the superstar effect of migrant players (e.g. Franck and Nuesch, ), and discovered wage discrimination to the disadvantage of domestic Italian players. Moreover, the popular press that specialises in European football repeatedly highlights the point that migrant players' reputations are overestimated and they are overcompensated compared to their domestic peers ( La Gazzetta dello Sport , 2014).…”

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Do Italians Really Do It Better? Evidence of Migrant Pay Disparities in the Top Italian Football League

Torre

Giangreco

Legeais

et al. 2017

European Management Review

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This study contributes to research on migrant pay disparities by analysing the impact of players' domestic/foreign status on performance‐based pay offered to professional footballers, to understand if foreign players benefit from a preferential labour market. We used information from publicly available data of 275 footballers who played for two consecutive seasons in the Italian league Serie A. We found that the relationship between previous and current performance was partially mediated by the current salary. This result reinforced earlier findings on the pay‐performance relationship, where seasonal performance is particularly relevant. Moreover, our results show that pay discrimination does not indicate a straightforward (dis)advantage for one group, but presents a more complex picture. We have examined possible underlying reasons for these disparities and offered suggestions for further research. We conclude by discussing how clubs and managers could consider incentives to strengthen pay‐performance relationships by being sensitive to the complex influence of players' origins.

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Do Italians Really Do It Better? Evidence of Migrant Pay Disparities in the Top Italian Football League

Torre

Giangreco

Legeais

et al. 2017

European Management Review

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“…Following Franck and Nüesch (, ), both exceptional performance (MacDonald, ; Rosen, ) and remarkable popularity (Adler, ) are incorporated in this paper's definition of a superstar. Either way, a superstar needs to clearly stand out from the group of other soccer players.…”

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Superstars as Drivers of Organizational Identification: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

Hoegele

Schmidt

Torgler

2014

Psychology and Marketing

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This paper examines the effect of superstars on external stakeholders’ organizational identification through the lens of sport. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of organizational identification, as well as on role model theories and superstar economics, several hypotheses are developed regarding the influence of soccer stars on their fans’ degree of team identification. Using a proprietary data set that combines archival data on professional German soccer players and clubs with survey data on more than 1,400 soccer fans, this study finds evidence for a positive effect of superstar characteristics and role model perception. Moreover, it is found that players who qualify for the definition of a superstar are more important to fans of established teams than to fans of unsuccessful teams. The player's club tenure, however, seems to have no influence on fans’ team identification. It is further argued that the effect of soccer stars on their fans is comparable to that of executives on external stakeholders, and hence, the results are applied to the business domain. The results of this study contribute to existing research by extending the list of personnel‐related determinants of organizational identification.

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“…Superstar characteristics. Following Franck and Nüesch (2008;, we incorporate both exceptional performance (Rosen, 1981;MacDonald, 1988) and remarkable popularity (Adler, 1985) in our definition of a superstar. In either way, a superstar needs to clearly stand out from the group of other soccer players.…”

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The Influence of Superstars on Organizational Identification of External Stakeholders: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

Hoegele¹,

Schmidt

Torgler

2012

SSRN Journal

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This paper examines the effect of superstars on external stakeholders' organizational identification through the lens of sport. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of organizational identification, as well as on role model theories and superstar economics, we develop several hypotheses regarding the influence of soccer stars on their fans' degree of team identification. Using a proprietary dataset including archival data on professional German soccer players and clubs as well as survey data of more than 1,400 soccer fans, we find evidence for a positive effect of superstar characteristics and role model perception. We further find that players who measure up to the definition of a superstar are more important to fans of established teams than to fans of unsuccessful teams. The player's club tenure, however, seems to have no influence on fans' team identification. We argue that the effect of soccer stars on their fans is comparable to that of CEOs on their organizations' external stakeholders and consequently apply our results to the business domain. Our results contribute to organizational identification research by extending the list of determinants related to individual persons.

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Mechanisms of Superstar Formation in German Soccer: Empirical Evidence

Cited by 44 publications

References 31 publications

Do Italians Really Do It Better? Evidence of Migrant Pay Disparities in the Top Italian Football League

Do Italians Really Do It Better? Evidence of Migrant Pay Disparities in the Top Italian Football League

Superstars as Drivers of Organizational Identification: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

The Influence of Superstars on Organizational Identification of External Stakeholders: Empirical Findings from Professional Soccer

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