Transformational Leadership in Sport

Hoption, Colette; Phelan, John Leddy; Barling, Julian

doi:10.4324/9780203794937-4

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“…It is defined as transforming followers’ values and motivating followers to achieve performance outcomes beyond their normal expectations or limits (Bass, 1985; Kark et al., 2003). Transformational leaders are also believed to be charismatic and inspire followers to become leaders themselves (Hoption et al., 2007). Transformational leaders are able to do this through showing four leader behaviors which influence their followers’ values and performance (Bass & Riggio, 2006; Hoption et al., 2007).…”

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A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

Malloy

Kavussanu

2021

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Transformational and authentic leadership are two models of leadership, which have some similarities and are relevant to sport. However, these leadership models are also distinct and consequently may predict athlete outcomes differently. Authentic leadership has received little attention in sport and so research is needed to examine how it is unique in terms of what it adds to dominant sport leadership models. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether authentic leadership (a) is empirically distinct from transformational leadership and (b) adds to transformational leadership by explaining unique variance in commitment and enjoyment. A total of 421 (227 female, Mage = 20.32) team sport athletes took part in the study by completing a questionnaire. Authentic leadership was correlated to transformational leadership, suggesting transformational and authentic leadership show some convergent validity. However, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) revealed that authentic leadership also shows discriminant validity to transformational leadership and has incremental predictive power above that of transformational leadership, in terms of predicting athletes’ enjoyment and commitment. Our findings enhance our understanding of authentic leadership in sport and clearly show that it is distinct from transformational leadership. They also highlight the importance of authentic leadership and how it adds to transformational leadership in terms of predicting athletes’ commitment and enjoyment.

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A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

Malloy

Kavussanu

2021

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…The transformational leadership paradigm [1] has been widely used to understand the effects of leaders’ behaviors in the field of applied psychology [2], and its significant potential for research in the sporting context has also been increasingly recognized [3,4,5].…”

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“…Transformational leaders (i.e., coaches) became a behavioral model for followers (i.e., athletes) (idealize influence) to stimulate them to think in different ways to face new and old challenges and issues (intellectual stimulation), give them challenges and meaning in everyday activities (inspiration motivation), and recognize individual differences through a supportive leadership style (individualized consideration). Through transformational leadership behaviors, coaches get results by going further than even the team members expect, improving team outcomes through their leadership (e.g., [3,6]), and fostering not only better coaches but also better athletes [4].…”

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Transformational Leadership, Task-Involving Climate, and Their Implications in Male Junior Soccer Players: A Multilevel Approach

Álvarez

Castillo

Molina-García

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Despite the well-known positive consequences of transformational coaches in sport, there is still little research exploring the mechanisms through which coaches’ transformational leadership exerts its impact on athletes. Multilevel SEM was used to examine the relationship between coaches’ transformational leadership style, a task-involving climate, and leadership effectiveness outcome criteria (i.e., players’ extra effort, coach effectiveness, and satisfaction with their coach), separately estimating between and within effects. A representative sample of 625 Spanish male soccer players ranging from 16 to 18 years old and nested in 50 teams completed a questionnaire package tapping the variables of interest. Results confirmed that at the team level, team perceptions of transformational leadership positively predicted teams’ perceptions of task climate, which in turn positively predicted the three outcome criteria. At the individual level, players’ perceptions of transformational leadership positively predicted teams’ perceptions of task climate, which in turn positively predicted teams’ extra effort and coach effectiveness. Mediation effects appeared at the team level for all the outcome criteria, and at the individual only for extra effort. Transformational leadership is recommended to enhance task climate, in order to increase players’ extra effort, their perceptions of the effectiveness of their coach, and their satisfaction with his/her leadership style.

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“…Mageau and Vallerand (2003) and Tanis and De Wit (2001) found leader’s communication, which includes coaches in sports context, to positively affect commitment. Hoption, Phelan, and Barling (2007) reported that strong leadership in a team positively influences team performance, job satisfaction, and intent to remain members with the team. Rusbult and Buunk (1993) inform commitment plays important influence on intent to remain.…”

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Is Internal Communication Important for Sport Commitment

Mishra

Sharma²,

Kamalanabhan

2015

Communication & Sport

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The study investigates the mechanism of internal communication in the context of sport organizations. This article illustrates the relationship between internal communication (peer communication, coach–player communication, communication training, and internal public relation [PR] practices) and commitment of individual players in the sports, broadening the understanding of internal communication practices in sport organizations. This study hypothesized a positive relationship between internal communication dimensions and sport commitment through survey methodology. Using multivariate regression technique, the hypotheses were tested on a sample of 223 players from National Cricket Academy of India that has produced some of the best cricketers in the world. Positive relationships between peer, coach–player communication, communication training, and internal PR practices of the organization and predicting individual sport commitment of players. Stronger predictions were observed for communication training and internal PR practices as compared to peer communication and coach–player communication. The study provides valuable insights from the player’s perspective on internal communication process in a sports organization to ensure individual sport commitment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has examined the influence of communication training and internal PR practices on individual sport commitment.

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Transformational Leadership in Sport

Cited by 11 publications

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A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

A comparison of authentic and transformational leadership in sport

Transformational Leadership, Task-Involving Climate, and Their Implications in Male Junior Soccer Players: A Multilevel Approach

Is Internal Communication Important for Sport Commitment

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