Leadersip in Sports Management
The Role of Leadership in Sports Management
Methods of Research
Prepared by: Nana Janashia, Vilena Granovskaya, Michael Hirschl, Igor Kaplun
Lauder Business School
22- January- 2013
Table of contents Table of contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2.Who is a leader in sports management 3 2. Why there is a need for a leader 4 3. History of leadership (Greeks and first Olympics) 6 4. Leadership Styles In Sports Management 7 5. Famous coaches 10 5.1. Jose Mourinho (1963) 10 5.2. Emanuel Steward (1944 – 2012) 11 5.3. Chen Wen 13 6. Conclusion 14 Bibliography 15
1. Introduction
Sports management is an area, which is seen mostly from the point of view of results or final performance of sportsmen or sportswomen. But in fact, the performance is highly dependent on managers of those sportspeople. Therefore, this topic was chosen by our group to show the clearer picture of how important effective leadership is in the success of the sports people and sports teams.
The topic of enquiry is specifically how effective leadership could contribute to the successful performance of sports people and sports teams. In other words the role of leadership in sports management. Moreover, one of our research questions was how one could become a successful leader. In order to answer this question we observed some famous coaches and their leadership styles and analyzed what common qualities they possess.
2.Who is a leader in sports management
Leaders in sports management are represented by coaches. To clearly demonstrate how important their role is in the success of their trainees, we will later analyze in what ways they can influence the results of the sports people.
Based on the nature of human psychology it is proven that no matter how good the sports people are or how talented the members of the sports teams are, they need a leader to direct their abilities in a right way to achieve the best results. Besides, due to the fact that sport is a huge
Methods of Research
Prepared by: Nana Janashia, Vilena Granovskaya, Michael Hirschl, Igor Kaplun
Lauder Business School
22- January- 2013
Table of contents Table of contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2.Who is a leader in sports management 3 2. Why there is a need for a leader 4 3. History of leadership (Greeks and first Olympics) 6 4. Leadership Styles In Sports Management 7 5. Famous coaches 10 5.1. Jose Mourinho (1963) 10 5.2. Emanuel Steward (1944 – 2012) 11 5.3. Chen Wen 13 6. Conclusion 14 Bibliography 15
1. Introduction
Sports management is an area, which is seen mostly from the point of view of results or final performance of sportsmen or sportswomen. But in fact, the performance is highly dependent on managers of those sportspeople. Therefore, this topic was chosen by our group to show the clearer picture of how important effective leadership is in the success of the sports people and sports teams.
The topic of enquiry is specifically how effective leadership could contribute to the successful performance of sports people and sports teams. In other words the role of leadership in sports management. Moreover, one of our research questions was how one could become a successful leader. In order to answer this question we observed some famous coaches and their leadership styles and analyzed what common qualities they possess.
2.Who is a leader in sports management
Leaders in sports management are represented by coaches. To clearly demonstrate how important their role is in the success of their trainees, we will later analyze in what ways they can influence the results of the sports people.
Based on the nature of human psychology it is proven that no matter how good the sports people are or how talented the members of the sports teams are, they need a leader to direct their abilities in a right way to achieve the best results. Besides, due to the fact that sport is a huge
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