Olafson and Hastings (1988) Personal style and administrative behavior in amateur sport organizations

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Olafson, G. A. (University of Windsor)
	Author:	Hastings, D. W. (University of Windsor)

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Management [JSM], 2(1), 26 - 39.

YEAR:

1988

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

behaviour; attitude; manager; leadership; survey; decision-making; national-Sport-and-Recreation-Centre

DISCIPLINE:

Recreation, Sports & Leisure Studies

HTTP:

https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=219674&title=219674

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-334-822 (Last edited on 2002/03/03 18:03:44 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
This paper examines the effect of personal style on the administrative behavior of executive directors of sports governing bodies. Seventy-two executive directors from the National Sport and Recreation Centre in Ottawa and the Ontario Sport Administrative Centre in Toronto completed surveys designed to describe personal style (Personal Style Inventory) and administrative behavior (Leadership Behavior Descriptive Questionnaire). Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in behavior based on personal style. The best model of prediction included the behavioral variables of representation, reconciliation, structure, tolerance of freedom, consideration, and predictive accuracy. The results of this study support the hypothesis put forward by Kilmann and Herden (1976) that a person's behavior in a decision-making role may be a reflection of personal style. These findings suggest that it may be important to understand the contribution of personal style to the decision-making process. Further, this may be a helpful exercise in understanding administrators in many organizations and, particularly as it pertains to this study, in volunteer sport organizations. Examines the effects of personal style on the administrative behaviour of executive directors of sports governing bodies. Executive directors from the National Sport and Recreation Centre in Ottawa, and the Ontario Sport Administrative Centre in Toronto, complete surveys designed to describe personal style (Personal Style Inventory) and administrative behaviour (Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire). Statistical analysis reveals significant differences in behaviour based on personal style. The best model of prediction includes the behavioural variables of representation, reconciliation, structure, tolerance of freedom, consideration, and predictive accuracy. Discusses the implications of the findings for the process of selecting sport managers.

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