Manager/coach mid-season replacement and team performance in professional team sport
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ABSTRACT:
This study examines the effect on performance of the mid-season replacement of coaches/managers in professional team sport. Competing interpretations of the effect of leadership replacement are tested using data from the four major professional sports leagues in North America. The first interpretation holds that the coach/manager is a major influence on team performance and the replacement process is disruptive to organizational effectiveness and performance. The second interpretation suggests that new leadership introduced by the replacement process results in the infusion of new and innovative ideas leading to improved performance. A third interpretation suggests that coaches/managers have little if any impact on overall sport team performance and that their replacement has no long term impact. In our analysis we examine short- and long-term effects by selecting a sample of coaches/managers who completed at least one full season prior to the season of replacement and whose replacement completed a minimum of one full season in that position after the season of the change. The results show that short-term replacement does predict performance but that there is minimal improvement over the longer term. The results are discussed in light of the competing interpretations. We also speculate on the likely effects of interpersonal interactions between athletes and coaches/managers on replacement decisions and on post-replacement performance.
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