Transformational leadership in elite sport: A qualitative analysis of effective leadership behaviors in cricket

(Transformationsführung im Spitzensport: Eine qualitative Analyse von effektivem Führungsverhalten im Kricket)

We examined transformational leadership behaviors are exhibited in an elite sport environment. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 9 professional county cricket players to explore perceptions of transformational leadership behaviors of their captain and head-coach. Behaviors were firstly deductively categorized based on the Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory, with the most frequently cited being high performance expectations and individual consideration from the coach, and appropriate role-modeling of the captain. Further inductive analyses revealed a range of other factors which may influence players` perceptions of transformational leadership. From these findings, suggestions are offered for those working in an applied context with sporting leaders.
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Notationen:Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften Trainingswissenschaft
Veröffentlicht in:The Sport Psychologist
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Online-Zugang:http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/pdf/10.1123/tsp.2015-0077
Jahrgang:31
Heft:1
Seiten:1-15
Dokumentenarten:elektronische Publikation
Level:hoch