Transformational leadership in elite sport: A qualitative analysis of effective leadership behaviors in cricket
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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| Notations: | social sciences training science |
| Published in: | The Sport Psychologist |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/pdf/10.1123/tsp.2015-0077 |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 1-15 |
| Document types: | electronical publication |
| Level: | advanced |