Upper Echelons in Professional Sport: The Impact of NBA General Managers on Team Performance
| Autor: | Steven Salaga, Kathy Babiak, Matthew Juravich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Professional sport Basketball business.industry 05 social sciences General Decision Sciences Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation League Organizational performance Contextual variable Upper echelons 0502 economics and business Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Operations management 050207 economics Marketing Human resources business Psychology 050203 business & management Panel data |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sport Management. 31:466-479 |
| ISSN: | 1543-270X 0888-4773 |
| Popis: | This study integrates upper echelons theory into the sport management literature by investigating general manager (GM) strategic decision-making in the National Basketball Association. Specifically, this research examines individual contextual variables as they relate to the human resource decision-making tendencies of GMs. Utilizing 17 seasons of data on team performance and individual GM characteristics, we estimate two-stage panel regression models to examine the relationship between GM-related variables and organizational performance. We find that both GM technical experience and GM education are positively related to winning and efficiency. The results also illustrate the importance of acquiring elite-level talent and indicate positive returns to GMs whom are able to do so. These findings are relevant for team ownership and suggest a link between organizational performance and the personal characteristics of league GMs. The analysis furthers our understanding of the GM–team player talent–organizational performance relationship in professional sport. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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