Leadership- what effect does leadership have on the development and success of professional football clubs, a qualitative study based mainly on the Irish League

McShane, Ben (2022) Leadership- what effect does leadership have on the development and success of professional football clubs, a qualitative study based mainly on the Irish League. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

This study is aimed to investigate the effects that leadership can have on the development and success of professional football clubs ,based mainly on the League of Ireland. This study analyzes deeply the relationship between leadership and the effect it can have within professional football clubs. Analysis of this relationship is to significantly understand the different effects it can have on a range of factors within the clubs. Demographics such as age have been influential in this study to investigate whether specific factors influence an individual's approach to leadership. Examples of this type of measurement are influential for the study to provide validity and clarity that benefit the overall study. To measure this , the study utilised a qualitative approach through several one-to-one interviews , along with different types of non-numerical data collections available.The interviews were aimed at footballers and managers , either who are currently playing or who have played in the past , within the League of Ireland. The findings showed that individuals within professional football clubs were positively and negatively affected by leadership based on a range of specific factors. Participants had a range of different views and answers based around the predetermined questions provided to them during the interview process. The findings of the interviews revealed some individuals' similar views on leadership and specific leadership approaches, as well as some very different views that did not correlate with one another. The collected findings also provided the effect and influence that leadership can have on a range of factors within professional football clubs, such as culture.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Sands, Stephen UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > Sports > Soccer H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Leadership H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Leadership H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Organisational Behaviour > Organisational Culture
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Science in International Business
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2023 18:50
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2023 18:50
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6377

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