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Bridgewater, Susan, Kahn, Lawrence M. and Goodall, Amanda. (2011) Substitution and complementarity between managers and subordinates : evidence from British football. Labour Economics, Vol.18 (No.3). pp. 275-286. ISSN 0927-5371

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.10.001

Abstract

We use data on British football managers and teams over the 1994-2007 period to study substitution and complementarity between leaders and subordinates. We find for the Premier League (the highest level of competition) that, other things being equal, managers who themselves played at a higher level raise the productivity of less-skilled teams by more than that of highly skilled teams. This is consistent with the hypothesis that one function of a top manager is to communicate to subordinates the skills needed to succeed, since less skilled players have more to learn. However, we also find that managers with more accumulated professional managing experience raise the productivity of talented players by more than that of less-talented players. This is consistent with the hypothesis that a further function of successful managers in high-performance workplaces is to manage the egos of elite workers. Such a function is potentially more important the more accomplished the workers are-as indicated, in our data, by teams with greater payrolls. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Marketing & Strategic Management
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Leadership, Labor productivity, Soccer -- Management -- Great Britain, Soccer managers -- Great Britain

Journal or Publication Title:

Labour Economics

Publisher:

Elsevier BV

ISSN:

0927-5371

Official Date:

June 2011

Dates:

Date	Event
June 2011	Published

Volume:

Vol.18

Number:

No.3

Number of Pages:

Page Range:

pp. 275-286

Identification Number:

10.1016/j.labeco.2010.10.001

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Publication Status:

Published

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Restricted or Subscription Access

Version or Related Resource:

Bridgewater, S., Kahn, L. M. and Goodall, A. H. (2009). Substitution between managers and subordinates: evidence from British football. IZA DP, 4589, pp. 1-34.

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