CONTEMPORARY TENDENCIES IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
CONTEMPORARY TENDENCIES IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents contemporary leadership styles in sports, through a theoretical overview of contemporary authors, as well as an empirical study of the leadership style of coaches in team and individual sports in Serbia. The aim of this paper is to determine the characteristics of the management of top coaches in team and individual sports in Serbia, and to compare both groups, find common ground and differences, to empirically show the tendencies of management in sports. The study included 54 team sports coaches and 91 individual sports coaches. Two questionnaires were used. The first questionnaire measured the coach’s self-perception. It consists of 40 questions, a five-point Likert scale. The second questionnaire was derived from situational management theory. It is based on 12 situations that can occur in the work environment. The result of the test is the predominant leadership style used by the coach. A comparison of the results showed that coaches of team sports are much less democratic in their leadership and much more directive than coaches of individual sports. Coaches of individual sports more often use a collaborative leadership style than coaches of team sports.

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