TY - UNPB

T1 - The impact of managerial quality on organizational performance: evidence from German soccer

AU - Frick, B

AU - Simmons, R

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - Although a considerable literature exists on the determinants of managerial compensation, much of it focussing on the role of incentives, there is much less known about the impact of managerial remuneration and quality upon attainment of organizational goals. In this paper we apply two distinct econometric methods to panel data on head coach quality and team performance in Germany’s premier soccer league. We find that, given a particular amount of spending on players relative to the rest of the league, a team that hires a better quality head coach can expect to achieve improved performance.

AB - Although a considerable literature exists on the determinants of managerial compensation, much of it focussing on the role of incentives, there is much less known about the impact of managerial remuneration and quality upon attainment of organizational goals. In this paper we apply two distinct econometric methods to panel data on head coach quality and team performance in Germany’s premier soccer league. We find that, given a particular amount of spending on players relative to the rest of the league, a team that hires a better quality head coach can expect to achieve improved performance.

KW - professional soccer

KW - stochastic frontier analysis

KW - managerial quality

KW - or-ganizational performance

M3 - Working paper

T3 - Economics Working Paper Series

BT - The impact of managerial quality on organizational performance: evidence from German soccer

PB - The Department of Economics

CY - Lancaster University

ER -