Leadership and Non-Profit Sports Organizations: Comprehensive Review of Literature
Μεταπτυχιακή διπλωματική εργασία
Συγγραφέας
Αργυροπούλου, Πολυξένη
Ημερομηνία
2021Επιβλέπων
Τραυλός, ΑντώνιοςΘεματική επικεφαλίδα
Leadership ; Non-Profit Sport Organizations ; Sports - Management ; Ηγεσία ; Μη κερδοσκοπικοί αθλητικοί οργανισμοί ; Αθλητισμός - Διοίκηση και οργάνωσηΛέξεις κλειδιά
Leadership ; Non-Profit Sport Organizations ; Management ; Review of literatureΠερίληψη
Given the growing demands and needs in the sport industry, the necessity for alternative
leadership styles is evident. Scholars are constantly striving to establish theories that
explain how a leader’s character and skills are shaped and how they can be acknowledged
as ideal for the successful functioning of an organization. In this case, the literature of
leadership in non-profit sports organizations is insufficient. It is considered a multifaceted
topic and due to this it cannot be easily explained or evaluated as it is intertwined with so
many other variables. This is an attempt to approach the concept of leadership and to
identify the characteristics that make a non-profit sports organization to stand out. The
descriptive context of leadership and non-profit sports organizations will be presented as
well as its constituents. Regarding the phenomenon of leadership, there will be adduced
the different theories, predominant behaviors, contemporary leadership styles and the role
of the leader within an organization. On this basis, the capability and qualities which are
required in order to accomplish the respective projects will also be indicated. The purpose
of this study is to present, examine and analyze leadership in non-profit organizations in
the context of sport and thereby to promote these phenomena alongside with drawing the
appropriate conclusions. It could be characterized as an opportunity to discern and delve
into the different dimensions of sport management, especially between the different kind
of sport organizations focusing on the non-profit one. The definition of non-profit
organizations will be given as well as their structure within the sports system, the
expenses, the sources of income and the challenges they constantly face. Enlightening
qualitative theoretical research, in a comprehensive review of literature, that deepen into
the framework of leadership and non-profit organizations as their combined approach
unfolds.