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Why do leaders matter? The role of expert knowledge
Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2008
Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders' characteristics. We show that a strong predictor of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268751
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Substitution between managers and subordinates: evidence from British football
Bridgewater, Sue; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Goodall, Amanda H. - 2009
equal, managers who themselves played at a higher level raise the productivity of less-skilled teams by more than that of … accumulated professional managing experience raise the productivity of talented players by more than that of less-talented players …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269506
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Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders’ characteristics. We show that a strong predictor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822232
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Substitution between Managers and Subordinates: Evidence from British Football
Bridgewater, Sue; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Goodall, Amanda H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
equal, managers who themselves played at a higher level raise the productivity of less-skilled teams by more than that of … accumulated professional managing experience raise the productivity of talented players by more than that of less-talented players …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469704