Why do leaders matter? A study of expert knowledge in a superstar setting
Why do leaders matter? A study of expert knowledge in a superstar setting
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jebo.2010.11.001
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发表时间：
2011-03-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Oswald, Andrew J.
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作者：
Goodall, Amanda H.;Kahn, Lawrence M.;Oswald, Andrew J.
本文提供的证据的重要性，什么可能被称为“专家领导者”。虽然人们普遍认为领导者会影响组织的绩效，但这一社会科学研究领域的复杂性意味着，相对而言，实证研究的进展很少。我们故意选择一个狭窄的焦点。我们研究了一个高技能的设置，其中有准确的数据性能。我们认为，一个有影响力的作用是由领导者的专业知识。一个领导者在T年成功的有力预测因素是这个人在T-20年左右在基本活动中的技术成就水平。我们的数据来自美国职业篮球。这篇论文记录了作为一名球员的才华与（很久以后）作为球队教练的胜率和季后赛成功之间的相关性。结果表明，领导者对绩效的影响是巨大的，在教练被雇用的前12个月内的数据中是可见的。(C)2010 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
This paper provides evidence of the importance of what might be termed 'expert leaders'. Although it is widely assumed that leaders affect the performance of their organizations, the complexity of this social-science research area has meant that comparatively little empirical progress has been made. We deliberately choose a narrow focus. We examine a high-skill setting in which there are accurate data on performance. We argue that an influential role is played by a leader's expert knowledge. A strong predictor of a leader's success in year T is that person's level of technical attainment, in the underlying activity, in approximately year T-20. Our data are on US professional basketball. The paper documents a correlation between brilliance as a player and the (much later) winning percentage and playoff success of that person as a team coach. The results suggest that leaders' effects on performance are substantial and are visible in the data within the first 12 months of a coach being hired. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.