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The research on desirable sport managers' characteristics

Day-to-day business of sports organisations requires successful management. Persons responsible for that process, among others, are sport managers. In order to successfully conduct their functions sport managers need to possess certain knowledge and skills, as well as various personal characteristics i.e. personality traits. This research aims to determine what are the characteristics needed by successful sport managers. The opinions of the fourth year students of the Faculty of Kinesiology were analysed since they are prospective future employees of such organisations. The top three characteristics identified by the interviewees were business efficiency, resourcefulness and decisiveness. This does not completely match the results of the research on characteristics of managers in Croatia. It is therefore possible to conclude that the results of this type of research are usually dependent on factors such as: who the interviewees are (subordinates or superiors, i.e. managers), in which the surrounding (country) and in which field of activity the research is conducted. Also, the results of the research do not support the thesis that good managers are born since the interviewees believe that for successful completion of all management tasks adequate education, as well as experience are necessary.

sport managers; knowledge and skills; sport managers’ characteristics

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