BOSM Chapter 4 - Organisational Behaviour

October 2005

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Last updated 15 October 2005

English Rugby Football Union – it’s war!

Kenyan football in trouble.

F1 manufacturers and Bernie Ecclestone – let the stand-off commence!

September 2005

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Should England rugby player contracts be centralised?

Cameroonian football gets ‘transparent’ restructuring.

Liverpool set up new scouting network in bid to sign future stars.

Management style the Crystal Palace way.

August 2005

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Structural review leads to job losses at Manchester United.

Michael Owen's negotiating position...

Newcastle chief in Owen ultimatum.

Critics question Manchester United’s internal organisation.

Culture shock a concern for South American footballers in England.

Jul05

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Frenchman becomes CEO of Cameroon Football Associastion.

Michael Vaughan on leadership and teamwork.

Coe praises London Olympics team.

Jun05

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F1 team owner calls for F1 chief Moseley to resign.

Irish Football Association appoints a financial director for first time in its history.

Organising the Glazer way.

Glazer family members take up seats on Manchester United board. 1 and 2

FIFA and Nigerian Football Association still at loggerheads.

Organisation of English cricket set to be streamlined.

May05

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South African cricket retains franchise system.

Bernie Ecclestone and Max Moseley discuss a new alliance.

F1’s Bernie Ecclestone set to stand down?

Sir Clive Woodward on the art of leadership.

Jackie Stewart prevails as President of British Racing Drivers Club.

Premier League calls for English FA to restructure.

British Racing Drivers’ Club faces calls to change internal organisation.

Max Moseley in plea to F1 breakaway group.

Formula One manufacturer’s establish own interest group. 1 and 2

Financial mismanagement and waste at the English Football Association?

English rugby union continues on its destructive path.

Williams F1 team set to restructure.

English plan to boost golf participation amongst girls.

Apr05

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Organisational problems at Tennis Australia.

Indian cricket struggles to get to grips with management challenges.

Somerset try Myers-Briggs on the players.

Gil de Ferran becomes a director of BAR racing team.

Mar05

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Leadership and Windies cricket.

'To win is human, to participate divine.'

'New [Scottish RU] chief executive will have to bang heads together.

Barry Ferguson returned to Rangers in search of silverware.

The art of managing Formula 1 drivers discussed.

The management style of Mr Angry? Jose Mourinho analysed.

Feb05

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England’s rugby clubs given extra cash in attempt to help ailing national team.

Nigeria overhauls administration of the country’s sports organisations.

Jan05

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Finances of Scottish rugby’s administrators prove to be a cause for concern.

Scottish rugby union factions fight it out for control of the sport.

Challenging times for Nike as CIO resigns.

Is Wanderly Luxemburgo really the man to make Real Madrid great again?

Dec04

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Click here to see how team bonding turned risky at Manchester City.

Zimbabwean cricket in crisis.

Psychologist set to become new head of UK Athletics.

FA Chief Executive - an impossible job?

Tottenham Hotspur remains committed to continental management style despite Sacking of Santini.

Nov04

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England’s Rugby World Cup dream turns into a nightmare.

South African athletics to undergo ‘forensic audit’.

Milan Mandaric demonstrates his understanding of the word 'role' with respect to 'Director of Football'. [video clip; needs plug-in such as Windows MediaPlayer]

An analysis of the 'Director of Football' debate.

English Football Association seeks independent chair.

Arnesen, Jol and Santini: really the way to organise a football club? 1 and 2

See this The Sport Journal article on leadership, organisational culture and organisational effectiveness.

Oct04

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Right to be angry? Are anger and aggression the right way to motivate sports stars?

Football's management mind games.

John Old recommends this Economist article on fear and sport management.

How to organise your support staff? British Lions select off-field personnel for trip to Australia.

A row erupts over the restructuring of rugby.

For an intriguing insight into the relationship between organisational structure and organisational culture, see Colin Gibson's view that the FA does not need a new Chief Executive.

There is an interesting article on Junior Golf Club Culture on the SOSOL website.

Sep04

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John Old suggests this article in The Observer as useful for an insight into leadership and teamwork in sport.

This newspaper article about the management style of Arsene Wenger, manager of English Premiership soccer club Arsenal, demonstrates how a management style that focuses on detail need not be accompanied by an authoritarian approach to leadership. Wenger is renowned for treating his players like adults and expecting them to accept personal responsibility, but couples this with intense attention to the tasks that they they need to undertake, and the support they need to undertake them.

A modern professional Rugby Union team involves the co-ordination of many more people than those who appear on the pitch.