Athlete Leadership as a Shared Process: Using a Social-Network Approach to Examine Athlete Leadership in Competitive Female Youth Soccer Teams

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Duguay ◽  
Todd M. Loughead ◽  
James M. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Quadratic Assignment ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Athlete Leadership ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Research

The present study sought to address 2 limitations of previous athlete-leadership research: (a) Researchers have predominantly examined the shared nature of athlete leadership using aggregated approaches, which has limited our ability to examine differences in the degree of sharedness between teams, and (b) the limited availability of research related to dyadic predictors (i.e., qualities of the relation between 2 individuals) of athlete leadership. Therefore, social-network analysis was used to examine athlete leadership across multiple levels (i.e., individual, dyadic, and network) in 4 competitive female youth soccer teams (N = 68). Findings demonstrated differences in the degree to which athlete leadership was shared between the teams. Furthermore, multiple-regression quadratic-assignment procedures showed that skill nomination and formal leadership status were significant predictors of how often participants reported looking to their teammates for leadership.

From idea endorsement to idea implementation: A multilevel social network approach toward managerial voice implementation

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1563-1582
Author(s):  
Wei He ◽  
Yi Han ◽  
Xiaofei Hu ◽  
Wu Liu ◽  
Baiyin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Network Approaches

Endorsing employee voice is one thing; implementation of endorsed ideas is another. Although organizational research has paid increasing attention to examining managers’ psychological endorsement of employee voice, the factors that can affect managers’ actual implementation of endorsed employee voice remain unclear. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, we develop a conceptual model of managerial voice implementation and conceptualize it as a manager’s planned behavior that is affected by the manager’s motivation, felt obligation, and perceived control in relation to implementation. We further apply social network approaches to explain how social network characteristics across multiple levels in the team (i.e. dyadic ties, network centrality, and network closure) can facilitate the manager’s psychological impetus for voice implementation – transforming endorsed voice into managerial practices in the workplace. Finally, we discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this manager-centric and social network-based framework of managerial voice implementation.

Fun, Failure, and Fulfillment: A Case-Study Approach to Informal Athlete Leadership in Minor League Baseball

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Philip D. Imholte ◽  
Jedediah E. Blanton ◽  
Michelle M. McAlarnen
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Minor League Baseball ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Minor League ◽  
Athlete Leadership ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Research

The purpose of this study was to crystalize a single case of informal athlete leadership in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) during the 2015 season. Teammates and coaches of a Class A MiLB team voted for the highlighted participant as the best athlete leader on the team. The first author conducted 8 individual semistructured interviews with the participant, 2 coaches, and 5 teammates. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis and open-ended prompts based on leadership and athlete literature, the first author learned about the highlighted participant’s emergence as a leader on a team without formal leadership titles. Findings revealed 4 main themes: navigating personal on-the-field failure, fulfilling others’ expectations, helping teammates manage emotions, and fostering a fun working environment. Findings also indicated 1 foundational theme, having a philosophy, that grounded the 4 main themes. Implications for athlete leadership development and future directions for athlete leadership research are discussed.

scholarly journals Current States and Future Trends in Safety Research of Construction Personnel: A Quantitative Analysis Based on Social Network Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 883
Author(s):  
Xiangcheng Meng ◽  
Alan H. S. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Main Path ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Main Path Analysis ◽  
Social Network Approach

The construction industry is recognized as a high-risk industry given that safety accidents and personnel injuries frequently occur. This study provided a systematic and quantitative review of existing research achievements by conducting social network approach to identify current states and future trends for the occupational safety of construction personnel. A total of 250 peer-reviewed articles were collected to examine the research on safety issues of workers in construction industry. Social network approach was applied to analyze the interrelationship among authors, keywords, and citations of these articles using VOS viewer and CitNetExplorer. A knowledge structure map was drawn using main path analysis (MPA) towards the collected papers, which was implemented by Pajek. In line with the findings of social network analysis, five research groups, and six keyword themes were identified in accordance with the times of cooperation of researchers and correlation among keywords of the papers. Core papers were identified by using main path analysis for each research domain to represent the key process and backbone for the corresponding area. Based on the finding of the research, significant implications and insights in terms of current research status and further research trends were provided for the scholars, thus helping generate a targeted development plan for occupational safety in construction industry.

scholarly journals Faux Fur Trade Networks Using Macroscopic Data: A Social Network Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1427
Author(s):  
Yeong-Hyeon Choi ◽  
Seong Eun Kim ◽  
Kyu-Hye Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Total Trade ◽  
Trade Networks ◽  
Alternative Materials ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
And Control

This study used social network analysis, which is often adopted to analyze changes in trade structures and the world trade network for faux fur products, which are alternative materials used in vegan fashion. The data on the total trade value of artificial fur (HS Code: 4304) and animal fur and leather (HS Code: 0505) imports and exports between countries were collected through UN Comtrade, and the degree and betweenness centralities were used to analyze the trade structure of faux fur in 2009, 2014, and 2019 using NodeXL 1.0.1 programs. The results of the study are as follows: First, while the total amount of export and import of faux fur is increasing globally every day, the total amount of export and import in other Asian countries and Vietnam is decreasing. Second, due to the reduction in exports of the main producing countries of animal materials such as China, global imports of animal fur and leather decreased. Third, China was the largest ex-porter of faux fur, exporting to a large number of countries; it also played an important role in the intermediation and control over faux fur export. In exporting faux fur, the influence of other Asian countries declined over time, and Vietnam and the United States played an outstanding role as arbitrators in the export network. Fourth, Italy and France were the largest importers of faux fur from various countries and exerted significant influence as intermediaries in the import network of faux fur. On the other hand, Vietnam’s influence in import network decreased. Saudi Arabia appeared to be an important arbitrator in mediating the import. This study is significant due to its findings, obtained through micro-trading data, in respect of industrial moves of ethical fashion in the form of increased trade in faux fur and decline in the trade of animal fur and leather.

Tactical skills of world-class youth soccer teams

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 807-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rianne Kannekens ◽  
Marije T. Elferink-Gemser ◽  
Chris Visscher
Keyword(s):  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
World Class ◽  
Class Youth
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