Executive dismissal or retention? A study of performance, power, and survival for college basketball coaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
David B. Wangrow ◽  
Evan Schwartz ◽  
Margaret Hughes-Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Upper Echelons Theory ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Expert Power ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Association College

This study applies upper echelons theory associated with executive dismissal and power to examine the relationships of performance and four types of executive power— structural, prestige, expert, and governance concentration—with dismissal. Using the context of National Collegiate Athletic Association college basketball, in which coaches are completely responsible for strategies and human capital acquisition and retention, a curvilinear relationship between performance and dismissal is found. Significant relationships for prestige and expert power with dismissal are also found, but the “honeymoon period” is longer than prior studies of executive and coach dismissal have shown. Surprisingly, concentrated governance is found to be negatively associated with the likelihood of dismissal.

When Do Venture Capital Firms Learn from Their Portfolio Companies?

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Harry J. Sapienza
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Linear Fashion ◽  
Behavioral Theories ◽  
Venture Capital Firms

In this study, we examine when venture capital firms (VCFs) learn from their portfolio companies (PFCs). Relying primarily on learning and behavioral theories, we develop hypotheses regarding the effects of prior experience, knowledge overlap, trust, and PFC performance on learning by VCFs. We use a combination of primary and secondary data from 298 U.S.–based VCFs to test the hypotheses. Interview data are used to illuminate the results and to guide our discussion of implications.  Many of our results were surprising. For example, we found that the VCF's overall experience is negatively related to VCF learning, and we found that trust in VCF–PFC dyads is also negatively associated with VCF learning. Whereas we expected to observe a curvilinear relationship between knowledge overlap and learning, we found that lower levels of knowledge overlap were associated with greater learning in a linear fashion. Finally, we found that VCFs perceive greater learning to occur in higher–performing PFCs. We discuss the limitations and implications of our findings and also suggest avenues for future research.

scholarly journals A generative model for predicting outcomes in college basketball

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. R. Ruiz ◽  
Fernando Perez-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Predictive Performance ◽  
Generative Model ◽  
Specific Behavior ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Online Betting

AbstractWe show that a classical model for soccer can also provide competitive results in predicting basketball outcomes. We modify the classical model in two ways in order to capture both the specific behavior of each National collegiate athletic association (NCAA) conference and different strategies of teams and conferences. Through simulated bets on six online betting houses, we show that this extension leads to better predictive performance in terms of profit we make. We compare our estimates with the probabilities predicted by the winner of the recent Kaggle competition on the 2014 NCAA tournament, and conclude that our model tends to provide results that differ more from the implicit probabilities of the betting houses and, therefore, has the potential to provide higher benefits.

Everyone must help: performance implications of CEO and top management team human capital and corporate political activity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Harris ◽  
Lee Warren Brown
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Corporate Political Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Outcome Differences

PurposeWhile research has shown that multiple actors, both internal and external to the organization, influence performance, oftentimes, these actors are studied in isolation. This paper aims to examine the performance implications of both top management team (TMT) and chief executive officer (CEO) human capital. In addition, the authors consider external actors' influence on performance by examining corporate political activity (CPA).Design/methodology/approachThe authors use a sample of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football teams, examining human capital data on the head coaches and the assistant coaches, combined with the schools' participation in NCAA football committees.FindingsThe study findings indicate that organizations engage in various market and nonmarket strategies in concert, and that different strategies result in performance outcome differences. Specifically, we examine how the use of CEO and TMT human capital and CPA interact and influence performance.Practical implicationsThe authors examine the moderating effects of political activity on the human capital–performance relationship for both top leaders and TMTs. Organizations benefit from investing in the human capital of their leaders internally and CPA externally.Originality/valueWhile organizations engage in market and nonmarket actions in concert, management research has generally studied these concepts in isolation. This paper suggests that both market and nonmarket activities can influence performance.

scholarly journals A Study of the Wages in the Spanish Energy Sector

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 4023
Author(s):  
Francisco Sánchez-Cubo ◽  
José Mondéjar-Jiménez ◽  
Alejandro García-Pozo ◽  
Guillermo Ceballos-Santamaría
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Main Motive ◽  
Path Modelling ◽  
Modelling Methodology ◽  
Pls Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual

The role of the energy industry has always been central for one reason or another, being environmentalism the main motive in the last two decades. Therefore, attention and research have been directed in this sense. However, human resources—or human capital—have remained understudied, especially concerning the salaries received. Thus, this study is disruptive as it explored the factors that influence employee remuneration in the energy subsector, using Spain as a case study. For this, the PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling) path modelling methodology was used, executing a traditional PLS analysis, bootstrapping and, finally, IPMA (Importance-Performance Analysis). Solid and significant relationships were found among labour conditions, human capital, market and wages, with the relationships between human capital and wages and between human capital and labour conditions being especially relevant. Besides, through IPMA, a series of considerations was made regarding the individual indicators according to their relative importance and performance. Consequently, this paper significantly contributes to the extant literature by analysing the composition of wages in the energy sector, which might allow taking valuable management decisions. Nevertheless, the main limitation of this study lies in the availability of data for Spain and, specifically, for workers in the energy supplying industries.

The association between PCAOB-identified audit deficiencies and small audit firms’ characteristics

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 717-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Kang ◽  
Magdy Farag ◽  
Robert Hurt ◽  
Cheryl Wyrick
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Audit Firms

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the association between certain audit firm characteristics and the number of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)-identified audit deficiencies. Design/methodology/approach – Using a hand-collected sample of PCAOB inspection reports for small audit firms with 100 or less issuer clients from 2007 through 2010, an ordinary least squares model is applied by regressing the number of deficiencies on a set of audit firm characteristics. Findings – Results show that the number of PCAOB-identified audit deficiencies is positively associated with the number of issuer clients and negatively associated with the number of branch offices, the human capital leverage and the organization structure as Limited Liability Partnership firms. Additional analysis also shows that the PCAOB inspection length is positively associated with the number of deficiencies, the number of branch offices and the number of issuer clients, but negatively associated with the organization structure as limited liability company firms. Moreover, the PCAOB inspection lag is positively associated with the number of deficiencies and the number of issuer clients. Research limitations/implications – Results of this study cannot be generalized beyond public accounting firms with 100 or fewer issuer clients. In addition, there is a possibility that other measurements of firm-level characteristics that impact the number of PCAOB-identified audit deficiencies were not captured in the study. Practical implications – This study explains the association between audit firm characteristics and PCAOB-identified audit deficiencies. Our results caution small audit firms about not having enough professional staff, low human capital leverage and serving too many issuer clients, as those factors may potentially impair audit quality. Originality/value – This study helps to explain the relationship between audit deficiencies and controllable, measurable firm-level characteristics. It is, therefore, differentiated from previous studies, most of which were focused on PCAOB-identified audit deficiencies as measures of audit quality and stakeholder reactions to PCAOB reports.

scholarly journals Prediction of neonatal and maternal index based on development and population indicators: a global ecological study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Abdollahpour Sedigheh ◽  
Miri Hamid Heidarian ◽  
Khadivzadeh Talat
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Total Fertility Rate ◽  
Fertility Rate ◽  
Neonatal Mortality Rate ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Economic Participation ◽  
Human Capital Index

Introduction: Although worldwide maternal and neonatal mortalities have decreased, but Achieving sustainable development goals remains an unfinished agenda and global challenge. This study aimed to predict neonatal and maternal index based on development and demographic indicators. Methods: In this ecologic study, the dependent variables were Maternal mortality ratio (MMR), Neonatal mortality rate (NMR), and Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) and the independent variables were Gender gap index (GGI) and its four components, human development, life expectancy, total fertility rate, and population growth. Data conducted using international secondary data published data bases of health metrics from 2016 to 2018 in 149 countries from WHO (World Health Organization), World Economic Forum, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Data analysis was performed using correlation model in Stata version 14.1 software. Results: In this study, economic participation and total fertility rate are positively and educational attainment, Human Capital Index and life expectancy are negatively associated with MMR. Human Capital Index, Educational attainment, and Life expectancy are negatively associated with NMR. Economic participation and total fertility rate are positively and educational attainment, Human Capital Index and life expectancy are negatively associated with U5MR. Discussion: To reduce the maternal and neonatal mortality rate, it is important to pay attention to indirect causes such as equal conditions for men and women to demographic and population indices such as economic participation, educational attainment, Human Capital Index and life expectancy.

scholarly journals Relationship between HEXACO Personality Traits and Rolefulness

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. p26
Author(s):  
Aoi Sakakibara ◽  
Daiki Kato
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Significant Relationships

The main purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between HEXACO personality traits and rolefulness. Data were collected from 96 Japanese university students. The results showed that honesty–humility was negatively associated with social rolefulness, and extraversion and openness were related to increased social rolefulness. In addition, openness to experience and emotionality were associated with increased internal rolefulness. This model revealed significant relationships between personality traits and rolefulness, contributing to the understanding of how rolefulness develops based on individual characteristics.

scholarly journals Effect of Human Capital and Dynamic Capabilities on Competitive Advantage: Mediating Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Vilani Sachitra
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Commercial Cultivation ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aim: A better understanding of farm-level competitiveness of agribusiness sector provides the necessary framework for agribusiness farms to compete at domestic and global markets. This study aims to determine the relationships of human capital, dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage in the minor export crop sector in Sri Lanka. Study Design: Minor export crop farm owners involved in the commercial cultivation of cinnamon, pepper and clove in Sri Lanka were surveyed using a personally-administered, structured questionnaire. The regression-based path analysis was used to test the model. Results: The results indicate significant relationships between human capital and capabilities of learning and relationship building as well as between human capital and competitive advantage. Implications: The findings provide useful insights where an understanding of the link between human capital, as a resource, in dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage which allows human capital to be configured appropriately and deployed effectively and efficiently based on dynamic capabilities of the minor export crop farms to achieve competitive advantage. Original: The study has extended our understanding of the importance of human capital for in relation to dynamic capabilities.

Monitoring Training Load and Well-Being During the In-Season Phase in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1067-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Conte ◽  
Nicholas Kolb ◽  
Aaron T. Scanlan ◽  
Fabrizio Santolamazza
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Training Load ◽  
Rating Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Division I ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Basketball Coaches

Purpose: To characterize the weekly training load (TL) and well-being of college basketball players during the in-season phase. Methods: Ten (6 guards and 4 forwards) male basketball players (age 20.9 [0.9] y, stature 195.0 [8.2] cm, and body mass 91.3 [11.3] kg) from the same Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association team were recruited to participate in this study. Individualized training and game loads were assessed using the session rating of perceived exertion at the end of each training and game session, and well-being status was collected before each session. Weekly changes (%) in TL, acute-to-chronic workload ratio, and well-being were determined. Differences in TL and well-being between starting and bench players and between 1-game and 2-game weeks were calculated using magnitude-based statistics. Results: Total weekly TL and acute-to-chronic workload ratio demonstrated high week-to-week variation, with spikes up to 226% and 220%, respectively. Starting players experienced a higher (most likely negative) total weekly TL and similar (unclear) well-being status compared with bench players. Game scheduling influenced TL, with 1-game weeks demonstrating a higher (likely negative) total weekly TL and similar (most likely trivial) well-being status compared with 2-game weeks. Conclusions: These findings provide college basketball coaches information to optimize training strategies during the in-season phase. Basketball coaches should concurrently consider the number of weekly games and player status (starting vs bench player) when creating individualized periodization plans, with increases in TL potentially needed in bench players, especially in 2-game weeks.

scholarly journals Major College Basketball in the United States: Morality, Amateurism, and Hypocrisies

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Moral Perspective ◽  
Utilitarian Approach ◽  
The One ◽  
Athletic Scholarship

Major College Basketball in the United States: Morality, Amateurism, and HypocrisiesThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and member institutions' presentation of major college basketball in the United States as an endeavor of amateurism is contradictory to the realities of college basketball. Discussed are the following amateurism related hypocrisies: a) requiring players to fully engage in formally structured basketball activities as a priority over education, b) expansion of the post season March Madness tournament regardless of the fact that players will miss more classes, c) compensating basketball coaches with salaries contingent on success defined by winning, and d) the athletic scholarship. Literature supports amateurism hypocrisies in major college basketball (Bermuda 2010, Colombo 2010, Sundram 2010). Understanding the effect of NCAA and member institution hypocritical behavior on determining the moral standing of major college basketball is discussed in the context of claims by Grant (1997), that Machiavelli recognized the necessity of political hypocrisy. A utilitarian analysis using Jeremy Bentham's holistic utilitarian approach calling for the agent to "sum up all the values of all the pleasures on the one side, and those of all the pains on the other" (p. 39) to determine the degree of morality, indicates a presence of morality in major college basketball. Under the premise that major college basketball is an extension of core values held by higher education, Aristotle's Golden Mean (Aristotle, 1941) is used to help identify a point of balanced moral perspective concerning sentiments of the sporting community held for the sport. The end goal is to maintain major college basketball's strong level of satisfaction among members of the sporting community, while controlling the false representation of amateurism surrounding it to preserve the moral and structural integrity of major college basketball.

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