The role of managers in team performance

International Journal of Sport Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-93

  Berri, David J ^a,e   Leeds, Michael A ^b,f   Leeds, Eva Marikova ^c   L Mondello, Michae ^d,e  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MORAVIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Economics and Finance ^*

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching efficiency; National basketball association; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349469556     PISSN: 15586235     EISSN: 1930076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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