Decision taking under pressure: Evidence on football manager dismissals in Argentina and their consequences

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 653-662

  Flores, Ramón ^a   Forrest, David ^b   Tena, J D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coach dismissals; Managerial succession; OR in sports; Scapegoat hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ARGENTINA; COACH DISMISSALS; DECISION-TAKING; MANAGERIAL SUCCESSION; SCAPEGOAT HYPOTHESIS; TEAM PERFORMANCE;

MANAGEMENT; SPORTS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84863986716     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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