Special ones? The effect of head coaches on football team performance

Using data from professional football leagues in four countries, we assess the effects on team performances following head coach turnover, distinguishing between voluntary and involuntary exits. We use entropy balancing to deal with the endogeneity of coach departures, by reweighting pre‐departure c...

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Published in:Scottish journal of political economy 2024-07, Vol.71 (3), p.295-322
Main Authors: Bryson, Alex, Buraimo, Babatunde, Farnell, Alex, Simmons, Rob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Entropy
entropy balancing
Football
Group performance
managerial performance
Soccer
team performance
Team sports
Teams
Voluntariness
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