Servant Leadership in Sport

Theory and Practice

Servant Leadership in Sport

Theory and Practice

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This book applies the principles of well-being theory and positive psychology to sport to establish a basis of servant leadership in sport organizations. Though the win-at-all-cost mentality is pervasive in sport, leading to acceptance of leadership styles more associated with controlling and extrinsic motivators, the author proposes need satisfaction based on three psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and belongingness, which leads to enhanced job performance, job satisfaction, and well-being. Through need satisfaction, servant leaders positively influence organizational outcomes by enabling followers' growth and well-being. This book will make a new contribution to sport management research in applying the principles of positive psychology to servant leadership and to sport.



1. Servant Leadership in Athletics: Antecedents, Applications, and Outcomes.  A Positive Psychology Perspective
2. Servant Leadership: An Introduction
3. Servant Leadership: Philosopher's Perspective
4. Servant Leadership: Research
5. Servant Leadership and Athletics
6. Positive Psychology: An Introduction
7. Character Strengths: The Pathway to Well-being
8. Positive Emotions
9. Engagement
10. Positive Relationships
11. Accomplishment
12. Accomplishment
13. Need Satisfaction: A Self-determined Perspective
14. SDT Mini-theories: Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Intinsic Motivation, and Cognitive Evaluation
15. SDT Mini-theories Continued: Continuum of Motivation, Personality Aspects, Goal Orientations, and Relationships
16. SDT in Athletics
17. SDT and PERMA and Autonomy Supportive Behviors
18. Conclusion. 


ISBN 978-3-030-11247-9
Article number 9783030112479
Media type Book
Copyright year 2019
Publisher Springer, Berlin
Length XI, 297 pages
Illustrations XI, 297 p. 13 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Language English