Abstract
After years of isolation from the international sporting arena, South African sports teams have recently achieved much success. This article is concerned specifically with managing for organisational effectiveness in South African cricket. According to the theory of transformational leadership, there should be a positive relationship between this style of leadership and organisational effectiveness. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire was used to collect information about leadership while data for organisational effectiveness, the dependent variable, was collected using the Effectiveness Survey for Cricket Administration. Most of the results regarding the relationship of the transformational leadership factors and organisational effectiveness were significant. On the other hand, most of the results regarding the relationship of the transactional leadership factors and organisational effectiveness were not significant. The overall results provide general support of Bass' (1990) argument of the universal application of the transformational leadership theory.
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IntroductionIn returning to the international cricket arena, South Africa soon learnt how tough international cricket had become
In returning to the international cricket arena, South Africa soon learnt how tough international cricket had become.Before a packed Eden Gardens Stadium in Calcutta in November 1991, Clive Rice and his teammates played against India for the first time, losing by three wickets
The following main hypotheses were constructed: Hypothesis 1: Ho: No significant relationship exists between transformational leadership and organisational effectiveness in the administration of cricket in South Africa
Summary
In returning to the international cricket arena, South Africa soon learnt how tough international cricket had become. Before a packed Eden Gardens Stadium in Calcutta in November 1991, Clive Rice and his teammates played against India for the first time, losing by three wickets. Since that day the South African cricket team has developed into one of the most successful teams in the world. There is more to the success than the talent of the players. Administrative structures set up by the United Cricket Board of South Africa, ensure that the sport is run in a professional manner, both at provincial and national level.
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