Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect relationship between self-leadership strategies and career success, using self-efficacy as a mediator.
Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative methods approach was used to gather the data, using a sample of 418 registered individuals in sports organizations.
Findings
The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-leadership strategies and self-efficacy, and between self-efficacy and career success. Further, self-efficacy was found to fully mediate the relationship between the self-leadership and career success.
Research limitations/implications
The paper provides an insight into the direct and indirect relationships between self-leadership and career success. In addition, this paper suggests future directions that researchers can undertake to advance self-leadership in the field of leadership research and the area of sport leadership.
Originality/value
Self-leadership has become an essential need today for most leadership roles in sport settings. The present study also advances self-leadership research in sport settings.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect relationship between self-leadership strategies and career success, using self-efficacy as a mediator.
Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative methods approach was used to gather the data, using a sample of 418 registered individuals in sports organizations.
Findings
The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-leadership strategies and self-efficacy, and between self-efficacy and career success. Further, self-efficacy was found to fully mediate the relationship between the self-leadership and career success.
Research limitations/implications
The paper provides an insight into the direct and indirect relationships between self-leadership and career success. In addition, this paper suggests future directions that researchers can undertake to advance self-leadership in the field of leadership research and the area of sport leadership.
Originality/value
Self-leadership has become an essential need today for most leadership roles in sport settings. The present study also advances self-leadership research in sport settings.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 393-409 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 30 Aug 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Self-leadership
- Self-efficacy
- Career success
- For-profit
- Non-profit sports organizations