Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/147689 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economics & Finance Research [ISSN:] 2164-9499 [Volume:] 1 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Taylor & Francis [Place:] Abingdon [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 19-30
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
This paper develops a performance management tool and considers its application to the football industry. Specifically, the resulting model evaluates the extent to which the performance of English Premier League football club managers can be attributed to skill or luck when measured separately from the characteristics of the team. We first use a specification that models managerial skill as a fixed effect and we then implement a bootstrapping approach to generate a simulated distribution of average points that could have taken place after the impact of the manager has been removed. The findings suggest that there are a considerable number of highly skilled managers but also several who perform below expectations. The paper proceeds to illustrate how the approach adopted could be used to determine the optimal time for a club to part company with its manager.
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