Effects of Formal Structure on Managerial Recruitment: Comparisons of Japanese and North American Professional Baseball Clubs

• John W. Loy ^[3] ; James E. Curtis ^[1] ; James M. Hillen ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Waterloo

     University of Waterloo

     Canadá

     
  2. [2] McMaster University

     McMaster University

     Canadá

     
  3. [3] University of Illinois

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• Localización: Sociology of sport journal, ISSN 0741-1235, Vol. 4, Nº. 1, 1987, págs. 1-16
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper replicates Grusky’s (1963) study of the playing position-leadership recruitment relationship among North American professional baseball clubs in a different cultural context, comparing it to Japanese professional base-ball organizations over a 40-year period. Overall, the Japanese results are consistent with the North American findings, with the more central or high interaction positions contributing more leaders or field managers. However, the relationship is considerably weaker for the sport in Japan. There were also significant cross-cultural differences in the consequences of players having held the positions of pitcher and catcher. Alternative interpretations of the results are offered, and the implications of the results for choices of appropriate research strategies are presented.