Behavior Competence in Sport Management

Abstract

Sports management is the process of working with people and material resources to effectively accomplish the goals of sports organizations. An intriguing paradox makes sports management an attractive field to be studied: Business Management competing with People Management. The highlight that can be made is that people management reflects how much leaders are able to perceive the individual and collective characteristics of the members of the work teams and their value in enabling personal and organizational results. The perceived studies were obtained through a systematic literature review about behavioral skills in sports management from the perspective of leadership in the reality of Sports Management as a whole. Objective: To identify the behavioral competencies described in the literature in managers working in the field of sport. Results: behavioral competencies are diagnosed through conceptual maturation, reflections on actions aligned with the conceptions of organizations and values of the sport. Conclusion: Behavioral competencies were identified in several referring terms, such as interpersonal skills, human formation process, self-awareness, emotional attachment, and leadership attitudes. There is a considerable gap in the investigation of the performance of sports managers with regard to their relationship with their peers. There is still a tendency toward diagnostic identification of process management to the detriment of people management. Keywords: Leadership, sport, sports teams, behavioral skills, sport management.