Influences of Eastern and Western Cultures in Sport Coaching Leadership Styles = A Review of the Literature

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The world of sport has seen substantial growth in the past decade and it is evident that the international sporting world will continue to be more interconnected than ever before. As a result, it has been increasingly important for coaches working within this international sport framework to be multi-culturally competent to insure success when working with athletes from differing cultures. For this reason, an updated review of the literature on the topic of cultural differences in coaching styles, their implications on the development of a coaching leadership style, and an analysis of various styles of sports leadership are perceived and influenced by Eastern and Western cultures was needed. The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature conducted over the past ten years (2009-2018) which investigated sport coaching styles and/or sports leadership styles as influenced by Eastern or Western cultural environments. Literature searches were conducted using three electronic databases (SportDISCUS, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE), and the ScienceDirect website for English language, peer-reviewed, full text articles. The search was conducted using the key phrases sports coaching, coach-athlete relationship, cross-culture coaching, sports coaching styles and sports leadership styles. Seven hundred and eighty-one articles were retrieved in this search, with 22 articles meeting the selection criteria for articles that either studied cross cultural aspects of sport leadership styles, compared coach or athlete perceptions of coach-athlete relationships, or athlete perceptions regarding any facet of the coaching process relative to Eastern and Western cultural environments.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References