The Servant-Athlete: Examining Servant-Leadership in Sport

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dc.contributor.authorPrimrose, Richard
dc.contributor.supervisorCrippen, Carolyn L.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-30T21:20:39Z
dc.date.available2013-08-30T21:20:39Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-08-30
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative case study explored the philosophy of servant-leadership in the context of sport, specifically from the perspective of an athletic leader, or servant-athlete. The primary purpose of the research was to identify traits of a servant-athlete—who for the purpose of this case study was Canadian professional basketball player Steve Nash—with the secondary purpose being to look at some formative childhood experiences, which may have shaped the servant-athlete’s leadership style. The primary method of data collection was an academic interview, with other sources of media being used to triangulate the findings. Findings suggested that the servant-athlete would be a team player, who leads by building relationships, practicing compassion, empathy, and self-awareness, and ultimately serving the needs of his teammates. It was found that childhood experiences with service—particularly related to the parents—played a large role in influencing the servant-athlete’s leadership philosophy. Rich commentary from the academic interview spoke to the themes identified, and provided evidence of servant-leadership being a viable leadership philosophy in sport.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0515en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0534en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0575en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0384en_US
dc.description.proquestemailairritch@hotmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4887
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectservant-leadershipen_US
dc.subjectservant-athleteen_US
dc.subjectathletic leadershipen_US
dc.subjectSteve Nashen_US
dc.titleThe Servant-Athlete: Examining Servant-Leadership in Sporten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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