The Existing Organizational Structure and Managerial Challenges of Ethiopia Male Premier League: in Selected Football Clubs
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2020-12-12
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the existing structure and managerial challenges of football clubs. For the implementation of the study, a descriptive survey design was employed. The data were collected through questionnaire, interview and observation checklist. The researcher was employed Taro Yamane formula for sample size determination. By using simple random sampling methods, only four clubs were sampled among sixteen Ethiopia premier league clubs. Thus, the subjects in the study were 20 administrative staff members out of 27 total numbers and from 96 total numbers 70 players randomly selected from the four clubs. Four managers and four coaches were purposively selected. The study indicated that, organizational structure and management system, availability of facility and equipment, back ground and working experience of manager, educational levels of the administrative staff members of the club are major challenges in Ethiopia male premier league football clubs. These were the most challenges that faced to managerial system to apply the best suited club management style to enhance the clubs performance. There is a Lack of and a Need for FIFA standard club structure and management system and services in the football clubs, There is a Lack of and Need good and standardized facility and equipment management system in the football clubs, There is a Lack of and a Need good marketing and financial control system in the football clubs.
To overcome these problems, the following recommendations have been forwarded: all football clubs management staff, coach and players works cooperatively in order to solve the club management challenges, I recommend for that club management staffs let’s give high priority to solve lack of modern club structure, and management problems of the club, in addition to this the club management should try to give attention for the club structure standardization, facility and equipment managing system of the football club. Finally each club tries to employ skilled and experienced managers.
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Football Club, Management, Structure, Challenge