Hired to be Fired: The Publicity Value of Managers
Department
Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-11-2016
Abstract
Sports teams frequently fire and hire managers when they experience losing. However, determining managerial responsibility for player performance is difficult to measure. This study examines how major-league baseball players perform under different managers and estimates that managers have little effect on performance. The study further investigates whether or not replacing managers serves as a signal to fans that the team is improving, which boosts attendance. The results indicate that new managers were associated with increased attendance in the 2000s; however, such effects were not present in the 1980s and 1990s.
Journal Title
Managerial and Decision Economics
Journal ISSN
0143-6570
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1002/mde.2834
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