Servant Leadership in Sport

Gregory S. Sullivan is Associate Professor and Director of the Professional Masters of Sports Administration (PMSA) program in the Department of Sports Administration, College of Business at Ohio University, USA. His research focuses on the role of positive psychology, servant leadership, and self-determined motivation in a sports context, both in the workplace and on the playing field.

• 1. Servant Leadership in Athletics: Antecedents, Applications, and Outcomes.  A Positive Psychology Perspective.- 2. Servant Leadership: An Introduction.- 3. Servant Leadership: Philosopher’s Perspective.- 4. Servant Leadership: Research.- 5. Servant Leadership and Athletics.- 6. Positive Psychology: An Introduction.- 7. Character Strengths: The Pathway to Well-being.- 8. Positive Emotions.- 9. Engagement.- 10. Positive Relationships.- 11. Accomplishment.- 12. Accomplishment.- 13. Need Satisfaction: A Self-determined Perspective.- 14. SDT Mini-theories: Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Intinsic Motivation, and Cognitive Evaluation.- 15. SDT Mini-theories Continued: Continuum of Motivation, Personality Aspects, Goal Orientations, and Relationships.- 16. SDT in Athletics.- 17. SDT and PERMA and Autonomy Supportive Behviors.- 18. Conclusion.