You're getting sacked in the morning: managerial change in the English Premier League

FLINT, Stuart, PLUMLEY, Daniel James and WILSON, Robert (2016). You're getting sacked in the morning: managerial change in the English Premier League. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 34 (2), 223-235.

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to highlight and encourage consideration of the ethical and in some instances legal implications of managerial change in the EPL which often gets overlooked and sidestepped by clubs. Design/methodology/approach: Extant literature relating to managerial change is identified and discussed to provide the foundations of the discussion of whether managerial change in the EPL which is primarily focused on performance outcome, is neglecting ethical and legal issues. Findings: The loophole that exists in the Employment Rights Act (1996) allows clubs to instantly dismiss a manager and consequently not see out their notice period as agreed in their contract or the statutory notice period. Whilst legally clubs are at will to act in this manner, the instability of EPL management evident today appears to have taken away the rights of an employee. Practical implications: Greater consideration of the current managerial change practices in EPL from an ethical and legal perspective appears warranted. The incomparable rights that a player and a manger have relating to their tenure at a club seem somewhat unfair. Originality/value: Presents thought-provoking information relating to managerial change in the EPL which appears to have been overlooked in the literature to date which primarily focuses on the impact of change on performance.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Sport Industry Research Centre
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-09-2014-0189
Page Range:	223-235
Depositing User:	Dan Plumley
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2015 08:25
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 00:27
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9944

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