The Managerial Impact on Team Performance in Professional Sports – A Quantitative Analysis of the German Bundesliga

In this thesis I investigate the impact of managers on team performance by estimating manager fixed effects. Using a dataset that covers the last 11 seasons of the first German Bundesliga, I show that managers have an overall significant impact on their teams’ success. Moreover, they have an effect through their individual characteristics and tactical decisions. Despite, my results suggest managers to apply tactical and strategic decisions on the basis of total team values and whether they play at home or away.