Dari Maharaj

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Research Project

The Leadership Styles of the 21st Century’s Greatest Football Managers

Bio

A person that enjoys learning and doing his best to help the world.

Research Summary

This capstone project is centered around the four most successful football (soccer) managers: Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho. The aim is to analyze what type of leadership style each one has based on three different leadership theories: Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez Faire leadership. Data is collecting on them from books, articles and Youtube videos and then filtered through the leadership theories to determine which leadership style best matches each one. After this process was conducted, it was found that Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho all possessed Autocratic leadership styles, while Carlo Ancelotti possessed a Democratic leadership style.

Research Poster

A Capstone Project infographic by Dari Maharaj titled 'The Leadership Styles of the 21st Century's Greatest Football Managers.' The background section states the project analyzes the leadership styles of four top European football managers. The methodology details data collection from books, articles, and YouTube videos, comparing it to six leadership styles: Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez Faire, Transactional, Bureaucratic, and Transformational. The findings, presented with images of each manager on a football field, show Sir Alex Ferguson as an Autocratic Leader, Pep Guardiola as an Autocratic Leader, Carlo Ancelotti as a Democratic Leader, and Jose Mourinho as an Autocratic/Transformational Leader.

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