You’re getting sacked in the morning: managerial change in the English Premier League
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight and encourage consideration of the ethical and in some instances legal implications of managerial change in the English Premier League (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.
Research limitations/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.
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Citation
Flint, S.W., Plumley, D. and Wilson, R. (2016), "You’re getting sacked in the morning: managerial change in the English Premier League", Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 223-235. https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-09-2014-0189
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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