SPORTS: ATHLETES : BUSINESS: MANAGERS ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTIVES : PSYCHOLOGY: EGO: The Impact of Ego on Performance: Athletes Versus Managers and Administrators

[David P. Dillard]

SPORTS: ATHLETES : BUSINESS: MANAGERS ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTIVES :
PSYCHOLOGY: EGO: The Impact of Ego on Performance: Athletes Versus
Managers and Administrators


This post results from a discussion on another discussion group about the
impact of ego on performance among athletes. This post has citations to a
literature that discusses this issue. The question was raised about ego
and performance correlations or impacts in the world of business and
management and this post provides citations to a literature regarding
administrators and entrepreneurs and ego in terms of performance in this
arena and beyond in addition to the literature regarding ego and
performance with athletes.


Athletes

Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire: Testing Factor Structure
and Invariance Among Adolescent Hispanic Athletes.
Ryska, Todd A.
North American Journal of Psychology
2004 v. 6 no. 3 p. 457


Relationship of Sports Experience and Ego Development of Adolescent
Japanese Athletes. Takenouchi, Takashi; Taguchi, Tae; Okuda, Aiko.
Psychological Reports
August 2004 v. 95 no. 1 p. 13


A cross-sectional comparison of college athletes and nonathletes on
factors of career exploration, academic motivation and ego identity
status: Implications for sport retirement research.
Blackburn, Julie Z.
Dissertation Abstracts International:
Section B: The Sciences & Engineering, Vol 64(12-B), 2004. pp. 6367


Participation in Sport and Moral Functioning: Does Ego Orientation Mediate
Their Relationship?
Kavussanu, Maria; Ntoumanis, Nikos.
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
December 2003 v. 25 no. 4 p. 501


The influence of task and ego goal orientations and perceptions of
competence on affect and intrinsic motivation in competitive youth tennis.
Chaumeton, Nigel Richard;
Dissertation Abstracts International Section A:
Humanities & Social Sciences
v. 57 (11-A) May 1997. p. 4687
[Dissertation Abstract]


Elite adolescent athletes' achievement goals and beliefs concerning
success in tennis: using Task and ego orientation in sport questionnaire.
By: Newton, Maria; Duda, Joan L.
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
v. 15 December 1993 p. 437-448


Effects of ego involvement and success-failure on post-competitive affect
in young athletes.
Boyd, Michael P.
Dissertation Abstracts International
v. 51 (4-A) October 1990 p. 1155


Causal attributions by athletes: Role of ego involvement.
Luginbuhl, James; Bell, Arnold
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
v. 11 no. 4 December 1989 p. 399-407


The relationship of gender, level of sport involvement, and participation
motivation to task and ego orientation.
White, S.A.; Duda, J.L.
International journal of sport psychology (Rome)
January / March 1994 v. 25 no. 1 p. 4-18


Task and ego goal perspectives in organized youth sport.
Boyd, M.; Callaghan, J.
International journal of sport psychology (Rome)
October / December 1994 v. 25 no. 4 p. 411-424


The relationship of task and ego orientation to sportsmanship attitudes
and the perceived legitimacy of injurious acts.
Duda, J.L.; Olson, L.K.; Templin, T.J.
Research quarterly for exercise and sport (Reston, Va.)
March 1991 v. 62 no. 1 p. 79-87


Psychological Reports 2004 August v. 95 no.1 p. 13-26
Relationship of sports experience and ego development of adolescent
Japanese athletes.
Takenouchi T, Taguchi T, Okuda A.
Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University,
Japan. ta...@htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp


Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
Issue: Volume 14, Number 4 / December 01, 2002
Pages: 313 - 329
DOI: 10.1080/10413200290103581
Coping Responses to Failure and Success Among Elite Athletes and
Performing Artists
Artur Poczwardowski and David E. Conroy


Imagination, Cognition and Personality
Issue: Volume 21, Number 1 / 2001-2002
Pages: 67 - 80
SELF-ESTEEM AMONG INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES: THE ROLE OF ACHIEVEMENT GOALS
AND COMPETITIVE ORIENTATION
TODD A. RYSKA A1
A1 University of Texas at San Antonio


BUSINESS EXECUTIVES: EGO AND PERFORMANCE


Rank by results, not ego.
Johnston, Charles.
Modern Healthcare
9/6/2004 v. 34 no. 36 p. 24


The small business ego trap.
Malone, Marc.
Business Horizons
July / August 2004 v. 47 no. 4 p. 17


'Big egos' caused MyTravel decline.
Clarke, Michael.
Travel Weekly: The Choice of Travel Professionals (Reed)
4/5/2004 no. 1712 p. 10


Teamwork Not Egos: The Key To My Success Running BMG UK.
Music Week
4/5/2003 p. 23


College women's ego identity status in relation to perceived
parenting style and college experience.
Georges-Van Heusen, Colleen Melissa;
Dissertation Abstracts International:
Section B: The Sciences & Engineering,
v. 64 (4-B) 2003 p. 1925


Ineffective Chiefs Or 'Egos Eat Brains'
Keyson, Lauren
Fire Engineering
August 2002 v. 155 no. 8 p. 126


Ego Depletion and Self-Control Failure: An Energy Model
of the Self's Executive Function.
Baumeister, Roy F.
Self & Identity
April 2002 v. 1 no. 2 p. 129


Less Ego, More Success
Hamm, Steve; Baker, Stephen
Business Week
7/23/2001 no. 3742 p. 56


An investigation of the relationship of ego strength, gender, and
ethical decision behavior in human resource managers.
Barfoot, Norman Gary
Dissertation Abstracts International
Section A: Humanities & Social Sciences
Vol 61 (12-A) 2001 p. 4849


To Make Their Cross-Cultural Marriage Work,
Telecom Co-Chiefs Must Put Their Egos Aside.
Boston, William; Ball, Deborah.
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
04/22/99 v. 233 no. 78 p. A14


Coaching: `Meet ego needs' to improve worker performance.
Hamstra, Mark.
Nation's Restaurant News
06/08/98 v. 32 no. 23 p. 82


Check your ego at the service desk and get in touch.
Troy, Mike.
Discount Store News
1/26/98 v. 37 no. 2 p. 14


Putting mind over ego.
Attner, Paul.
Sporting News
01/19/98 v. 222 no. 3 p. 17


Clash of egos, goals at apple.
Rogers, Amy
CommunicationsWeek
08/18/97 no. 677 p. 23


`Egos & Eggshells: Managing for Success in Today's Workplace'
Training
March 1993 v. 30 no. 3 p. 71


Edifices and Ego: An Investor's View of Managerial
(In)Effectiveness An Interview With Rex J. Bates.
Journal of Management Inquiry
December 1992 v. 1 no. 4 p. 207


The Ego That Drives Sandy Weill.
Adam, Nigel.
Euromoney June 1981 p. 9


Methods or Results: Profit Motive or Ego?
Houser, J. David
Harvard Business Review
Spring 1938 v. 16 no. 3 p. 290


Ego depletion, the executive function, and self-control:
An energy model of the self in personality.
Baumeister, Roy F.
In: Personality psychology in the workplace.
Roberts, Brent W.; Hogan, Robert;
Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association,
2001 p. 299-316


The relationship of creativity and ego development in
corporate managers.
Diianni, Michael Robert;
Dissertation Abstracts International:
Section B: The Sciences & Engineering
v. 58 (5-B) November 1997 p. 2729


Adaptation to work: Ego defenses of women in work.
Truhe, Christine Marie;
Dissertation Abstracts International:
Section B: The Sciences & Engineering,
v. 58 (1-B) July 1997 p. 0442


The contribution of complexity of mental processing and stage
of ego development to transforming leadership.
Mehltretter, Glenn William, Jr.
Dissertation Abstracts International Section A:
Humanities & Social Sciences
v. 57 (3-A) September 1996 p. 1223


The relationship between ego development and managerial
effectiveness under conditions of high uncertainty.
Merron, Keith A.
Dissertation Abstracts International
v. 46 (10-A) April 1986 p. 3090


An examination of the relationship between ego development and
managerial competencies.
Givens, Aaron
Dissertation Abstracts International
v. 46 (2-B) August 1985 p. 688-689


Accountability and ego-involvement as biases in performance
appraisal: When will the evaluation of others be self-serving?
Mitchell, Terry W.
Dissertation Abstracts International
v. 43 (10-B) April 1983


Executive functions of the ego:
Clinical and procedural relevance.
Dyrud, Jarl E.; Donnelly, Charles
Archives of General Psychiatry
v. 20 no.3 1969 p. 257-261


Experimental reduction of stress based on ego-defense theory.
Speisman, Joseph C.; Lazarus, Richard S.; Mordkoff, Arnold;
Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology
v. 68 no. 4 1964 p. 367-380


Stars of the show: an unshakeable confidence in the quality
of their products--and a little bit of ego--have some head
honchos hawking their own wares. lending their faces lends
credibility, just as long as they keep their noses clean.
Source: Industry Week {Penton Publishing, Inc.}
v. 254 no. 4 April 2005 p. 34


An exploratory study of ego development in outstanding
executive women
Williams, Mary Dennen
1982
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1982.


Available ego energy and coping effectiveness:
some relationships between selected TAT measurements and
executive career progress
Author: Howe, Richard F.
Publication: Chicago ; 1972
Dissertation: Thesis (M.A.)--Roosevelt University, 1972.


The relationship of creativity and ego development in
corporate managers
DiIanni, Michael Robert.
1997
Dissertation: Thesis (Psy. D.)--
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, 1997.


A study of personal responsibility and level of ego development
in clinical nurse specialists, nurse managers, and staff nurses in
the acute care setting
Gallagher, Ellen Lloyd.
1988
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph. D.)---Adelphi University, 1988


Personal development of school administrators: self-concept,
self-actualization, moral judgment and ego development
McDonnell, Patricia Anne.
San Francisco : [McDonnell], 1978
Dissertation: THESIS (Ed. D., Organization and Leadership)--
University of San Francisco.


In addition to parallel or comparative literatures, the comparison of
academic discussions of this issue is quite contrasting in style to the
kinds of discussions one finds in the business trade literature on this
topic.



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David Dillard
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There is in psychology in addition to discussions of the EGO, a related
consideration of ID. In the corporate world, the ID often has the
employees picture on it.