| dc.description.abstract | To examine the success of the U20 Norwegian male national football team of 2019
from a leadership perspective, this thesis considers several success factors that may
have helped the team reach the World Cup. It applies the theories of giving
behavior, appreciative inquiry and value-based leadership to analyze the leadership
practices within the team. Based on semi-structured interviews with 10 interview
subjects, including the head coach, players and staff, the authors outline and discuss
their findings from the interviews in combination with existing theory. The research
identifies four main factors that have been decisive for the team’s success: (1)
combining long-term dreams with short-term goals, (2) balancing vertical and
horizontal leadership by allowing people to take advantage of their strengths, (3)
creating a continuous giving behavior within the group and (4) applying
unorthodox approaches to the implementation of values. | nb_NO |
