Abstract
The aim of this study was based on analysing the effects of sport managers education in Bosnian and Herzegovinian clubs practicing following sports: basketball, volleyball and handball, and business success during the 2003/04 competition season. The research was conducted using a stratified sample of 35 B&H sport clubs located in Canton Sarajevo, with a number of subjects (N=525) and 81 variables in total. Sample evaluation scale was designed according to Likert, Thurstone and Bogardus scale model but with a higher number of ratings 1-10; 1-100 which resulted in a greater discriminative force of the instrument. The obtained results indicated that the business success in basketball, volleyball and handball sport clubs was influenced by the education of managers who completed their studies at Sports high school or at Faculty of Sport and Physical Education. The results were interesting from various aspects, especially when it came to following the necessary requirements of modern technical knowledge and skills regarding training and training process (coach education), first line managers, and management skills in middle and top management (interpersonal and diagnostic) which was developed through the system of higher education in sport as a part of bachelor and master studies. Using this method we were able to contribute to the awareness of the advantages that such study programs have to offer, in particular when it comes to the needs of the abovementioned sports. The results of this study clearly state that employees of the previously indicated educational profile most certainly contribute to the advancement of business success in the listed sport clubs, which ultimately represents the goal of professional management. Similarly, the study results point out towards the necessity of developing a management philosophy for team sport organizations, based on an ongoing organizational learning and education. The results can be used when identifying present market mechanisms related to the institutional needs whic
