Value based management in Lithuanian football: is anxiety justifiable

Abstract

Match-fixing becomes a global issue in the political agendas of team sports organizations, especially football. The outcomes of match-fixing phenomenon continue to threaten all stakeholders of the sports industry. In small country as Lithuania match-fixing became a big problem during the last five years. Is Lithuanian football became a victim of the globalization? How strong are the value orientation and management systems in national clubs? The aim of this study is to research into the practice of fraudulent agreements in Lithuanian football, presuming that it is the result of inadequate value-based management of football clubs. Professional football players, in total 258, were questioning. Football players’ attitude towards match-fixing practice and value-based management of football clubs depends on the player’s income and training frequency.