Chapter 2 Strategic Management of Olympic Sport Organisations

Preuß, Holger; Schallhorn, Christiana; Schütte, Norbert

doi:10.5771/9783985720644-43

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“…So which strategic development tools can be applied to NOCs? The NOCs can be seen as representatives of Olympism within their respective territories or states and play an important role in spreading the Olympic values and the work of the Olympic Movement around the world (Preuss et al ., 2022). Their functions include preparing athletes and teams for the Olympic Games, developing sport at all levels, training sports coaches and administrators and creating Olympic educational programs.…”

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“…This means that the National Olympic Committees must always be considered in the context of the associated state. According to Preuss et al . (2022), NOCs are facing various organizational, financial, technological, political and environmental challenges to date, making the application of strategic management essential to address them.…”

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“…The opportunities, risks, strengths and weaknesses identified earlier form the basis for defining short- and long-term strategic fields of action. So, basically, a SWOT analysis is performed here, and the proposed steps also coincide with those from the non-profit and sports related literature (Bryson, 2018; Kong, 2008; Preuss et al. , 2022).…”

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“…In addition, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games resulted in a lack of financial resources, which are highly relevant for achieving the goals and securing the existence of many NOCs. In response to the new and complex challenges facing the society, NOCs must act strategically by developing professional action plans because “a proactive and creative mindset is essential” (Preuss et al ., 2022, p. 2).…”

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“…The tools and outputs to be developed will equip and support the NOCs in their daily operational management and thus improve their governance. This includes a guidebook which was designed to support the NOC in terms of strategic management (Preuss et al ., 2022).…”

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Strategy development in times of crisis – How the European National Olympic Committees are mastering the corona crisis

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PurposeThis research aims to focus on the strategic management by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) during the COVID-19 crisis. The authors investigate “How are strategies being developed within European NOCs to tackle the impact of the corona crisis?” and “which measures have proven to be particularly helpful?”Design/methodology/approachThe research uses a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach. Five high-level representatives of European NOCs were interviewed using expert interviews to gain insights into their strategy development process. The interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, and a questionnaire was developed based on the results. Nineteen other European NOCs were surveyed using this questionnaire to verify the strategy development process steps on a larger sample.FindingsThe research resulted in a six-step NOC strategy development process framework, with helpful measures for each step. It can help the organizations to better cope with current or upcoming crises.Originality/valueThis framework can serve as a guide for NOCs to find the right steps and measures to better perform in crisis situations.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%