Information management and globalised sport : a South African mega-event model

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Reflecting a general trend in modern society, the world of sport has become information driven,with effective information management becoming an essential part of all sports organisations andsporting activities.The sophistication oflarge, multi-sport events - mega-games - such as the Olympic Games andCommonwealth Games demand a high standard of information management to help ensure thesmooth running of such events. This is also true of the managing of national teams participating inthem.In this thesis a model of an information management system (IMS) is developed for managingcertain types of information in such events and the national team participating in them. The modelis based on two conceptual frameworks: Intellectual capital, and secondly the informationmanagement cycle.The model is then tested using a number of case studies where a specific information managementsystem was used to manage the information of different sports teams and events. The degree towhich the information management system was effectively implemented in each case is evaluatedand the results used to measure the correctness and accuracy of the model.Lastly suggestions are given as to how the model can be improved in view of the case studyfindings, and what the future role of information management in sports events may look like in lightof the results.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University