ABSTRACT

Research question

Using organizational innovation as a framework, this empirical study explores the drivers of innovation within Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), highlights barriers that may hamper their abilities to innovate, and discusses strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance innovation capabilities.

Research method

A qualitative embedded single-case study approach focusing on two OCOGs (i.e. 2024 Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games) as the embedded units of analysis was conducted through an analysis of archival materials and interviews with key informants (n = 16) regarding innovation.

Results and findings

Results suggest OCOGs experience various environmental, organizational, and individual drivers toward innovation but also encounter certain barriers (e.g. resistance to change, organizational characteristics, and knowledge limitations) that hinder the implementation of new practices. Suggestions are provided for ways OCOGs can enhance their innovation capabilities.

Implications

This study adds a new dimension to sport event management literature by applying innovation concepts (i.e. organizational innovation) to the unique context of OCOGs, where innovation has become increasingly important in meeting stakeholder expectations. In doing so, this study contributes to the literature on innovation-related strategies and offers insight on how mega-sport event organizers can enhance their innovative capabilities.

中文翻译：

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奥林匹克运动会组委会的创新驱动因素、障碍和策略：嵌入式单案例研究方法

摘要

研究问题

本实证研究以组织创新为框架，探讨了奥林匹克运动会 (OCOG) 内部的创新驱动因素，强调了可能阻碍其创新能力的障碍，并讨论了克服这些障碍和增强创新能力的策略。

研究方法

通过对档案材料的分析和访谈，以两个奥组委（即 2024 年巴黎奥运会组委会和 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会组委会）作为分析的嵌入式单位，进行了定性嵌入式单一案例研究方法与关键知情人 (n = 16) 关于创新。

结果和发现

结果表明，奥组委在创新方面经历了各种环境、组织和个人驱动因素，但也遇到了阻碍新实践实施的某些障碍（例如，对变革的抵制、组织特征和知识限制）。为奥组委提高创新能力的方式提供了建议。

启示

本研究通过将创新概念（即组织创新）应用于奥组委的独特环境，为体育赛事管理文献增加了一个新的维度，创新在满足利益相关者期望方面变得越来越重要。通过这样做，本研究为创新相关战略的文献做出了贡献，并提供了关于大型体育赛事组织者如何增强其创新能力的见解。