Knowledge Management in Botswana Sport: Current Status and Future Directions

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.2478/pcssr-2021-0020

Louis Moustakas, Arda Alan Is Işık

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Abstract In Botswana, sport is positioned as a potential driver of economic and social development. In particular, there are numerous discussions about increasing the socio-economic impact of sport and the need to professionalise Botswana sport. Knowledge Management (KM) can play a critical role in achieving this greater professionalisation and impact. Despite this importance, there have only been a small number of studies on KM in sports, and none of this literature explores the topic in sub-Saharan Africa. Against this background, the goals of our paper are two-fold. Firstly, we wish to map out the current knowledge management landscape in the Botswana sport sector. Secondly, we aim to propose concrete, evidence-based avenues to improve KM within the sector. This paper relies on findings generated through semi-structured qualitative interviews with individuals connected to Botswana sport. To allow for triangulation, these interviews are further supported by other, previous qualitative research as well as relevant academic and policy literature. The Knowledge Management framework from Sunassee and Sewry (2002) is used to analyse and structure the results. Overall, we see that KM in Botswana sport is somewhat present at the individual, organisational level, but numerous obstacles and inefficiencies exist in creating and sharing knowledge at the sectoral level. To support the growth of KM in the sector, numerous concrete recommendations are presented. In particular, we highlight a need to communicate the value of KM better and obtain the necessary buy-in.

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博茨瓦纳体育的知识管理:现状和未来方向

在博茨瓦纳，体育被定位为经济和社会发展的潜在驱动力。特别是，有许多关于增加体育的社会经济影响和博茨瓦纳体育专业化的必要性的讨论。知识管理(KM)可以在实现这种更大的专业化和影响方面发挥关键作用。尽管这一点很重要，但只有少数关于体育运动中的KM的研究，而且这些文献都没有在撒哈拉以南非洲探讨这一主题。在此背景下，本文的目标是双重的。首先，我们希望绘制出博茨瓦纳体育部门目前的知识管理景观。其次，我们的目标是提出具体的、基于证据的途径来改善该部门的知识管理。本文依赖于与博茨瓦纳体育相关的个人进行的半结构化定性访谈所产生的结果。为了进行三角测量，这些访谈得到了其他先前定性研究以及相关学术和政策文献的进一步支持。Sunassee和Sewry(2002)的知识管理框架被用来分析和构建结果。总的来说，我们看到博茨瓦纳体育的知识管理在个人和组织层面上有所体现，但在部门层面上，知识的创造和共享存在许多障碍和低效。为了支持知识管理在该领域的发展，提出了许多具体建议。特别是，我们强调需要更好地传达知识管理的价值，并获得必要的支持。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.