Title: Governance and knowledge management and transfer: the case of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games

Authors: Milena M. Parent; Elsa Kristiansen; Barrie Houlihan

Addresses: University of Ottawa, 125 University Private, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada;Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Postboks 4014 Ullevål Stadion, NO-0806, Oslo, Norway ' University College of Southeast Norway, Postboks 4, 3199 Borre, Norway; Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Postboks 4014 Ullevål Stadion, NO-0806, Oslo, Norway ' School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE113TU, UK; Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Postboks 4014 Ullevål Stadion, NO-0806, Oslo, Norway

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between knowledge management/transfer processes and (good) governance practices in sports events. The research was undertaken at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, with data collected through interviews and document analysis. Findings include: 1) the significance of horizontal as well as hierarchical accountability; 2) different event logics for the event rights holder-organising committee relationship; 3) the importance of culture as well as structure in relation to governance; 4) the significance of tacit knowledge, person-to-person informal knowledge transmission and knowledge transfer timing.

Keywords: governance; knowledge management; knowledge transfer; accountability; Youth Olympic Games; YOG; Norway; International Olympic Committee; IOC; sport event management; culture; event logic; context.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMM.2017.087441

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 2017 Vol.17 No.4/5/6, pp.308 - 330

Received: 05 Oct 2016
Accepted: 01 May 2017
Published online: 15 Oct 2017 *

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