Muscat: The Omani Olympic Committee on Tuesday launched the Arabic version of the book 'Managing Olympic Sports Bodies', which is one of the most important curricula taught in sports management courses for the Omani National Olympic Committees and employees of sports federations and the various media.
The book is issued by the International Olympic Committee from English into Arabic with the aim of benefiting from international programmes that cover all areas of sports development.
The inauguration at the OOC headquarters was attended by Taha bin Sulaiman al Kishri, OOC Secretary-General, Ali bin Salim al Busafi, Director of Olympic Solidarity at OOC, and a number of sports federation officials.
This initiative comes in cooperation with the International Olympic Solidarity, where this book will contribute to strengthening and facilitating the implementation of sports management courses in Arabic language. The book aims to present a simplified and practical image of the management science that has been developed by Olympic sports organisations around the world, and to development their structure, and exchange experiences and knowledge among workers in sports institutions.
The book consists of six chapters covering the main aspects of the science of sports management.
The first chapter deals with the organisation of the Olympic sports institution through an understanding of its environment, its structure and its operation. The second chapter deals with the management of the Olympic sports institution through the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the strategic plan.
The third chapter focuses on managing the human resources of the organisation through the development of rules and regulations, motivation, recruitment and training. The fourth chapter deals with managing the finance of the institution using appropriate procedures and transparency of working.
In the fifth chapter, the marketing management of the organisation is addressed in line with the global strategy of the organisation, the requirements of stakeholders and sponsorship opportunities. The sixth and final chapter focuses on organising major sporting events in accordance with the institutional strategic plan. Each chapter is divided into five sections covering specific topics related to the chapter’s topic.
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