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Organisational Learning from Sport Major-Events: The Case of the Asian Men’s Handball Qualification for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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Farrag D, Girginov V, Rocha C, Magdy M & Al-Thawadi O (2026) Organisational Learning from Sport Major-Events: The Case of the Asian Men’s Handball Qualification for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Journal of Global Sport Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2026.2643191

Abstract
Studies on sports event management have focused on how host residents perceive the event and its impacts, but very little is still known about how such experiences can facilitate organisational learning (OL) in host sports organisations. The study explores the potential of major sports events to generate human and social capital amongst the public and the ensuing process of OL for host sports organisations. Using the 2023 Asian Men's Handball Qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games held in Qatar, a mixed-method concurrent nested design was employed, collecting quantitative (survey questionnaires) and qualitative (interviews) data from event attendees and event managers, respectively. The interplay between tacit and explicit knowledge, as well as individual and collective learning, stimulated a combination of low levels of organisational formalization and specialization and individual (i.e., tacit) knowledge, which has resulted in an ‘operational adhocracy’ form of OL in sports organisations dominated by embracing knowledge.

Keywords
Organisational Learning; sports events; human capital; social capital

Journal
Journal of Global Sport Management

StatusEarly Online
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Publication date online30/04/2026
Date accepted by journal15/02/2026
ISSN2470-4067
ISBN2470-4067

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Dr Claudio Rocha

Dr Claudio Rocha

Senior Lecturer, Sport

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