Assessing a Country Assignment
Objective: Assessing a country as an Olympic nation and attempt to determine what are the characteristics associated with Olympic Success.
Means: Power Point Presentation: (no more than 20 slides)
Top 15 in Medal Count London Olympics
https://www.london2012.com/medals/medal-count/
Part 1: Macro and Micro Variables
https://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015/
Population
World Economic Forum Competitiveness Score
World Governance Indicators
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project for six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability, political stability, absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption. (See Resources)
https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.aspx#home
Climate
Religion
Form of Government:
Status of Gender https://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2014/
Hofstadte Cultural Dimensions
https://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html
Most popular sports
Sport Participation Numbers
Part 2: Meso Variables
Structure of Sport in the Country
Government Support: How?
Year Olympic committee was established
Status of NOC
Olympic History and Success
Part Two: Nine Pillars of International Sport Success
Sport Governance
Foundation
Financial Support
State of Sport Sciences
National Center for Research in Sport Science
National Training Center/Sport Specific
Sport Facilities
Competition
Training
Post Career/Professional Sport Opportunities
Coaching Education
Talent Identification Development
International Competition
Part 3: Business Attractiveness
Determine the attractiveness of country for business opportunity. Recommend potential sport opportunity.
Business Concept: Define the produce and or service
Business Model/Penetration Strategy
Assess the Commodification of Your Concept to the Country
Assess the Impact of Cultural Dimensions on Business Venture.