Perceptions of Basic Indicators of Better Governance at Federate Sport in Guatemala

Abstract

Perceptions of Basic Indicators of Better Governance at Federate Sport in Guatemala

Juan Alvarado Dream Together Master Program Global Sport Management, Department of Physical Education Seoul National University

Despite scholars around the globe have found some principles of good or better governance in International Sport Organizations, studies to assess better governance practices in National Sport Organizations, especially in Guatemala have been limited. The purpose of this thesis was to identify Guatemalan Sport Managers perceptions of better governance dimensions at Guatemalan Federate Sport Organizations and gauge the degree of acceptance of the Basic Indicators of Better Governance –BIBGIS- to measure sport governance into national context. This thesis allowed to have an approach for set a framework of better governance practices that could be adopted at the Guatemalan Sports Policy or implemented within the Guatemalan Sport Law. 6 experts replied to an interview and 100 Guatemalan Sport Managers responded to a survey within the Federate Sport of Guatemalan. After collecting data, a statistical analysis using mean, median, mode, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, frequency, percentage, One way ANOVA and ANCOVA were implemented. Results reveal that despite each indicator had a different level of acceptance, there is a 84% of agreement about the BIBGIS model as a tool to assess governance into the Federate Sport in Guatemala. The indicators perceived as important in this thesis could be incorporated in the Agenda of General Assembly of each organization part of Federate Sport of Guatemala in order to have a deeper evaluation by all the members and in case a positive feedback, be included as a policy implementation and furthermore, policy evaluation.

Keywords : Sport, Governance, BIBGIS, Perceptions, Guatemala Student Number : 2015- 22370