Organizational Performance Of Moroccan Professional Football Academies: From Scoping Review To New Research Directions

Abstract

Abstract:

The present article offers a scoping review approach developed by Arksey and O’Malley, to investigate the concept of organizational performance in sports industry, especially in the area of youth professional football academies. The review conducted a scoping review, leading to rigorous analysis of more than 50 studies exploring organizational effectiveness and performance management in football training centres. In this study, we utilized both Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and PRISMA protocol for transparency and rigor, this scoping study maps the current state of knowledge and highlights significant theoretical and empirical gaps in the field.  Indeed, the findings reveal that research remains on player development is predominantly, with limited consideration given to broader organizational issues such as governance, strategic management, human resources development, and stakeholder relations. Following this, this study makes a significant contribution by outlining a clear future research agenda organized into three main pillars: the construction of tailored multidimensional performance frameworks suitable for the Moroccan environment, the examination of institutional and cultural drivers of academy success, and the analysis of strategic management practices on stainable talent development.

Keywords:

Organizational performance, sport, sport organizations, scoping review, systematic review