Resumen de Análisis de las estrategias de innovación de federaciones deportivas internacionales y de federaciones de tenis nacionales
Miguel Crespo Celda 
This doctoral thesis analyses the innovation strategies of international sports federations and national tennis federations. It is presented in the form of a "compendium of articles". The first one studies the perceptions of tennis coaches on the innovation strategies and programmes of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET). The second investigates the perceptions of other stakeholders (directors, managers, umpires, etc.) on the RFET's innovation strategy and programmes. The third extends the scope of the study to managers and administrative staff of the different tennis federations in Latin America. Finally, the fourth focuses on the study of innovation and crowdfunding in international sports federations. The studies also analysed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the structure and innovative capacity of these organisations. The hypotheses raised the relevance of an innovative culture in these organisations, the identification of sport-specific programmes as the most innovative and the considerable impact of the pandemic on these organisations. A mixed methodology was designed that included both quantitative (a validated questionnaire) and qualitative (interviews and data collection) instruments. The results were analysed using the usual statistical tools and, in general, confirmed the hypotheses put forward as there was a clear favourable orientation towards the adoption of innovative strategies and the implementation of sport-specific programmes as the most innovative. Our studies conclude that it is essential for these organisations to adopt the necessary innovative strategies to further improve the generation and implementation of services and products to meet the needs of their stakeholders.
