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Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events
Presenting a comprehensive and pragmatic view on challenges around sporting events, this timely Research Handbook examines the hosting of major sporting events and the impacts they can have on stakeholders. Looking beyond the host destination, it provides a wealth of conceptual analysis on the organisation and administration of such events, including the bidding process, planning, management, sponsorship issues, and marketing.
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Presenting a comprehensive and pragmatic view on challenges around sporting events, this timely Research Handbook examines the hosting of major sporting events and the impacts they can have on stakeholders. Looking beyond the host destination, it provides a wealth of conceptual analysis on the organisation and administration of such events, including the bidding process, planning, management, sponsorship issues, and marketing.
Multidisciplinary in nature, this Research Handbook features contributions from eminent academics, offering insights into some of the largest international sporting events, and analysing their expected and actual outcomes. Adopting both short-run and long-run perspectives, contributors explore the diverse monetary and non-monetary impacts of major sporting events and how these can be shaped by a wide range of factors, including the cultures in which stakeholders live and operate.
Outlining a nuanced range of international perspectives on major sporting events, this Research Handbook presents state-of-the-art research and will appeal to students and researchers across sports, economic sociology, social policy, and economics and finance. It will also serve as a valuable tool for sports managers, stakeholders, and practitioners interested in event hostship.
Multidisciplinary in nature, this Research Handbook features contributions from eminent academics, offering insights into some of the largest international sporting events, and analysing their expected and actual outcomes. Adopting both short-run and long-run perspectives, contributors explore the diverse monetary and non-monetary impacts of major sporting events and how these can be shaped by a wide range of factors, including the cultures in which stakeholders live and operate.
Outlining a nuanced range of international perspectives on major sporting events, this Research Handbook presents state-of-the-art research and will appeal to students and researchers across sports, economic sociology, social policy, and economics and finance. It will also serve as a valuable tool for sports managers, stakeholders, and practitioners interested in event hostship.
Critical Acclaim
‘The Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events provides a current and broad international perspective on major sporting events. This informative Handbook includes contributions from researchers in a variety of disciplines from over 20 countries. In this ever-changing environment, it is a practical resource of new and relevant ideas for sport management scholars and students, sport industry practitioners, and sport enthusiasts.’
– Karen Danylchuk, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
‘This Research Handbook presents a compelling compilation of disciplinary perspectives from leading academics on major sporting events’ issues, debates and controversies. The diverse cohort of contributors from around the globe provide thought provoking evidence based research while at the same time challenging the reader to reflect and critique traditional ways of thinking about the impact major sporting events have on a wide array of stakeholders and communities.’
– Tracy Taylor, RMIT University, Australia
– Karen Danylchuk, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
‘This Research Handbook presents a compelling compilation of disciplinary perspectives from leading academics on major sporting events’ issues, debates and controversies. The diverse cohort of contributors from around the globe provide thought provoking evidence based research while at the same time challenging the reader to reflect and critique traditional ways of thinking about the impact major sporting events have on a wide array of stakeholders and communities.’
– Tracy Taylor, RMIT University, Australia
Contributors
Contributors include: Gerard A. Akindes, Yara Zeyad Ali, Othman Althawadi, Mahfoud Amara, Wladimir Andreff, Payam Ansari, Jordan T. Bakhsh, Ryan Bagwell, Bjørn Barland, Chris Barron, Tom Bason, Emmanuel Bayle, Alex Bond, David Bond, Lyndon Bouah, Youcef Bouandel, Nicholas Burton, Zachary R. Calo, Hannah Campbell-Pegg, Simon Chadwick, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Josephine Clausen, Richard Coleman, George B. Cunningham, Jon Martin Denstadli, Geoff Dickson, Therese Dille, Harald Dolles, Kelly Evans, Dalia A. Farrag, Stephen Frawley, Markus Gerke, Bieke Gils, David Gogishvili, Billy Graeff, Chris Gratton, Jonathan Grix, Louis Grix, Kjetil Haugen, Jan Haut, Zsolt Havran, Janice Hemmonsbey, Peter Horsselenberg, Umer Hussain, Wadih Ishac, Joonoh Brian Jeong, Mel Johnston, Attila Kajos, Timothy Kellison, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Per Ståle Knardal, Brendon Knott, Elsa Kristiansen, Wanda E. Leal, Becca Leopkey, Elias B. Leppert, Simon Ličen, Michael Linley, Wolfgang Maennig, Rauf Mammadov, Tünde Máté, Victor A. Matheson, Nicola McCullough, Joe Milner, Mateja Mir, Martin Müller, Michael Mutz, Michiel de Nooij, Milena M. Parent, Jiaxuan Peng, Roger Pielke Jr., Alex R. Piquero, Holger Preuss, Karthik Raghunathan, Girish Ramchandani, J. James Reade, Daam van Reeth, Shintaro Sato, Dominik Schreyer, Jan Schönberner, Stephen L. Shapiro, Richard Shipway, Ricardo Simmonds, Carl Singleton, Berit Skirstad, Harry Arne Solberg, Lasse Sonne, Rasmus K. Storm, Tim Ströbel, Kamilla Swart, Marijke Taks, Jan Ove Tangen, Georgia Teare, Tim F. Thormann, Cem Tinaz, Stefan Walzel, Maike Weitzmann, Paul Widdop, Pamela Wicker, Sven Daniel Wolfe, Herbert Woratschek, Richard Keith Wright, Ryutaro Yamakita, Yi Zhang, Andrew Zimbalist
Contents
Contents:
Introduction to the Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events 1
PART I THE BIDDING AND AWARDING PROCESS
1 Are major sporting events relocated from developed to emerging economies? 18
Wladimir Andreff
2 (Successful) bidding for mega-events: the case of the Olympics 34
Elias B. Leppert and Wolfgang Maennig
3 The urban future of the Winter Olympics 45
Jean-Loup Chappelet
4 The geopolitical economy of major sporting events – where business and management meets politics and geography 60
Nicholas Burton, Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop and Alex Bond
5 Examining outcomes of sport mega-event bidding for national sports development – the case of Turkey’s bidding for the UEFA EURO 2024 74
Cem Tinaz and Tim Ströbel
6 How big is home advantage at the Olympic Games? 88
Carl Singleton, J. James Reade, Johan Rewilak and Dominik Schreyer
7 Support for major sport event bidding in New Zealand 104
Mel Johnston and Geoff Dickson
8 Auckland’s Auld Mug: the leveraging of major sports event tourism legacies 114
Richard Keith Wright and Chris Barron
PART II PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (CHALLENGES)
STAKEHOLDERS
9 Stakeholders in major sport events 135
Ryutaro Yamakita, Jordan T. Bakhsh and Milena M. Parent
10 Viewing a local organizing committee of a mega sporting event through the lens of an organization: analyzing performance in the context of organizational structure, design, and leadership 150
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Introduction to the Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events 1
PART I THE BIDDING AND AWARDING PROCESS
1 Are major sporting events relocated from developed to emerging economies? 18
Wladimir Andreff
2 (Successful) bidding for mega-events: the case of the Olympics 34
Elias B. Leppert and Wolfgang Maennig
3 The urban future of the Winter Olympics 45
Jean-Loup Chappelet
4 The geopolitical economy of major sporting events – where business and management meets politics and geography 60
Nicholas Burton, Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop and Alex Bond
5 Examining outcomes of sport mega-event bidding for national sports development – the case of Turkey’s bidding for the UEFA EURO 2024 74
Cem Tinaz and Tim Ströbel
6 How big is home advantage at the Olympic Games? 88
Carl Singleton, J. James Reade, Johan Rewilak and Dominik Schreyer
7 Support for major sport event bidding in New Zealand 104
Mel Johnston and Geoff Dickson
8 Auckland’s Auld Mug: the leveraging of major sports event tourism legacies 114
Richard Keith Wright and Chris Barron
PART II PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (CHALLENGES)
STAKEHOLDERS
9 Stakeholders in major sport events 135
Ryutaro Yamakita, Jordan T. Bakhsh and Milena M. Parent
10 Viewing a local organizing committee of a mega sporting event through the lens of an organization: analyzing performance in the context of organizational structure, design, and leadership 150
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