Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reframe analyses of stadium and arena subsidization policies from perspectives centered upon economic and financial issues toward a perspective focused on broader issues of urban governance and the public purposes of sports facilities. Such assessments...
Author(s)
Friedman, M. T.; Beissel, A. S.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 107-125
Purpose: Olympic Stadiums are expensive and large constructions. The media often report on cost overruns based on the extravagant appearance of an Olympic Stadium and the lack of its postgames utilization. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual stadium legacy framework consisting of four...
Author(s)
Preuss, H.; Plambeck, A.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2020, 22, 1, pp 10-31
Scholars have examined the relationship between sports and urban development and proposed to use sport programs and events as a catalyst to revitalize communities, upgrade urban infrastructure, promote city image, shift economic structure, nurture an active lifestyle, and enhance societal harmony...
Author(s)
Zhang Yi; Gu HaoDong
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 179-195
Entrepreneurial cities in North America are strategically using sport for the purposes of marketing communities as attractive places to live, attractive places to visit, and attractive places to invest. However, how sport is used, and who is behind the strategic actions of cities remains a more...
Author(s)
Duquette, G. H.; Mason, D. S.
Publisher
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing , 2008, 3, 3, pp 221-241
Purpose: Major sporting events (MSEs) have always contributed to sustainable change. Many owners and organizers of MSEs have gradually institutionalized the governance of sporting events legacies. International sports organizations and past studies currently have a vision for sporting event...
Author(s)
Lu HueiFu; Lin HueiWen
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2020, 22, 1, pp 87-106
Image congruence is one central metrics that significantly influences image transfer. Nevertheless, studies on impact of image congruence on consumers' attitudinal and behavioral components in the context of sport tourism remain few. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship among ...
Author(s)
Zhang YingHui; Kim Euisoo; Xing ZunMing
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 67-86
This paper investigates the elite sport legacies of hosting the Summer Olympics for China (Beijing 2008) and Australia (Sydney 2000). The classic organizational life cycle approach provides the conceptual framework for this retroductive study. The data for both cases are sourced from official...
Author(s)
Chen ShuShu; Zheng JinMing; Dickson, G.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2018, 35, 12/13, pp 1276-1305
In Western democratic societies, decisions to allocate public funding towards a sports stadium or event are generally made via representative democracy by elected policymakers. Increasingly, referendums are occurring to facilitate direct democracy. In this study, we examine insider perspectives of ...
Author(s)
Johnston, M.; Naylor, M.; Dickson, G.; Kellison, T.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2021, 13, 4, pp 605-622
Purpose: Severe hazards associated with climate change are threatening human settlements, thereby requiring global cities to implement comprehensive climate adaptation strategies. For sports organizations, adaptive measures may include designing and constructing new stadiums. In this study, the...
Author(s)
Kellison, T.; Orr, M.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 126-141
We study the lineage network of coaches in the Australian Football League (AFL) using a novel process of influence propagation through temporal social networks. Coaching and being coached are considered major opportunities for learning, and the vast majority of AFL coaches are former AFL players....
Author(s)
Marmulla, G.; Dickson, G.; Wäsche, H.; Brandes, U.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023, 5, July,