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International Review for the Sociology of Sport | 1994

Organisational Structures and Contexts in British National Governing Bodies of Sport

Eleni Theodoraki; Ian P. Henry

This paper reports the findings of the first stages of a research project which investigates the organisational structures of the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in Britain and the strategic management styles which these organisations employ.


International Journal of Event and Festival Management | 2014

Social network analysis and festival cities: an exploration of concepts, literature and methods.

David Jarman; Eleni Theodoraki; Hazel Hall; Jane Ali-Knight

Purpose – Social network analysis (SNA) is an under-utilised framework for research into festivals and events. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the history of SNA and explore its key concepts, in order that they might be applied to festivals and their environments. Design/methodology/approach – Secondary material underpins the paper, primarily SNA literature, tourism studies research and festival industry publications. Findings – Festival cities offer dynamic environments in which to investigate the workings of social networks. The importance of such networks has long been recognised within the industry, yet there is scant reflection of this in the event studies literature. Uses of SNA in tourism studies publications offer some precedents. Originality/value – This paper emphasises the importance of relationships between people in a festival economy, complementing and building upon stakeholder analyses. A research method is proposed, suitable for application across a diverse range of festivals an...


Journal of The Royal Society for The Promotion of Health | 2007

Mass sport policy development in the Olympic City: the case of Qingdao – host to the 2008 sailing regatta.

Weiming Wang; Eleni Theodoraki

The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and leave numerous legacies to the cities and countries that host them. This article will address the impacts of the preparations for the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta on mass sport development in the host municipal city of Qingdao, China, and examine the governments mass sport policy and development interventions that are linked to the 2008 Olympic Bid and subsequent preparations. The research draws on policy-making theory to unravel the nature of change and development of mass sport in Qingdao, especially how national and local governments create new policies to promote mass sport development in Qingdao and persuade people to take regular physical activity and practise sports to improve health. The article indicates that the preparations for the event generate significant improvements in mass sport in Qingdao, such as the development of mass sport policies, increase in sports participation rates, creation of new sporting facilities, and consequent improvement of public health. Nevertheless, negative effects are also evidenced in the greater imbalance between rural and urban sports development, and the high fees for using the new water sports facilities.


International Journal of Sport Policy | 2010

Transnational network formation through sports related regional development projects in the Arabian Peninsula

Mahfoud Amara; Eleni Theodoraki

The exploration of the phenomenon of regional development through sports related projects in the Arabian Peninsula shows ways in which urban regeneration investment projects affect the regional economy as well as the reverse injection of local capital into global markets. These are traced in the selected three case studies: the Doha 2006 Asian Games, the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Manchester United Football Academy in Dubai. The following major themes arise from the analysis: a) the profusion of risky and bold mega-sports projects that are linked to major urban developments; b) the extensive use of the intangible values and images (goodwill, fair play, and well-being) of sport, that people generally hold, for brand awareness and sales growth purposes; c) the glocalisation of the activity of the various agents (and their business interests) who engage with sport and finally; d) the central role of the royal families, both as political and a business elite, in facilitating the networking between international sport organisations and global and local business interests.


Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events | 2009

Organisational communication on the impacts of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Eleni Theodoraki

This paper seeks to evaluate the ways in which the bid and then the organising committee of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games (OG) assessed and communicated the event’s intended and achieved impacts to various audiences during the respective organisational lifecycles. It draws on data on impacts that have been reported from the two committees, and comments on the timing of their communication, the themes under which impacts have been reported, the rationale for these communication activities and the selectivity of the evalaution indicators used. Relevant literature that allows the consideration of organisational communication activity as seeking to create certain meaning(s) as well as brand management literature has aided the interpretation of the findings, and the communication on impacts of the Athens 2004 OG is seen to be part of the image building exercises undertaken. The analysis also identifies how institutional and contractual obligations of the bid committee and the organising committee at different points in time affected the conceptualisation and communication of impact data and reports. The creation of an overall impact evaluation framework named Olympic Games Global Impact (OGGI) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its implementation in the case of the Athens 2004 OG is discussed as a failed attempt to obtain a longitudinal overview of impact. Keywords: mega‐event; evaluation; communication; conceptualisation Abstract El propósito de este trabajo es evaluar las formas en las que el comité de licitación y el comité organizador (CO) de los Juegos Olímpicos (JJ.OO.) de Atenas 2004 valoraron y se comunicaron sobre los impactos perseguidos y los alcanzados en diversas audiencias durante los respectivos ciclos de vida organizativos. Se recurre a datos sobre los impactos que han sido proporcionados por los dos comités y a comentarios sobre el ritmo de sus comunicaciones, los temas en los que se informaba de dichos impactos, la racionalidad de las actividades de comunicación y la selectividad de los indicadores de evaluación utilizados. Literatura relevante que permite la consideración de la actividad de comunicación organizacional como un intento de crear cierto significado así como la literatura de gestión de marca se han añadido a la interpretación de los resultados y la comunicación de los impactos de los JJ.OO. Atenas 2004 que se ven como un aparte de los ejercicios de construcción de imagen desarrollados. Este análisis también identifica como las obligaciones institucionales y contractuales del comité de licitación y el comité de organización en diferentes momentos del tiempo afectan a la conceptuación y comunicación de los informes y los datos sobre impactos. También se discute la creación de un marco de evaluación global de los impactos denominado Impacto Global de los Juegos Olímpicos (Olympic Games Global Impact – OGGI) y su implantación en el caso de Atenas 2004 como un intento fallido de obtener una visión longitudinal del impacto. Keywords: mega‐evento; evaluación; comunicación; conceptuación Résumé Cet article a pour objectif d’évaluer la façon dont le comité d’organisation (CO) des jeux olympiques (JO) d’Athènes de 2004, l’examen de la soumission du contrat d’organisation et la diffusion de cet événement ont eu les impacts escomptés sur différentes audiences à différentes étapes respectives d’organisation. Il s’appuie sur les données disponibles sur les impacts recueillis par les deux comités, ainsi que sur les commentaires concernant le timing de leur communication, les thèmes sous lesquels les impacts ont été relevés, les raisons pour lesquelles ces activités d’information et le choix des indicateurs d’évaluation qui ont été utilisés. Les données pertinentes qui permettent de considérer l’activité informationnelle de l’organisation en essayant d’éclairer certains points et le discours du marketing de l’événement qui ont facilité l’interprétation des résultats et l’information sur les impacts des JO d’Athènes de 2004 semblent faire partie intégrante des exercices entrepris pour créer l’image de marque. Cette analyse identifie également la manière dont les obligations institutionnelles et contractuelles du comité chargé des soumissions ainsi que du comité d’organisation à différents points à travers le temps a affecté la conceptualisation et l’identification de l’impact des données et des rapports. La création, par le Comité International Olympique (CIO), du cadre global d’évaluation de l’impact, nommé Impact Global des Jeux Olympiques (IGJO), et sa mise en application dans le cas des JO fait aussi l’objet de débats comme étant une vaine tentative d’obtenir un aperçu longitudinal de l’impact.


Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events | 2012

Securing and sustaining the Olympic city: reconfiguring London for 2012 and beyond

Sarah Snell; Eleni Theodoraki

these affect and are influenced by borderless global capital as well as local social and cultural capital. The last part of the book offers a discussion of policy configurations and implementation phases in a variety of examples from around the world such as Glasgow, Dubai and Singapore and New Orleans. Event contents, impacts, examples of policies and contexts are carefully presented and winners and losers are also rightly identified. The language is artful, the examples rich, timely and relevant. Overall, there is immaculate presentation throughout. The use of fundamental questions to guide the readers of this book is appropriate and individual chapter questions can be used by teachers and learners to check progress and understanding. Durkheim and Bourdieu are carefully cited to illuminate the social theory underpinnings of the authors’ perspectives and the event management literature is reviewed with eloquence and presented with insightful narrative to identify trends, gaps and new research dimensions. There is adequate coverage of policy agents such as quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations and city governors but less so of event professionals. What role do they play in policy formation? The literature on policy analysis is also limited with scant attention paid to policy networks and /or policy learning and transfer. Nevertheless, this book is evidently a labour of love and attentive care from subject experts who succeeded in the tasks they set themselves. It makes an innovative contribution in how it links events and their related policies to destination marketing and the money generation efforts of the mobile global capital elite. It can really assist event managers in seeing more clearly the context within which they operate as well as the multidimensional nature of their events’ impacts, contexts and ramifications. Readers who will benefit from this book also include final year undergraduate students, Master’s level students and PhD researchers.


Archive | 2007

Olympic event organization

Eleni Theodoraki


Managing Leisure | 1999

The making of the UK Sports Institute

Eleni Theodoraki


Managing Leisure | 2004

Sport management reform, national competitiveness and Olympic glory in the People's Republic of China

Eleni Theodoraki


Archive | 2000

Management, Organizations and Theory in the Governance of Sport

Ian P. Henry; Eleni Theodoraki

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Ian P. Henry

Loughborough University

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David Jarman

Edinburgh Napier University

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Dikaia Chatziefstathiou

Canterbury Christ Church University

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Hazel Hall

Edinburgh Napier University

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Jane Ali-Knight

Edinburgh Napier University

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Louise Todd

Edinburgh Napier University

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Maren Viol

Edinburgh Napier University

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Sarah Snell

Edinburgh Napier University

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