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Volunteers and mega sporting events : developing a research framework
No full textInterest in all aspects of the politics, financing, planning, management and operation of mega sporting events has been highlighted both by success stories and ongoing problems associated with Olympic Games, Football World Cups and other similar events. There is a growing literature that addresses these and related matters through both case history and comparative analyses. Within the context of mega sporting events, the issue of employment creation is an important motivator for host cities and features high on the political justification agenda for bids to host events. At the same time, the most significant working contribution to major mega events in sports, as in other areas, is provided by the very large numbers of volunteers who undertake tasks across the range of opportunities afforded by such events. Numbers of volunteers between 40,000 and 60,000 have been noted for some recent major events. Relatively little is known about these volunteers at mega sporting events and yet their contribution and wider impact is very significant, both to the events themselves and within the host community. This paper seeks to identify the evident gaps that exist in understanding areas such as what volunteers do at mega sporting events; who they are; what motivates them; how volunteering impacts upon their lives; what associated activities they do surrounding the event in the host city; and the extent to which volunteering is recidivistic. The paper concludes with the presentation of a tentative research framework agenda in order to guide future study of this important area
Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction
No full textThis article highlights and analyses a hitherto largely neglected dimension to the growing agency of large developing countries in global affairs – their hosting of international sports mega-events. Why are large developing countries hosting sports mega-events and what does this contemporary phenomenon tell us about the significance of, for example, the Olympics and World Cup in global affairs? We explore these questions through brief examination of the cases of the three most active sport mega-event hosting states in recent times; Brazil, China and South Africa. The 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and the up-coming
2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil provide interesting examples with which to explore developing country agency in the international system and in particular the discursive basis of that agency. We see the hosting of sports-mega events as the practice of public diplomacy by states to both demonstrate existing soft power capability as well as pursue its further enhancement
Mega-events, community stakeholders and legacy: London 2012.
No full textThis study highlights the treatment of the smaller stakeholders for whom the social legacy impacts are potentially the greatest within mega-event planning. The aim of this research is to develop a framework of urban regeneration legacy associated with the hosting of mega-events where the local community are key stakeholders, and where they can gain long-term positive social legacies. Mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, are widely held to bring a variety of positive social benefits through the process of urban regeneration. This research is built around the development of a conceptual framework of social legacy impacts arising from the urban regeneration planned through hosting the Olympic Games. Social legacy impacts, also referred to as soft impacts, are those which are intangible and affect individuals within their everyday lives in the longer term. This research is concerned with the social legacy impacts of The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the ‘community’ (being defined as those, who have either lived, worked or have some social connection with the area within the proposed Olympic Park site) in the Lower Lea Valley site in east London, and how they have or have not been recognised as stakeholders. A stakeholder being an individual or group who will be affected by the actions, decisions or policies of the Games organisers, within the planning of the Games.
Key informant interviews have been undertaken with individuals who have had a stake in the planning of the Barcelona Games of 1992, Sydney Games of 2000 and the planning of the London 2012 Games. Each interview involved a semi-structured conversation, encouraging the interviewees to recount their experiences of the planning of these mega-events from the perspectives of the communities involved and the social legacy planning. Interviews were analysed thematically. The main themes to emerge focus on legacy identification, community identification, the importance of regeneration for the existing community, the need to identify power relationships and the need for knowledge transfer and experience. The study shows that, for some ‘communities’, the opportunity to gain positive social benefits are too late as they themselves have already been relocated. The study has developed the Olympic Legacy Management Stakeholder framework to help communities to become more active as stakeholders within future mega-event planning through, amongst other things, recognising the different power relationships that exist
Can a mega-event be developmental? : a case study of Cape Town as it prepares for the 2010 World Cup
No full textIncludes bibliographical (leaves 97-101).Cities and nations around the world vigorously compete to host mega-events such as the Olympics and the World Cup, despite the history of mixed economic and social impacts of these events. While such events have been traditionally sought by hosts as vehicles primarily for economic growth, image enhancement, and generation of civic and cultural pride, a recent trend is emerging in which substantial developmental components are integrated into hosting strategies. This study utilizes the human development paradigm, and its attendant emphasis on facilitating gains by the poor and disadvantaged, to evaluate the degree to which Cape Town can integrate developmental priorities into the role it plays as one of South Africa's host cities of the 2010 World Cup. The analysis focuses on the clash between the city's expansive human development objectives and the logistical and commercial dictates of hosting a mega-event. Also brought to the fore are the consequential public planning decisions required when hosting a mega-event in a developing city, with ramifications that can be particularly acute for the disadvantaged.
Mega-authorship implications: How many scientists can fit into one cell?
No full textThe past 20 years has seen a significant increase in articles with 500 or more authors. This increase has presented problems in terms of determining true authorship versus other types of contribution, issues with database metadata and data output, and publication length. Using items with 500+ authors deemed as mega-author titles, a total of 5,533 mega-author items were identified using InCites. Metadata about the items was then gathered from Web of Science and Scopus. Close examination of these items found that the vast majority of these covered physics topics, with medicine a far distant second place and only minor representation from other science fields. This mega-authorship saw significant events that appear to correspond to similar events in the Large Hadron Collider’s timeline, indicating that the projects for the collider are driving this heavy output. Some solutions are offered for the problems resulting from this phenomenon, partially driven by recommendations from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.</p
The Employment and Fiscal Effects of Michigan's MEGA Tax Credit Program
No full textThis paper estimates that Michigan's MEGA tax credit program to attract and retain businesses has large employment and fiscal benefits. MEGA provides discretionary tax credits to businesses, with the tax credit tied to the personal income taxes paid by employees on the new or retained jobs. We estimate the economic effects of MEGA using the Upjohn Institute's REMI model, and the research literature on how business location decisions respond to taxes. We estimate the fiscal effects of MEGA based on the research literature on how government spending and revenue respond to state personal income and population. The estimates suggest a lower bound to MEGA's effectiveness of being decisive in a little over 8 percent of the MEGA projects. Even with this modest success rate, MEGA is estimated to have fiscal benefits that offset about two-thirds of its gross fiscal costs. The net fiscal costs per job created of MEGA average less than $4,000 per job-year, which is less than the labor market benefits of job creation.State and local economic development policy, tax incentives, fiscal impact analysis, labor market benefits, regional multipliers
Fantasy football - assessing changes in perceptions and interpretations of the 2010 FIFA World Cup's legacies for South Africa
No full textMega-events have become more and more a part of modern life, however most impact studies focus on the economic and tourism benefits and not on underlying intangible legacies, such as social and political implications, of event hosting. This dissertation uses a case study of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa to analyse the question of how perceptions and interpretations of mega-event legacies change over time, from the bid process, through preparation, the event itself, and postevent reckonings of event legacies. As a wide spectrum of stakeholders were involved in the 2010 World Cup, the conclusions drawn in this dissertation reflect these differences of interestand how their perceptions of the World Cup legacies have changed during the various event phases. A certain trend towards legacies that need to be managed has also become visible. This dissertation shows that the World Cup leaves both positive and negative legacies behind, and, moreover, has had ambiguous and complex implications for actors involved
"The role of mega-events in urban regeneration processes: the case of Barcelona"
No full textreservedLo studio proposto si prefissa l’obiettivo di indagare su quanto abbia influito sulla trasformazione di alcune città il fatto di aver ospitato un mega-evento. In primo luogo, vengono definite le caratteristiche principali di queste manifestazioni: le proporzioni, l’organizzazione, le tematiche più importanti e gli effetti che provoca. Inoltre, si analizza la figura delle Olimpiadi come esempio chiave di come si svolga un mega-evento. In particolare, per comprendere tutte le dinamiche che ruotano attorno ad un evento di tale portata. Infine, viene presentato il caso specifico di Barcellona sottolineando la centralità delle Olimpiadi del 1992. Dopodiché, viene presentata la vicenda di Barcellona studiando il piano cittadino e le reazioni della popolazione. L'approfondmento si conclude con un'analisi di ciò che accadrà alla città in futuro. Lo studio termina ricapitolando i risultati conseguiti dalla ricerca e proponendo una visione finale sui mega-eventi
<i>Medicine’s</i> most frequent contributing author nationalities pre- (2011–2013) and post- (June 2014–2015) mega-journal transition.
No full textMedicine’s most frequent contributing author nationalities pre- (2011–2013) and post- (June 2014–2015) mega-journal transition.</p
DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL SEBAGAI MEDIA PROMOSI PUSPA MEGA SILVER CELUK SUKAWATI
No full textPerak merupakan salah satu jenis perhiasan yang dewasa ini diminati oleh masyarakat luas. Sejak tahun 1960 hingga sekarang, desa Celuk dikenal sebagai pusat sentra industri perak karena memiliki potensi seni dan kerajinan tangan perak. Banyaknya produsen perhiasan perak di kawasan Celuk menyebabkan adanya persaingan ketat diantara pengusaha perhiasan perak. Persaingan tersebut menuntut adanya usaha keras dari setiap pengusaha perak itu sendiri untuk meningkatkan kualitas produk media promosi. Kualitas yang baik harus diikuti dengan media promosi yang baik pula. Puspa Mega Silver merupakan salah satu perusahaan perak di Desa Celuk yang mengalami permasalahan dalam penyebarluasan informasi kualitas produk dengan media promosi. Media promosi yang baik sangat diperlukan oleh perusahaan Puspa Mega Silver dalam menarik konsumen. Melalui metode penelitian, dan data-data diperoleh melalui hasil observasi, wawancara, kepustakaan dan dokumentasi di artshop Puspa Mega Silver. Teori yang digunakan dalam kasus ini adalah teori semiotika. Kemudian diolah melalui analisis aktual, faktual, dan sinstesa sehingga diperoleh konsep “elegan” yang akan digunakan sebagai aktuan dalam perancangan media promosi Puspa Mega Silver. Media yang dirancang untuk media promosi Puspa Mega Silver adalah neon box, iklan majalah, iklan kendaraan, packaging 1, packaging 2, flyer, x banner, baju pegawai, paper bag, dan katalog. Media-media tersebut dapat meningkatkan jumlah konsumen yang datang ke artshop Puspa Mega Silver.
Kata Kunci : Puspa Mega Silver, Media promosi.
Title : VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN AS MEDIA PROMOTION PUSPA MEGA SILVER CELUK SUKAWATI
Silver is one of today's jewelry demand by the general public . Since 1960 until now , the village of Celuk is known as the center of the silver industry because it has the potential of arts and crafts silver . The amount of silver jewelry manufacturers in the region Celuk led to fierce competition among employers silver jewelry . The competition requires the effort of every businessman silver itself to improve product quality promotional media . Good quality should be followed by a media campaign that good anyway . Puspa Mega Silver is one of the silver in Celuk who experience problems with the product quality information dissemination media campaign . Good media campaign is needed by companies Puspa Mega Silver in attracting consumers .Through research methods , and data obtained through observation, interviews , literature and documentation in artshop Puspa Mega Silver . The theory used in this case is the theory of semiotics . Then processed through the analysis of actual , factual , and sinstesa order to obtain the concept of " elegant " to be used as a reference in the design of promotional media Puspa Mega Silver .Media are designed for media promotion Puspa Mega Silver is neon box , magazine advertising , advertising vehicles , packaging 1 , packaging 2 , flyers , x banner , employee clothes , paper bag , and catalogs . Such media can increase the number of consumers who come to artshop Puspa Mega Silver
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