Papers by Eleni Theodoraki
Handbook of Sports Studies, 2000
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Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, Nov 13, 2014
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Loughborough University of Technology, 1996.
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Olympic Event Organization is the first text to address a number of important questions in contem... more Olympic Event Organization is the first text to address a number of important questions in contemporary mega-event management: * Which organizations are involved in the Olympic Movement and in what capacity?* What are the interorganizational flows of authority and finance between them?* How is work grouped, in what unit sizes, how specialized and formalized are work processes?* How complex, dynamic, diversified, or friendly is their environment? * What are the power issues and how do the technological processes affect these organizations? * How do the OCOGs evolve in their life cycle, what pressures shape their structures and management processes and how is work co-ordinated? The examination of the Olympic Games event organization in the 10-year period, from bidding to post-games closing down, draws material from host cities to explore the types of interorganizational flows that take place at various stages for the Olympic Games to be delivered. Knowledge transfer from one host city...
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Edinburgh's festivals are world renowned for their eclecticism. As their number grew and reac... more Edinburgh's festivals are world renowned for their eclecticism. As their number grew and reach widened the coordination of the festivals became a complex and demanding organisational task for managers, and venue owners/operators introduced greater professionalism to tackle the challenges. With an increasing number of stakeholders and growing national and international competition, festival venue operators embraced managerialism in organisational processes. Economic realism (rather than social welfare) was upgraded to inform the ethos in any public spending and privatisations in services were introduced in line with galloping commercialisation in leisure consumption. Edinburgh's festival venue organisers have not been immune to rapid structural changes in Britain. The paper seeks to a) present the conceptual underpinnings and methodological framework for evaluating the circumstances faced by a major festival venue operator, the Edinburgh Festival City Theatres' Trust (FCT...
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International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 2014
ABSTRACT *Purpose* Social network analysis (SNA) is an under-utilised framework for research into... more ABSTRACT *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 and events. *Keywords* Social media, Tourism, Social network analysis, Festivals, Edinburgh *Paper type* Conceptual paper
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The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 2007
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and leave numerous legac... more 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 government's 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.
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Managing Leisure, 1999
ABSTRACT The paper explores decision-making related to the UK Sports Institute (UKSI) which was e... more ABSTRACT The paper explores decision-making related to the UK Sports Institute (UKSI) which was envisaged by ex-prime minister John Major as an agency that would co-ordinate elite sport development in the UK. Conceptual frameworks of organizational decision-making are employed to assist the analysis of the findings of the study, which examines perceptions of processes and the context within which decisions were made. The former include those held by agents in government-related agencies and consortia of organizations that bid to host the UKSI. The methods employed for the generation of the data include analysis of secondary data, such as government press releases and public ministerial statements and interviews with key respondents from the aforementioned groups of organizations. The analysis of the data charts a chronology of events and identifies key players and major decisions. Finally, respondents' views of the decision processes and the broader context are presented to highlight (a) the extent of political involvement and (b) the complexity of the set of issues under investigation.
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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2009
This paper seeks to evaluate the ways in which the bid and then the organising committee of the A... more 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
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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2012
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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2012
... This includes 8 Stratford City is being constructed by the Westfield Group, the company that ... more ... This includes 8 Stratford City is being constructed by the Westfield Group, the company that recently built a similar development in Shepherds' Bush, West London amid some protests from local traders and commuters (see BBC 2008c, Chapter 8). Page 25. ...
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International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1994
... local and national environments in terms not simply of local and national economies, but ... ... more ... local and national environments in terms not simply of local and national economies, but ... observation and detailed case studies, and will focus on the reproduction of organisational cultures. ... which will allow us to facilitate the development of stability and control in organisations. ...
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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD, 2006
This document is an executive summary of the findings of a joint project undertaken by the Instit... more This document is an executive summary of the findings of a joint project undertaken by the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy at Loughborough University and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), directed by Dr Anita White, Visiting Professor at Loughborough ...
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