In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have
emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban …

Generation Z (Gen Z), the future of America's workforce, is forecasted to represent more than
30 million persons by 2020. Volunteer rates have been declining since 2002. Most …

A range of recent studies have shown that the social and economic impacts of mega-events
are often disappointing. This has stimulated interest in the notion of leveraging; an approach …

This review paper focuses on volunteers in community sports associations (csa s). Such
associations are a major context of sports volunteering across Europe, Canada and …

Cities and regions around the world increasingly capitalize on a series of events aimed at
optimizing their reach and outcomes. How then can a series of different events be …

Sport is one of Australia's major industries, as well as one of our most popular pastimes.
From council playing fields to Olympic competition, sport is highly organised and structured …

Within events management, events are commonly categorised within two axes, size and
content. Along the size axis events range between the small scale and local, through major …

Investment in mega-sport events is frequently justified on the basis that there are
infrastructure and social legacies that remain after the event. This research explores the …

This project examines how Olympic volunteer programmes can lead to post-Games
volunteer legacies for host cities through engagement with the established volunteer …

This study investigates the underdeveloped area of event portfolios in an attempt to fill a gap
in the existing literature. This research article examines strategic positioning of events and …