This paper examines event tourism as a field of study and area of professional practice
updating the previous review article published in 2008. In this substantially extended review …

Much has been written about the legacies of Olympic Games but there have been little
efforts to synthesize current knowledge. This has led to inconsistencies in defining …

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 …

The role of sustainability in events and festivals is becoming increasingly important and now
features as part of the bid process for many mega-events, such as the Olympic Games …

Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to grassroots clubs. Sport
Volunteering is a definitive guide to the issues associated with managing volunteers in sport …

This article traces the genesis of the principle of legacy as it has featured in Olympic
discourse, and become enshrined in the expressed philosophy of the International Olympic …

The hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games was seen as an opportunity to harness the
enthusiasm of the 70,000 volunteers involved and to provide a post-event volunteer legacy …

This study explores the relationship between volunteers' psychological capital and their
commitment to volunteering. We tested whether volunteers' psychological capital had a …

This paper presents the findings of a study that explored the intended future voluntary
behaviour of volunteers at the 2013 Australian Masters Games, a major sport event held in …

Olympic Games are sold to host city populations on the basis of legacy commitments that
incorporate aid for the young and the poor. Yet little is known about the realities of …