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Olympic Event Organization (Paperback)
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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 to the next and an established organizational field also means
that management practises sometimes follow some externally imposed
organizing logics. The challenges faced by organizers are discussed
and the tensions that a strong management template from the IOC
creates are also examined. Finally, the issue of sustainability of
the Olympic Games is identified along with an analysis of the ways
in which the concepts of impact are appropriated by the various
stakeholders involved with the Olympic Games as they attempt to
influence public opinion.
Written in an accessible and insightful manner Olympic Event
Organization is essential reading for both academics and
practitionersalike.
* Accessible, insightful and highly topical this is the first text
to focus on the nature of the Olympic Games as the ultimate mega
event
* Strong theoretical analysis of processes and challenges in the
lifecycle of the Olympics event organisation, from bidding to
closing down.
* Rich material drawn from direct sources in case studies of Sydney
2000, Salt Lake City 2002, Athens 2004, Torino 2006, Beijing 2008,
Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games
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