Leadership of sustainable communities: what can we learn from Olympic sailors and self organizing high performance teams?

The Russian travel and tourism sector shows a high potential to grow and become a main global player in the field of tourism. The tourism industry contributes about 5.9% to the total GDP of the country. In 2011, the sector’s total contribution was 3.4 million Rubles, or $106 billion dollars. (WTTC, 2012) …

De Stichting EYOF Utrecht 2013 en Official Partner Achmea hebben besloten om rondom het European Youth Olympic Festival 2013 onderzoek te laten uitvoeren rond de thema’s: maatschappelijke betekenis; economische betekenis/beleving evenement; het organisatieproces met betrekking tot maatschappelijke betekenis. Het …

In juli 2013 vond in Utrecht het European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF Utrecht 2013) plaats. Op zeven locaties in de stad streden 2.300 atleten tussen de 13-18 jaar oud uit 49 verschillende landen in negen takken van sport om de medailles. De organisatoren van EYOF Utrecht 2013 wilden niet alleen een …

This thesis focuses on the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 and provides an analysis of ethics regarding the preparations. For the past few years, the situation of the preparations in Sochi has become more and more controversial. This thesis will provide an answer on the question whether the Russian …

In 2005 and 2006, almost sixty Dutch National Sport Federations (NSFs) participated in a special program for creating a marketing strategy for the next four years. This program was initiated and organized by NOC*NSF (the Dutch Olympic Umbrella Sports Organization). The NSFs had to joint the project to …