Sportevenementen bieden niet alleen kansen voor stedelijke of economische ontwikkeling, maar ook voor het ontwikkelen van de lokale gemeenschap (Misener & Mason, 2006). Volgens Taks (2013) zijn het vooral de kleinere non-mega sportevenementen (NMSEs) die relevant zijn voor het creëren van een sociaal-maatschappelijke …

Many cities around the world are seeking an enhanced presence of the emerging innovation economy in order to grow a new base of jobs, adjust to industrial change, or leverage technology to address sustainability, resilience,and social cohesion. In the current cycle, cities are focusing investment and …

Le Grand Départ Tour the France 2015 took place in Utrecht on the 4th and 5th of July 2015. In advance to the first two stages a major side-event program is carried out which started a 100 days before the 4th of July. Utrecht University, School of Governance carried out a research to the legacy of Le …

Het hoofdstuk gaat over sociale impact en legacy management van sportevenementen.

Abstract for the European Association for Sport Management conference 2015 in Dublin. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the side-event program, with the focus on social, cultural, sportive and economic objectives. Further, the aim is to gain insight in how an major elite sport …

Business leaders increasingly face pressure from stakeholders to be transparent. There appears however little consensus on the risks and payoffs of disclosing vital information such as corporate strategy. To fill this gap, this study analyzes firm-specific determinants and organisational outcomes of …