Risk management for mega-events

Chang, Philip; Singh, Kiren K.

doi:10.1016/0261-5177(90)90007-v

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“…For Chang and Singh (1990), sports events are surrounded by a complex set of risks that present major concerns for event organizers and stakeholders. Accordingly, risk management processes must begin "long before the event actually takes place" (p. 52), whilst the selected risk management strategies can represent "the key to a successful event" (Leopkey & Parent, 2009b, p. 154).…”

Section: Risk Management and Risk Strategiesmentioning

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Redesigning the Games? The 2020 Olympic Games, Playbooks and new sports event risk management tools

Ludvigsen

Parnell

2021

Managing Sport and Leisure

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Rationale/Purpose: More than a year into the pandemic, scholars and practitioners have highlighted several of the organizational implications of coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) on worldwide cultural festivals and sporting events. Following COVID-19, numerous major sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, were postponed in February and March 2020. As the new dates of many rescheduled sporting events approach in time, the article discusses pressing questions related to sporting event risk, safety and security. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper is conceptual and employs insights and frames from the risk management literature for its examination of sporting events staged in the mid-and late 2020 and early 2021. Findings: We analyse risk management strategies and safety practices at recent sporting events that have been staged throughout the pandemic. Our argument is that the rescheduled sporting eventsexemplified by the 2020 Olympicshave been subject to organizational, social and spatial redesign processes. Practical Implications: The paper can provide emerging lessons and considerations for sporting event stakeholders in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Research Contributions: The paper adds to our understanding of emerging risk management strategies and safety practices that event stakeholders have adopted in the context of COVID-19. This is supplemented by an emerging and multidisciplinary research agenda.

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Section: Risk Management and Risk Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Redesigning the Games? The 2020 Olympic Games, Playbooks and new sports event risk management tools

Ludvigsen

Parnell

2021

Managing Sport and Leisure

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“…A large portion of national and international scholars' research on the Winter Olympics explores the economic and social benefits of the event. The impact of the Winter Olympics on the organizers may be both positive and negative [25]. The positive economic benefits of the Winter Olympics are mainly in terms of increased local government revenues, economic benefits to the sports industry and tourism, stimulation of consumption, media exposure, enhancement of the image of the host country, and promotion of employment [26][27][28][29].…”

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Public Perceived Effects of 2022 Winter Olympics on Host City Sustainability

Yeerkenbieke

Chen

2021

Sustainability

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Sustainability is now fully integrated into the entire life cycle of the Olympic Games. The planning, preparation, and staging of the Winter Olympics have opportunities to create a sustainable legacy for the host cities for decades. The tangible and/or intangible impacts of the Winter Olympics on the host city are multidimensional, including economic, social, and environmental aspects. However, there are still few studies on the multidimensional impact of the Winter Olympics on the sustainable development of the host city. This paper aims to investigate the effects of the 2022 Winter Olympics on host city sustainability from public perspective. Using a survey of 806 host residents in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the authors performed descriptive statistics and regression analysis to analyze the effects of the Winter Olympic Games on the city’s sustainable development. The Winter Olympic Games are divided into three stages, including the pre-game phase, in-game phase, and post-game phase, and the impacts cover three dimensions, including economic, social, and environmental aspects. The results show that the 2022 Winter Olympics integrate sustainability into the whole process of the Winter Olympics; the Winter Olympics have an important catalytic effect on the host city’s sustainable development.

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“…Risk Issues/Areas/Topics Chang and Singh (1990) People (e.g., employees, athletes, volunteers) Public (e.g., spectators, local community) Property (e.g., equipment, facilities) Financial/legal risk Safety and security (e.g., physical hazards) Television revenue risk (i.e., loss of revenue) Political (e.g., international terrorism, threats, demonstrations) Today, we are in the middle of the pandemic, and major events are still applying contingency plans by trying out new "temporary" organizational models. Public opinion sees vaccines as a possible solution to this pandemic.…”

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How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced the Approach to Risk Management in Cycling Events

Bazzanella

Muratore

Schlemmer

et al. 2021

JRFM

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The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us to live in social isolation and has brought an important element of social life, the events industry, to a complete standstill. In resurrecting the events industry, the most urgent focus is on managing the risk of any crowd-control measures with a view to reducing to zero the danger of the virus spreading. This research focuses on the main issue of the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the organization of sports events (SEs), and in particular, cycling competitions. This study, therefore, aims to provide deeper insights into (a) the measures introduced to face the health emergency situation in cycling events, (b) the comparison of these measures with previous experiences in similar SE contexts, and (c) the possible evolution of organizational models for cycling events in the post-pandemic era. Fifteen semi-structured interviews with cycling athletes, managers, and officials constitute the methodological basis for this study. The results show that countermeasures have been taken that are effective in dealing with pandemic characteristics and are likely to be applied in the future, while others will be phased out or used again only when necessary. This study enhances scientific knowledge by analyzing a renewed approach to risk management for SEs, with a specific focus on pandemics and medical risks. Finally, the study shows that cycling events need to adapt the specifics of such a new approach to the standards projected on future scenarios for which the COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way.

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Risk management for mega-events

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Redesigning the Games? The 2020 Olympic Games, Playbooks and new sports event risk management tools

Redesigning the Games? The 2020 Olympic Games, Playbooks and new sports event risk management tools

Public Perceived Effects of 2022 Winter Olympics on Host City Sustainability

How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced the Approach to Risk Management in Cycling Events

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