Risk Management Issues in Large-scale Sporting Events: a Stakeholder Perspective

Leopkey, Becca; Parent, Milena M.

doi:10.1080/16184740802571443

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“…In contrast to many other types of project (e.g., large-scale construction or technology development) (Flyvbjerg, 2011), major sport events have limited opportunities to reduce or mitigate risks through delays or by transferring tasks to other people/partners (Leopkey & Parent, 2009a, 2009b. However, as Perminova, Gustafsson, and Wikström (2008) point out, planning and risk analysis cannot fully grasp all future contingencies.…”

Section: Test Eventsmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Role of Test Events in Major Sporting Events

Andersen¹,

Hanstad²,

Plejdrup-Skillestad³

2015

Event Management

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Test events are important in the preparation of major sporting events. Nevertheless, there are few studies of how such tests are carried out to combat risks and build capacities to manage the unexpected incidents during implementation. This article explores two questions: (1) What role did the test event in 2010 play in the preparation and execution of the FIS Nordic World Championships (SWC) in Oslo 2011? (2) To what extent can experiences from this project be viewed as a successful attempt to apply an overall model of mindful organization? The study is based on in-depth interviews with key leaders in the organizing committee of SWC as well as different documents and media coverage. Data collection and analysis is organized around key concepts from theories of mindful organizations. The study shows that even if project leaders had a conscious and consistent mindful approach to preparations, the test event demonstrated a number of important shortcomings relating to facilities, support, and the event organization itself. The way such shortcomings were analyzed and acted upon was essential for a successful world championship. An important aspect of this was the realization that the real challenge was to reorganize and fine tune the organization to combat risks and manage the unexpected.

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Section: Test Eventsmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Role of Test Events in Major Sporting Events

Andersen¹,

Hanstad²,

Plejdrup-Skillestad³

2015

Event Management

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“…In the event literature the objective of risk management is to control the impact of unforeseen issues or accidents that take place within a project. Leopkey and Parent (2009a) summarized earlier research and identified a number of risk categories in major international sports events and how they involved and affected different stakeholders. They had a host perspective and stakeholders were actors involved in realizing different aspects of the host role.…”

Section: Risk Management and Its Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To sum up, compared to the risk issue categories identified by the various stakeholder groups (including delegations/participating teams) in Leopkey and Parent's (2009a) study there are some overlapping categories: infrastructure, media, relationships, human resources ("coaching" in this study), interdependence, and of course sport because this study is about the participating team. The other nine (environment, financial, legacy, operations, organizing, participation, political, relationships, threats, and visibility) are either not relevant or are part of a broader view of planning such a project, according to how the stakeholders are defined in this study (narrow).…”

Section: Media Including Access To Athletes and Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The point of departure is the recent work of Leopkey and Parent, who have identified the risk management issues (Leopkey & Parent, 2009a) and strategies in a major sporting event (Leopkey & Parent, 2009b). Their concept of strategic management will be used in the analysis.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Chappelet (2001) stated that "due to its duration, cost and complexity, a major project [or sporting event] is inevitably subject to unforeseen events, to setbacks, and to numerous, major areas of uncertainty that are inevitable because of so many risks that exist" (p. 7). Topics that have been covered on risks include the effects of terrorism (Atkinson & Young, 2002;Giulianotti & Klauser, 2010;Taylor & Toohey, 2006Toohey, 2008;Toohey, Taylor, & Choong-Ki Lee, 2003), security (Giulianotti & Klauser, 2010), crowd control (Appenzeller, 2005), security for sporting facilities (Ammon, Southall, & Blair, 2004;Preuss, 2004;Walker & Stotlar, 1997), actual losses associated with the event (Chang & Singh, 1990), incidents (Fuller & Myerscough, 2001), injuries (Fuller & Drawer, 2004), and an overall impact on stakeholders, including risk management issues (Leopkey & Parent, 2009a) and strategies (Leopkey & Parent, 2009b). Even though delegations/participants have been treated as stakeholders in some of these studies (e.g., Fuller & Drawer, 2004;Leopkey & Parent 2009a, 2009b, little research has been carried out on how the participating teams manage risks in events.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Risk Management in Major Sporting Events: A Participating National Olympic Team's Perspective

Hanstad¹

2012

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This article explores the process of risk management in a major sporting event from the perspective of a participating team. More specifically, the article examines how Norway's national team before and during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) in Vancouver (i) identified the risk management issues, and (ii) handled risk strategies. The qualitative case study reported here draws upon documents and interviews with key actors in the Norwegian Top Sports Program (Olympiatoppen) and other important stakeholders for the preparation and implementation of the Vancouver project based on the experiences from 2006 OWG in Turin, Italy. The article utilizes previous research on risk management and strategic management in order to analyze a participating team's preparation and implementation. A framework for dealing with risk management issues experienced by participating teams at sporting events is provided.

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