The effects of mega-events on perceived corruption

Impacts of mega-events on competitiveness and corruption perception in South American countries

“…In another viewpoint of the study of Olmos et al (2020), that also analyzed mega-events and corruption, our research reveals different results. Results from Olmos et al (2020) indicated corruption inside the process of mega-events is perceived by the local community and generated a negative effect.…”

“…Several authors confirm that hosting mega-events provides to the city legacy, an improvement in destination image worldwide and destination reputation, influencing positively in infrastructure transformation in the city. On the other hand, corruption is a theme that was not largely investigated by academicians in tourism area (Olmos et al, 2020). Corruption affects trust and transparency perceptions of people and consequently the destination image.…”

“…The literature also presents that the implications of mega-events for the hosting city can either be positive or negative, impacting in the economy, in tourism destinations, in the infrastructure, in legacy and to the local population (Preuss and Schuette, 2016;Tasci et al, 2019;Ferreira;Giraldi, 2019). The relationship between the concepts of hosting mega-events and corruption perception has grown over the years (Das and Dirienzo, 2010;Saha and Yap, 2015;Hundt and Horsch, 2018;Olmos;Bellido;Román-Aso, 2020).…”

The role of the audit in the prevention and detection of corruption events: Evidence of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

“…Nowadays, these deviations are drawing attention, since corruption is recognized as a way of deteriorating not only the institutions or a system, but the entire legal and social structure of a country (Monteduro et al, 2016;Olmos, Bellido & Román-Aso, 2020;Pfleegor, Soebbing & Seifried, 2019). Its presence can be associated not only with routine issues, but also with public policies aimed at meeting social demands and complying with the legal functions and obligations of the State.…”

“…Some researches emphasized in corruption and deviation from the rules, in addition to the sanctions eventually obtained by fraudsters and the corruption perceived in each of the events, as it was the case not only at the Olympic Games, but also at World Cups (Matheson et al, 2018;Olmos et al, 2020;Pfleegor et al, 2019). However, from the point of view of investigations and performance of local government agencies, such researches did not have this focus, only analyzing the cases themselves.…”