The London Summer 2012 Olympic Games: Threat of Disruption and Business Reaction

Jones, Adam; Woolley, Janet; Currie, Graham

doi:10.3727/152599515x14297053839610

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“…A. Jones, Woolley, and Currie (2015), in the context of London 2012, advanced a similar argument about the limited business "preparedness" (e.g., lack of resources), and ability to react and alleviate the challenges associated with such determined MSEs environments.…”

Section: Reviewing the State Of The Art: Mse And Msb Impactsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…INTRODUCING THE "MSE-MSB LEVERAGE MODEL" 925 programs can aid business preparedness for such an event (A. Jones et al, 2015). The creation of a MSB planning council, sector-led work streams, or regional groups of representatives may provide a forum for discussion and propose solutions to local issues (e.g., planned business relocation) linked to infrastructure projects.…”

Section: Leverageable Phase: Bidding and Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ensuring that MSB voices are suitably represented, and aligning MSB interests and concerns with bidding proposals, development plans and policies. MSB Benefit -Planning: • Enabling business preparedness caused by Olympic Games trading conditions and agreements (A. Jones et al, 2015), and improving adaptability to policy change. MSB Benefit -Delivery and Handover: • Optimizing entrepreneurial programs and value creation initiatives for MSB to improve their business productivity.…”

Section: Msb Benefit -Bidding and Selection: •mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mega-Sport Events, Micro and Small Business Leveraging: Introducing the "MSE–MSB Leverage Model"

Kirby¹,

Duignan²,

McGillivray³

2018

Event Management

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Micro and small business (MSB) interests legitimize mega-sport event (MSE) candidature bids. Yet, MSB interests can be sidelined in the event lead up, live staging, and legacy periods. This article provides a detailed: 1) review of MSE impacts on existing MSBs residing within targeted host communities, 2) conceptual and practical examination of MSE leveraging opportunities, 3) synthesis of good inclusionary practices identified in previous MSE case studies. As a result, a series of general and specific ways MSEs can foster MSB leveraging and legitimize local interests are suggested. We present a comprehensive analysis of key works since mid-1990s related to the themes identified above. Our analysis identifies that there is limited conceptual and empirical research on MSB impact and leveraging activities in the context of MSEs, yet significant evidence points to negative experiences, disruption, and displacement effects on residential (host) communities. We purposively focus on good practice in the context of other MSEs from the Olympics Games (e.g., London 2012, Rio 2016) and FIFA World Cup (e.g., South Africa, 2010) to inform recommendations and managerial implications. We outline a systematic series of ways MSBs can be structurally excluded from accessing MSE leveraging opportunities. Building on Chalip's widely adopted event leverage model (ELM), we present the "MSE-MSB Leverage Model" to illustrate how MSEs can (re)position MSBs as legitimate stakeholders to support greater leveraging opportunities and better (re)distribute event benefits back into host communities across planning and delivery stages. These range from reconfiguring: 1) event planning principles and policies, 2) regulatory and trading environments, and 3) the development of MSB business-to-business networks and partnerships.

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Section: Reviewing the State Of The Art: Mse And Msb Impactsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Leverageable Phase: Bidding and Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Msb Benefit -Bidding and Selection: •mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mega-Sport Events, Micro and Small Business Leveraging: Introducing the "MSE–MSB Leverage Model"

Kirby¹,

Duignan²,

McGillivray³

2018

Event Management

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“…The stream of information was non-stop throughout the event and provided details of the new mobility organization and service statuses and it always warned not to use the car. 8 Indeed, the information flow was designed to both enhance the city's engagement with the event and at the same time to create apprehension about potential traffic jams and travel chaos (a so-called 'big scare') in order to induce a change in travel mode (Jones et al, 2015).…”

Section: C) Information and Prevention Campaignmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistance to change: Car use and routines

Lattarulo¹,

Masucci

Pazienza

2019

Transport Policy

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The economics literature has shown that individual behaviour is not necessarily driven by rational principles but is mainly influenced by emotional and habit-related factors (Hoffman et al. 2017). An opportunity to test individual transport attitudes was offered by a radical change in the mobility pattern induced for a short period by a big event which took place in Florence, a medium-sized historical Italian city. This event offered an opportunity to analyse how commuters adapted to the transport reorganization, which aimed to prevent car use during the event. We perform an empirical analysis on a sample of employees, comparing transport choices during the event to their stated ordinary behaviour. The paper focuses on analysing the decision to modify transport choice in changed circumstances with particular reference to changes in general transport costs (GTC). The findings highlight that, notwithstanding a sizeable shift in relative convenience among alternative modes as measured by GTC, commuters and especially car drivers showed resistance to adapting to the big event.

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“…If everyone ignores the advice and transport systems become grid locked, both the event and the citizenry lose out. This is further complicated by the emerging realisation that if everyone conforms the transport systems tend to benefit, but local businesses do not (Jones, Woolley, & Currie, 2015). Another example is the temporary loss of public amenities during a mega-event.…”

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confidence: 99%