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The impact of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games on employment and wages in Georgia [PDF]
, 2002 Using the standard differences-in-differences (DD) technique and a modified DD technique in the slopes, this paper determines that hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games boosted employment by 17% in the counties of Georgia affiliated with and close to ...
Hotchkiss, Julie L. +2 more
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite a rise in established, high‐profile female sport broadcasters, enduring and significant challenges remain for women pursuing sport broadcasting careers. Climbing the career ladder to high‐status positions requires more than just confidence and technical expertise; it necessitates strategic social skills that help female broadcasters ...
Abigail Smith +6 more
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Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi, 2015 The purpose of this study was study of Relationship between countries performance at multi-sport events and world championships with their performance at Olympic Game.
Bahman Asgarı, Shahab Bahramı
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Olympics Impact Affordable Housing, Homeless People and Housing Rights [PDF]
, 2008 As Chicago waits to hear whether it will be chosen to host the 2016 Olympics, it is importantfor housing advocates to be aware of how housing rights have been impacted in other Olympic host cities around the globe.
Julie Dworkin
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State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
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International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.Abstract The urgent transition towards more sustainable futures requires places and tourism destinations to leverage every available tool to assist in this effort. Previous research brought attention to the subjective and perceptual dimension of sustainable tourism, suggesting the importance of stakeholders’ perceptions in destination development ...
Cecilia Pasquinelli, Mihalis Kavaratzis
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Nauka v Olimpijskom Sporte, 2016 The paper attempts to provide an evidence-based forecast for the development of the Olympic Games for the next 16-20 years using the methods of virtual simulation, content analysis and retrospective analysis.
Валентин Зуев +1 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract We study control manipulation by generalizing the notion of success in knockout tournaments. The definition of success can be broadened to include other concepts of accomplishment rather than focusing solely on the identity of the tournament winner. Manipulation can be done in favor of diverse stakeholders.
Hadassa Daltrophe +2 more
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An Analytical Overview of the Rebirth of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement
ACROSS, 2022 Collective mentality, due to specialized literature together with media, perpetuated the idea that the rebirth of the Olympic Games and the opening of the modern era in this respect is to be exclusively attributed to Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863 ...
Gheorghe BRANIȘTE, Dr
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Post-event leverage and Olympic legacy: A strategic framework for the development of sport and cultural tourism in post-Olympic Athens [PDF]
, 2013 Although the hosting of the 2004 Olympics in Athens constituted a unique opportunity for the diversification and enrichment of Athens’ (and Greece’s) tourism product, the evident lack of coordination between commercial providers and public governing ...
Boukas, N, Ziakas, V
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