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Preparing athletes and teams for the Olympic Games: experiences and lessons learned from the world's best sport psychologists [PDF]

, 2014
As part of an increased effort to understand the most effective ways to psychologically prepare athletes and teams for Olympic competition, a number of sport psychology consultants have offered best-practice insights into working in this context.
American Psychological Association, Anderson A. G., Galloway S. M., Gould D., Gould D., Halliwell W., Hodge K., Huang C., May J. R., Murphy S. M., Orlick T., Partington J., Patton M., Roberts G. C., Schinke R., Schinke R. J., Shiang J.   +16 more
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Dried blood spot analysis in antidoping: Technical challenges, analytical advances, and future perspectives

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, EarlyView.
Dried blood spot (DBS) analysis enables minimally invasive blood collection with strong analyte stability and simplified logistics, supporting anti‐doping applications beyond traditional matrices. Recent advances address hematocrit, volume variability, and matrix effects while expanding coverage to steroid esters, World Anti‐Doping Agency‐listed ...
Jihyun Yoon, Jiyeong Hong, Hanbin Oh, Chi Hwan Lee, Ki Hun Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games [PDF]

, 2009
This report analyzes the representation and participation of women in the international and U.S. Olympic organizations relative to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, especially for 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Alison Wrynn, Maureen Smith
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The sources and interpretation of Olympic Law [PDF]

, 2012
In this article, Mark James and Guy Osborn discuss how the relationships between the various members of the Olympic Movement are governed by the Olympic Charter and the legal framework within which an edition of the Olympic Games is organised.
Alexandre, Guy Osborn, Mark, Mark, Mark James, Miah, Steve   +6 more
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Sensemaking and CSR Character in Multinational Corporations: A Comparative Study of Headquarters and Subsidiary Practices in the UAE

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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Women in the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership and Media Coverage [PDF]

, 2006
Increasing women's participation in the Olympic Movement as participants and leaders has been a slow and challenging process. While the number of "events" open to female athletes has increased steadily during the past 30 years, the actual number of ...
Donna A. Lopiano, Lisa Zurn, Marjorie A. Snyder   +2 more
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Embracing Complexity in HRM Research: A Call for System and Process Perspectives

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is inherently complex. It involves systems of principles, practices, and activities operating at individual, group, organizational, and macro levels, which are interlinked through complex processes. Yet, empirical research has not kept pace with this conceptual richness.
Rebecca Hewett, Madleen Meier‐Barthold
wiley   +1 more source

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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Boycott of the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as an Example of Political Play-Acting of the Cold War Superpowers [PDF]

, 2015
Sports boycott is one of the most important dimension of sport colliding with politics. The subject of the article is the boycott of the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984, one of the most spectacular boycotts, which was conducted by communist ...
Kobierecki, Michał Marcin
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