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Meta-evaluation of the impacts and legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games : Developing methods paper [PDF]

, 2012
This report brings together the interim findings from the Developing Meta-Evaluation Methods study, which is being undertaken in conjunction with the Meta-Evaluation of the Impacts and Legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Gough, David, Martin, Steve
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Relationship between volunteer motivation and the achievement of the volunteer concept at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sport TK
Despite volunteers being essential to the success of the Olympic Games, research on Olympic volunteers’ motivations remains limited. The aim of this study was to investigate this phenomenon with volunteers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during the COVID-
Risato Ando, Supitr Samahito, Issadee Kutintara, Sarayut Noikasem, Chananan Samahito   +4 more
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The Economic Impact of Olympic Games: Evidence from Stock Markets [PDF]

By means of an event study of stock market reactions to the announcement of the Olympic Games host cities, we find a significant and positive announcement effect of hosting the Summer Games, with a cumulative abnormal return of about 2% within a few days.
Dick, Christian D., Wang, Qingwei
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The discourse of Olympic security 2012 : London 2012 [PDF]

, 2013
This paper uses a combination of CDA and CL to investigate the discursive realization of the security operation for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Drawing on Didier Bigo’s (2008) conceptualisation of the ‘banopticon’, it address two questions: what
Bourdieu P, Buzan B, Chilton PA, Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), Foucault M, Foucault M, Foucault M, Foucault M, Foucault M, Halliday MAK, Home Office (HMO), Home Office (HMO), Home Office (HMO), Home Office (HMO), London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), Lukacs G, MacDonald MN, Peirce CS, Roche J, Scott M, Security Industry Authority (SIA), Security Industry Authority (SIA), Security Industry Authority (SIA), UK Border Agency (UKBA), Wæver O, Wæver O   +25 more
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The relationship between the countries' performances at the major sport events with their performance at the Olympic Games

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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Social economic crises and conversion of the management of the Olympic movement: the impact on the models of development of the upcoming Olympic Games

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, Павел Смирнов   +1 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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Packaging China for the Olympics [PDF]

, 2007
In order to put on the show known as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the governmenthas enlisted the help of major foreign players to "package" China. Public relations and marketing firms are helping to present and brand Beijing for the Games, while legal

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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., Moore, Robert E., Zobay, Stephanie M.   +2 more
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