Book chapter
Studying the complexities of events and festivals and relationships to the visitor economy
Managing events, festivals and the visitor economy: concepts, collaborations and cases, pp.5-13
CABI
12/2021
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Abstract
This chapter argues festivals and events are complex management and organisational contexts. It suggests overlaying events management studies with organisational studies is a fruitful space for theoretical and applied analysis. This chapter aims to illustrate how festivals/events offer a unique organisational setting for scholars to conduct empirical analysis and drive theory development. It also aims to suggest ways festival/event scholars can draw on theories as a way to better examine and understand the complex processes and practices of production and consumption that characterise small-, medium-, and particularly large-scale sporting and cultural events/festivals, and evaluate and explain why the two points above are needed and how to achieve this.
Details
- Title
- Studying the complexities of events and festivals and relationships to the visitor economy
- Creators
- Martin Robertson - Edinburgh Napier UniversityJudith Mair - The University of QueenslandLeonie Lockstone-Binney - Griffith University (Australia, Gold Coast)Michael B. Duignan - University of Surrey
- Contributors
- Michael B. Duignan (Editor) - University of Surrey
- Publication Details
- Managing events, festivals and the visitor economy: concepts, collaborations and cases, pp.5-13
- Publisher
- CABI
- Identifiers
- 991013310016202368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2022.
- Academic Unit
- Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter