Donald Getz, Stephen J. Page

Event Studies

Theory, Research and Policy for Planned Events

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Event Studies is the only book devoted to developing knowledge and theory about planned events. It focuses on event planning and management, outcomes, the experience of events and the meanings attached to them, the dynamic processes shaping events and why people attend them.

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Produktdetails

• Events Management
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 192mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1116g
• ISBN-13: 9780367085636
• ISBN-10: 0367085631
• Artikelnr.: 58310442

Autorenporträt

Donald Getz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada. He works as a management consultant and also holds guest positions at several universities. In addition to event studies, his areas of expertise include wine and food tourism, evaluation and impact assessment, consumer research and special-interest travel. Professor Getz co-founded and was Editor-in-Chief of Event Management: An International Journal. Stephen J. Page is Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Business and Management at Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, UK. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of West London and is an Honorary Professor at Cardiff Metropolitan University and the University of Plymouth. He has worked as a tourism consultant with different organizations, including the United Nations World Tourism Organization, OECD, VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Harrah¿s Casinos and Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand, among many other clients. He is the author and editor of 43 books on tourism, leisure and events and is Editor of the leading tourism journal, Tourism Management.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introductory concepts in event studies. 1 Introduction and overview
of event studies. 2 The world of planned events. Part 2 Foundation
disciplines and closely related fields. 3 The contribution of anthropology,
sociology, philosophy, religious studies and psychology to event studies. 4
The contribution of economics, management, political science, law, history,
human geography and future studies to event studies. 5 The contribution of
closely related professional fields to event studies. Part 3 Framework for
understanding and creating knowledge. 6 The event experience and meanings.
7 Event design. 8 Antecedents and decision-making. 9 Event management,
planning and marketing. 10 Outcomes: evaluation and impact assessment. 11
Events and public policy. Part 4 Conclusion. 12 Science, knowledge and
theory for event studies.