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Volunteer motivations at the 2012 Super Bowl
Jennifer L. VanSickle, David A. Pierce, Michael DiacinThe purpose of this paper is to examine mega-event volunteers’ motivations and their impact on volunteer satisfaction. Additionally, this study investigated motivational…
A modeling approach to sport volunteer satisfaction
Chrysostomos Giannoulakis, Chien-Hsin Wang, Nathan FelverIn a currently western-dominated body of literature, the purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between motivation, experience, and satisfaction through…
Government-funded event organisations – good and bad practice
Adrian Devine, Frances DevineThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the structure of government-funded event agencies affected the development of the events industry in Northern Ireland. The…
Comparison of sport tourists’ and locals’ motivation to participate in a running event
Thomas J. Aicher, Kostas Karadakis, Melfy M EddosaryThe purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, the authors compared tourists with local participants to determine if motivations to participate in a mid-scale marathon event varied…
Festival space: gender, liminality and the carnivalesque
Hanya PielichatyContemporary outdoor rock and popular music festivals offer liminoidal spaces in which event participants can experience characteristics associated with the carnivalesque…
Visitor discourses on experiences: reasons for festival success and failure
Maarit Kinnunen, Antti Haahti– The purpose of this paper is to unfold factors anchored in visitors’ experiences possibly determinant of the success or failure of cultural festivals.
Purposeful pedaling: analyzing MS 150 participant behavior
Elizabeth A. Gregg, David A. Pierce, Kristi M. Sweeney, Jason W. LeeThe purpose of this paper is to explore factors affecting participant awareness, attraction, and attachment to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s (NMSS) MS 150 PGA Tour…
Back to nature: Festivalgoer environmental beliefs and camping experience at non-urban festivals
David Gration, Maria Raciti, Gabby Walters– The purpose of this paper is to explore festivalgoer/camper perceptions of and responses to the non-urban festival service environment (blended festivalscape).
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1758-2954Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Faith Ong
- Dr Louise Platt