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Studying the complexities of events and festivals and relationships to the visitor economy

Robertson, Martin; Mair, Judith; Lockstone-Binney, Leonie; Duignan, Michael B.

Authors

Judith Mair

Leonie Lockstone-Binney

Michael B. Duignan



Contributors

M. Duignan
Editor

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.

Citation

Robertson, M., Mair, J., Lockstone-Binney, L., & Duignan, M. B. (2021). Studying the complexities of events and festivals and relationships to the visitor economy. In M. Duignan (Ed.), Managing events, festivals and the the visitor economy - concepts, collaborations and cases (5-13). CAB International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789242843.0002

Online Publication Date Dec 22, 2021
Publication Date 2021-12
Deposit Date Aug 2, 2021
Publisher CAB International Publishing
Pages 5-13
Book Title Managing events, festivals and the the visitor economy - concepts, collaborations and cases
Chapter Number 2
ISBN 9781789242843
DOI https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789242843.0002
Keywords Events
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2790359