Jennings, William J.  1977- <br/><br/>
Olympic risks / 
Will Jennings. 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;  New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2012. 
 - xiv, 263 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Executive politics and governance .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: RISK AND MEGA-EVENTS -- Risk and Governing Mega-Events -- The Olympics as a Mega-Event -- PART II: THE OLYMPICS, RISK AND UNCERTAINTY -- Olympic Risks -- Decision-Making Under Uncertainty -- Counting the Costs and Benefits of the Games -- PART III: GOVERNING THE GAMES -- Managing Olympic Risks -- Public Opinion and Reputational Risk -- The Risks of Risk Management -- Conclusions. 
<br/><br/> An exploration of how the Olympics are organized in response to risk. This book looks at the tension between the riskiness of mega-events, attributable to their scale and complexities, and the societal, political and organizational pressures that exist for safety, security and management of risk - leading to changes in how the Games are governed-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230300064 0230300065 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Olympics--Management.<br/>Sports administration.<br/>Risk management.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.48068 JEN