Event studies : theory, research, and policy for planned events / Donald Getz and Stephen J. Page.

By:

Getz, Donald, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Events management series | Events management seriesPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2016Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 506 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138899155 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

394.2068 GET 23

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	394.2068 GET (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100680900

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

This title draws from a large number of foundation disciplines and closely related professional fields, to foster interdisciplinary theory focused on planned events. It brings together important discourses on events including event management, event tourism, and the study of events within various disciplines that are able to shed light on the roles, importance and impacts of events in society and culture.

New to this edition:

New sections on social and intangible influences, consumer psychology and legal environment, planning and policy framework to reflect recent developments in the field Extended coverage of philosophy and research methods and how they can best be used in event studies; social media as a marketing tool; and the class and cultural influences of events New and additional case studies throughout the book from a wide range of international events Companion website to include PowerPoint slides and updated Instructor's Manual including suggested lecture outlines and sequence, quizzes per chapter and essay questions.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-497) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of plates (p. viii)
List of figures (p. x)
List of tables (p. xii)
List of events in focus (p. xiv)
List of research notes (p. xv)
List of expert opinions (p. xvii)
Series preface (p. xviii)
Preface to the third edition (p. xix)
Acknowledgements (p. xx)
Part 1 Introductory Concepts in event studies
1 Introduction and overview of event studies (p. 1)
What is event studies? (p. 1)
A framework for understanding and creating knowledge about planned events (p. 7)
How the literature has evolved (p. 14)
Major subdivisions (discourses) within event studies (p. 19)
Forces, trends and issues (p. 26)
2 The world of planned events (p. 45)
Describing and classifying events (p. 45)
Planned versus unplanned events (p. 63)
Description and examples of the major event forms (p. 66)
Part 2 Foundation disciplines and closely related fields
3 Anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies and psychology (p. 89)
Introduction (p. 89)
Anthropology (p. 89)
Sociology (p. 96)
Philosophy (p. 108)
Religious studies (p. 112)
Psychology (p. 114)
4 Economics, management, political science, law, history, human geography, from studies (p. 129)
Economics (p. 129)
Management (p. 141)
Political science (p. 155)
Law (p. 159)
History (p. 161)
Human geography (p. 165)
Future studies (p. 171)
5 Closely related professional fields (p. 177)
Introduction (p. 177)
Leisure studies (p. 177)
Tourism studies (p. 189)
Hospitality studies (p. 196)
Education and interpretation (p. 197)
Communications, media and performance studies (p. 202)
Arts and cultural management (p. 205)
Cultural studies (p. 206)
Sport management and sport studies (p. 207)
Venue, club and assembly management (p. 208)
Theatre studies (p. 209)
Health studies (p. 211)
Urban and community studies (p. 213)
Rural studies (p. 215)
Aboriginal, ethnic and multicultural studies (p. 216)
Visitor studies (p. 219)
Part 3 Framework for understanding and creating knowledge
6 The event experience and meanings (p. 221)
Defining 'experience' (p. 222)
A model of the planned event experience (p. 230)
Generic and specific types of planned event experiences (p. 235)
Meanings attached to planned event experiences (p. 251)
7 Event design (p. 260)
What is event design? (p. 260)
Designing the setting (p. 266)
Theme and programme design (p. 276)
Service design and quality (p. 279)
Design of gastronomy and other consumables (p. 282)
Liberating versus constraining (p. 284)
8 Antecedents and decision-making (p. 288)
What are antecedents? (p. 288)
Barriers and constraints (p. 303)
Decision-making (p. 307)
Post-experience evaluation and feedback (p. 311)
9 Planning and management of events (p. 313)
Introduction (p. 313)
Leadership, founders and organizational culture (p. 314)
Planning and decision-making (p. 327)
Operations and logistics (p. 331)
Marketing and communications (p. 335)
Resources and financial management (p. 338)
Human resources and volunteer management (p. 342)
Risk, health, safety and security (p. 347)
Research, evaluation and information systems (p. 350)
10 Outcomes and the impacted (p. 352)
What are outcomes and impacts? (p. 352)
Personal outcomes (p. 353)
Social, cultural and political outcomes (p. 356)
Economic outcomes (p. 363)
Environmental outcomes (p. 367)
Impact assessment and cost-benefit evaluation (p. 370)
11 Events and public policy (p. 376)
Public policy and events (p. 376)
What is public policy? (p. 377)
Justifying public-sector involvement (p. 379)
Economic policy and events (p. 387)
Cultural policy and events (p. 390)
Social policy and events (p. 392)
Environmental policy and events (p. 395)
Public policy-making (p. 397)
Part 4 Conclusion
12 Science, knowledge and theory for event studies (p. 402)
A framework for knowledge creation (p. 402)
Philosophy and knowledge (p. 405)
Research methodologies (p. 411)
Research purposes and methods (p. 413)
Theory development for event studies (p. 423)
A research agenda for event studies (p. 428)
References (p. 436)
Index (p. 496)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Donald Getz is Professor Emeritus, the University of Calgary. He works as a management consultant and also holds guest positions at several universities. Professor Getz co-founded and was Editor-in-Chief of Event Management: An international Journal.
Stephen J. Page is Professor and Deputy Dean (Research and Professional Practice) in the Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University. He is the author and editor of 39 books on tourism, leisure and events and is Reviews Editor of the leading tourism journal, Tourism Management.