Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the development and potential applications of emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) in sports. The case studies are presented in details: computer system for tracking and visualisation in TV broadcasting and players/teams...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and illustrate a conceptual tool for the planning of rural sport events. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed model is elaborated based on theoretical contributions from the tourism and event literature, and illustrated with an...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential interrelationship between different types of volunteer involvement (event involvement and community involvement) and their impact on the behavioural intentions of different types of events. Design/methodology/approach By means of...

Purpose The paper aims to contribute to the research field on the reputation effects of hosting sport entities. It asks if sport by boosting the visibility of places increases the attention of other domains of activity at the place, such as culture, politics and business....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the benefits of charitable sport events and examines how consumer involvement in the cause, attitude toward the event, and event-sponsor fit influence corporate image (CI) and corresponding purchase intention (PI). Design/methodology/approach...

The relationship between real sport and its digital adaptation is significantly influenced by technological advancements. However, it is not a process that has developed in a linear fashion. On the contrary, it has been formed from diverse, parallel and to some extent opposing processes. In this...

Purpose Sport events’ contribution to the destinations’ local economy implies in-depth knowledge of the economic benefits generated by non-resident spectators (NRS). Thus, this study aims to answer: What is the profile and shaping factors of the consumption patterns of the several types of...

Purpose This research article examines event marketing in the airport business, specifically how an airport leverages event portfolios to develop its businesses by marketing itself as a destination, improving the user experience and generating revenue outside of aviation-related activities....

Zusammenfassung Für die umweltorientierte Verflechtungsanalyse wird eine Verdichtung der in Input-Output- Tabellen enthaltenen Informationen gewünscht, wobei die quantitative Bedeutung der Verflechtungen weiter erkennbar sein soll. Dazu wird am Beispiel kumulierter Energieaufwendungen ein...

This paper presents a very general linear production model which nevertheless shows an extremely regular behaviour. We can ensure the solvability of the associated equilibrium systems for quantities and prices and the nonsubstitution property, allowing for joint production and non-square...