Purpose – This paper aims to examine the process by which the social entrepreneurial identity can be constructed through narrative, concentrating specifically on the construction of the identity of the ideologically inclined social‐activist entrepreneur. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider some of the issues of vulnerability and risk, mitigation, adaptation and the adaptive capacity of events. Given the significance of events to community, society and the economy, it seems imperative that the risks of any potential negative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a gendered understanding of women's experience of a mass cycle tour event. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses an ethnographic approach to explore women's experiences of a cycle tour event. Qualitative data are analysed through...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether providing additional prompts in a visitor expenditure survey results in higher reported expenditure. Design/methodology/approach – Respondents to a self‐completion survey of event visitors were randomly allocated either an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the utilisation and application of reflexive ethnography as an interpretative methodology for researching knowledge practices within festival organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The ethnographic approach incorporates two methods of...