Search Results - "Winter Olympics"
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Impact of mega sport events on hosting countries' stock market
Published 2014“…A total of 30 international sporting events had been utilized in this study where it comprises of five major sporting events namely Summer Olympics Games, Winter Olympics Games, FIFA World Cup, European Football Championships and Commonwealth Games. …”
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An Event-Study Analysis of Equity Market Reaction to the Major Sport Events and Economic Activity Implications on Host Countries
Published 2015“…Event beginning positive effect is supported by EURO and the Winter Olympics induced construction sector index performance. …”
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Pay with a smile? Modelling the continuance use intention of facial recognition payment
Published 2024“…PurposeThis study synthesises the self-determination theory (SDT), expectation-confirmation model (ECM), and protection motivation theory (PMT) to formulate an integrated theoretical framework that elucidates the process of shaping the intention to continue using facial recognition payment (FRP) under the conditional impact of perceived technology security.Design/methodology/approachData from 667 Beijing Winter Olympics visitors with FRP experience were collected through an online survey and analysed using variance based-structural equation modelling (VB-SEM).FindingsThis study reveals that the intention to continue using FRP evolves through three key stages. …”
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Environmental sustainability of mega-sport events: A comparison of initiatives in developed and developing countries
Published 2014“…Lohman and Dredge (2012) have noted that even though humans are a fundamental part of the natural environment, leading policy makers such as the International Olympic Committee, have created policies that solely consider impacts to the physical environment (i.e. transportation and pollution) while ommiting other equally significant environmental impacts such as community displacement (Porter et al., 2009), use of facilities after the event (Hiller, 2006) and uneven distribution of benefits within the host community (Gaffney, 2010).This paper will review the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of mega-sports events such as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the World Cup. A historical account of movements to improve sustainability, such as the Olympic Charter (IOC, 2007), the International Standards Organisation (ISO, 2010) and the Sustainable Sourcing Code (LOCOG, 2012) will be presented amongst others. …”
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