Search Results - London Paralympics
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Understanding travel behaviour change during mega-events: lessons from the London 2012 Games
Published 2016“…This paper presents results from a longitudinal study of the travel behaviour change associated with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (the ‘Games’). …”
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It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and opportunity- deal with it! volunteer perceptions of the management of the volunteer experience at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Published 2018“…This article examines how the program management style impacts on the volunteer experience, using in-depth interviews with volunteers at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The study found that the program management approach had a negative impact on many volunteers' preevent experience, leading to some rejecting the offer of a role at the event. …”
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The 2012 Olympic Ambassadors and sustainable tourism legacy
Published 2017“…Using an exploratory inductive approach, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted, in 2012 and 2013, with managers of all 11 Ambassador volunteer programmes associated with London and the 10 other regional venues that hosted London Olympic and Paralympic Games events. …”
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Researching mega-events under regulatory capitalism
Published 2018“…A significant legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games was to demonstrate how such an event could be delivered within the governance structure of "regulatory capitalism." The delivery of the London 2012 Games was contracted to a private company, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). …”
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