Browsing Norges idrettshøgskole by Subject "sports events"
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Comparing the expectations, experiences and legacies of volunteers at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo 2011 and Val di Fiemme 2013
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Volunteers play an important role in delivering events, especially events over a longer period of time. For example, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (Nordic WSC) take place every two years in a member country of the ... -
The financial challenges of hosting sports events: A problem of insufficient separation between decision-making and decision-control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Research question: This article aims to explain that poorly functioning separation between decision-making, decision-control, and risk-bearing is a fundamental reason for the financial underperformance of major or large ... -
The Youth Olympic Games: the best of the Olympics or a poor copy?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-04)This paper explores the new event in the Olympic Movement, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2012, and examines the similarities and differences between the winter editions of the YOG and the Olympic ... -
‘We can do it’: Community, resistance, social solidarity, and long-term volunteering at a sport event
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-06)Much research on volunteers has focused on who the volunteers are, and what motivates them on an individual level. This study, however, aims to contextualize the long-term commitment found in a whole community of volunteers ...