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Sport Management Digest 607

Managing Personnel in Major Sport Event Organizations

Major sport event management in Australia is developing into a large business that generates substantial tourism revenue. Successful event management necessitates the effective management of personnel. This is achieved through the implementation of appropriate human resource strategies. Research suggests that typically structure, selection, induction, team management, and retention are incorporated into managing human resources in major sport events. Simultaneously, major sport events encompass five distinct characteristics (i.e., operational complexity, diversity of personnel, limited staff contact, rapid staff expansion and contraction, and extensive use of temporary work teams) that generate the need for customized strategic human resource practices. The extent of customized sport-specific strategic human resources practices is unclear. Thus, this study investigated the extent of strategic human resources practices through the examination of two major sporting events: the Australian Open Tennis Championships and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. The findings suggest that additional tailored practices beyond what is cited in the literature were critical to effectively managing personnel during these events. The necessity to develop detailed documentation and an integrated approach to personnel management are two critical implications of this study.

Hanlon, C., & Stewart, B. (2007). Managing personnel in major sport event organizations: What strategies are required? Event Management, 10, 77-88.

Environmental Consequences of Major Sporting Events

Environmental impact of major sports events is becoming an increasing concern for policy makers. Assessing the impact of sporting events has predominately been achieved through an economic perspective that relegates important welfare and environmental issues such as community development, policing and security, and global and local environmental concerns. Using the case of the 2003–04 Football Association (FA) Cup Final, this study used a combination of environmental input–output tables and economic footprint analysis to examine how these two methodologies provide a valuable perspective on event-related consumption and environmental effects of this major sporting event. Findings indicated that the FA Cup Final had a small economic benefit; however, the global ecological impact as displayed through the number of visitors, how spectators traveled to the event, the type of food and drink consumed, and the wastes produced was significant. Employing a dual analysis using environmental and economic assessment tools provides policy makers with an enhanced understanding of the wider ecological implications of hosting an event and how event organizers can provide more sustainable events.

Collins, A., Flynn, A., Munday, M., & Roberts, A. (2007). Assessing the environmental consequences of major sporting events: The 2003/04 FA Cup Final. Urban Studies, 44(3), 457-476.