Knowledge Generation in Event Studies: What Can Doctoral Research Tell us About Evolution of the Field?

Lockstone‐Binney, Leonie

doi:10.3727/152599518x15346132863166

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“…Laing (2017) advocated that events are a social phenomenon attracting diverse audiences with many different purposes. Lockstone-Binney (2018) noted that with the increased diversity in studying events, there has been an increase in interests related to attendee motivation and satisfaction. Chen et al (2015) included attendee interaction in their event experience definition, while other definitions have included social interactions and community (Wreford et al, 2019).…”

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Defining the Field of Events

Dolasinski

Roberts

Reynolds

et al. 2020

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

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When considering the field of events, an important initial step is to consider the definition of an event. The goal of this article was twofold, first to take a novel approach in defining an event by considering the contextual aspects of an event from the traditional definitions, but adding the perspective of the attendee; and second to develop a typology focused on a unified definition of the field of events relational to the extant literature. The definition of an event is an occurrence that has a time element, two or more participants, is planned, and is a unique opportunity. A systematic review of extant literature was conducted in order to define the field of events. A total of 95 articles were analyzed. The field of events is characterized as having four major categories: professional, entertainment, social, and common cause. Within these four categories there are 20 types of events, all of which meet the four components of the definition of an event.

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Defining the Field of Events

Dolasinski

Roberts

Reynolds

et al. 2020

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

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“…Research into events has grown exponentially over the last two decades and now incorporates a wide range of topics (Park & Park, 2016;Lockstone-Binney, 2018).…”

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Event Leadership Matters: Why a Shared Approach Might Be the Answer to Improved Working Practices in Events

Abson,

Norman,

Schofield

2024

Event Management

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This research note addresses the substantial theoretical and empirical gaps in understanding event leadership and highlights the need for urgent scholarly attention in this area. In both the events industries and event studies there still exists a prevailing view that leadership is conducted only by those in formal leadership positions. In the wider frame of leadership studies, this view has been largely dismissed. We therefore challenge the conventional view of leadership in the event sector, and call for engagement with contemporary, rather than traditional perspectives of leadership, and a shift in understanding of leadership as an integral aspect of the creation and delivery of event experiences. Specifically, we propose that one of the contemporary theories of leadership, that of shared leadership, provides an effective model that could be developed further by other scholars in order to empirically understand how this theory can improve working practices in events.

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Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

Muskat¹,

Mair²

2020

Event Management

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The aim is twofold: First, we draw on organizational behavior, strategic management, and events literature, to conceptualize the event workforce as highly functional and contract-based heterogeneous, the event organization as temporary and project-based structure with high fluctuation of paid employees and volunteers. Second, we contextualize these unique characteristics to understand knowledge sharing behavior of the event workforce. We analyze interview data from volunteers and paid employees at tourism events to make two theoretical contributions: 1). We advance theory in events literature, showing that event organizations are unique in terms of their processes and team composition. 2). We contribute with novel insights of how knowledge is used in heterogeneous event teams, explaining how knowledge serves as a source of power for both volunteers and paid event managers alike.

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Knowledge Generation in Event Studies: What Can Doctoral Research Tell us About Evolution of the Field?

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Defining the Field of Events

Defining the Field of Events

Event Leadership Matters: Why a Shared Approach Might Be the Answer to Improved Working Practices in Events

Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

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