More options do not always create perceived variety in life: Attracting new residents with quality- vs. quantity-oriented event portfolios

Dragin-Jensen, Christian; Schnittka, Oliver; Arkil, Christina

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.03.004

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“…However, the paucity of empirical studies on the subject of portfolio of events (Dragin-Jensen et al, 2016;Etemad and Motaghi, 2018;Andersson et al, 2017) and on the role of events as a leverageable resource (Pereira et al, 2015;Chalip and Costa, 2005) prevents further analysis on the importance of an event portfolio as a strategic tool impacting the development of the tourism industry. Ziakas (2010, p. 147) refers to the lack of illustrative and descriptive studies on the "nature of an event portfolio and the ways that different events are interrelated".…”

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Uncovering the factors impacting visitor’s satisfaction: evidence from a portfolio of events

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Teixeira

Franco

2019

IJEFM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to get insights on a real-life portfolio of events from a demand-centred prospective, based on the identification of factors influencing the degree of attendee’s satisfaction, with the ultimate aim of identifying commonalities and prospective cross-leverage strategies among events. Design/methodology/approach Data from attendees to three major events taking place in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, were analysed based on multivariate statistics and categorical regression owing to the overwhelming presence of categorical data in the database. The econometric analysis pursued in this paper is based on a sample of 1,830 tourists. Findings The research demonstrates that the impact of the socio-economic variables and travel arrangements on attendees’ satisfaction is rather irrelevant, irrespective of the event under analysis, with cross-cutting factors defining the overall quality of any event (mainly technical aspects such as aesthetical elements, organization and opening hours) determinant in predicting the overall degree of satisfaction. Another key finding relates to the existence of a number of commonalities among events, in terms of tourists’ profiles, market orientation, themes and resources laying ground to define ready-to-apply cross-leverage strategies. Research limitations/implications The analysis concentrated on three major events taking place in the capital city of a peripheral region. The content of the questionnaire co-developed with the destination management organization with order to get access to a large sample of respondents. Practical implications Lessons to be learnt in terms of managing a disparate collection of events developed over time in an ad hoc manner. A few examples of cross-leverage strategies are put forward. Originality/value The analysis and empirical content portrayed in this study contribute to the literature on event portfolio via description of real-life case examples of how to develop competencies based on post-event analysis in a proactive manner.

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Uncovering the factors impacting visitor’s satisfaction: evidence from a portfolio of events

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“…Finally, the role of sport events in tourism planning, place marketing and portfolios has been explored primarily through the lens of sport event leveraging ( Chalip, 2004 ; Kelly & Fairley, 2018 ; Pereira, Mascarenhas, Flores, & Pires, 2015 ; Pereira, Mascarenhas, Flores, Chalip, & Pires, 2020 ; Taks, Chalip, Green, Kesenne, & Martyn, 2009 ; Ziakas, 2014b ), co-branding ( Chalip & Costa, 2005 ; Jago, Chalip, Brown, Mules, & Ali, 2003 ; Westerbeek & Linley, 2012 ), sport and cultural tourism ( Boukas, Ziakas, & Boustras, 2012 , 2013 ; Buning, Cole, & McNamee, 2016 ; Gibson, Kaplanidou, & Kang, 2012 ; Ziakas & Boukas, 2012 , 2016 ), and their contribution to urban development, place attractiveness and residents’ quality of life ( Clark & Misener, 2015 ; Dragin-Jensen, Schnittka, & Arkil, 2016 ; Ziakas & Costa, 2011b ). Interestingly, notwithstanding the overlap between sport events and tourism, this line of research is not fully integrated with the core tourism literature on event portfolios ( Ziakas, 2020 ).…”

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“… Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events Theoretical Journal Article Develops an organizational ecology perspective with variables and approaches for studying whole populations of festivals and events. Dragin-Jensen, C., Schnittka, O., & Arkil, C. (2016) . More options do not always create perceived variety in life: Attracting new residents with quality-vs. quantity-oriented event portfolios.…”

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Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis

Ziakas¹,

Getz

2021

Tourism Management

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The phenomenon of event portfolio has gradually received acceptance and recognition as host destinations are steadily moving towards assembling multiple events across the calendar to serve multiple policy purposes. This paper reviews all the pertinent literature providing a common ground for studying event portfolios and their management exigencies. It traces the origins of the event portfolio concept and outlines its evolution to date. It thus, maps out event portfolio management as a complex emergent field, establishing its ontological base through convergence of underlying disciplines, theories and concepts. We argue that the integrative nature of event portfolio provides a malleable ground, one across and beyond its parent disciplines that shape it as a transdisciplinary field. This theoretical underpinning is indispensable for the effective treatment and sustainable development of the field.

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“…This study suggested that cities having event portfolios increase their chances of being viewed as communities with richer quality of life, and hence, more attractive to live. Place attractiveness was also studied by Dragin-Jensen et al (2016), who compared sport and cultural events in terms of their effects for attracting new residents and did not find a significant difference.…”

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Shaping the event portfolio management field: premises and integration

Ziakas¹,

Getz

2020

IJCHM

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Purpose This paper aims to examine how various academic disciplines shape the field of event portfolio management. Given the complex nature of portfolios comprising different genres that are studied separately from their respective disciplinary realms, the academic event portfolio landscape remains fragmented. This is against the nature of portfolios, which requires inter-disciplinarity and novel integration of genres, stakeholders and perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Based on a scoping literature review, this conceptual paper sets up a common ground for the academic study and industrial development of event portfolio management. Findings A comprehensive view of event portfolio literature across disciplines reveals its hypostasis as a compound transdisciplinary field. The authors suggest a set of foundational premises whereby they identify 22 principal thematic areas that comprise this emerging field. Practical implications The establishment of event portfolio management as a distinct field will help in the osmosis and diffusion of new ideas, models and best practices to run and leverage portfolios. The portfolio perspective highlights the need for cohesive learning to design comprehensive systems of events, implement joint strategies, solidify social networks, coordinate multiple stakeholders and develop methods of holistic evaluation. Originality/value By examining comprehensively event portfolio management as a transdisciplinary field, the authors have been able to identify principal research directions and priorities. This comprehensive analysis provides a synergistic ground, which at this embryonic stage of development, can be used to set out joint trajectories and reciprocal foci across the whole span of scholarship studying planned series of events.

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More options do not always create perceived variety in life: Attracting new residents with quality- vs. quantity-oriented event portfolios

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

Uncovering the factors impacting visitor’s satisfaction: evidence from a portfolio of events

Uncovering the factors impacting visitor’s satisfaction: evidence from a portfolio of events

Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis

Shaping the event portfolio management field: premises and integration

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