Events Management: An International Approach
Language: English
Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2012
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Written by a team of twenty-five high profile, international authors, this exciting new text successfully combines theory and practice, making it a must-have for all students of Events Management. Events Management: An International Approach provides comprehensive coverage of all the most common types of events, preparing students for a future career in Events Management. Covering key issues such as fundraising, sponsorship, globalization and sustainability, this text addresses the challenges and examines the realities of events management in an international context. A wide range of case studies and examples look at sporting, music, catering and fundraising events across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. Key features include: An international approach, drawing on a wide range of cases from around the world Extensive pedagogical features such as Diary of an Event Manager and Exercises in Critical Thinking Acompanion website offering a full Instructors Manual, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies and links to SAGE journal articles This book is essential reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Events Management. Nicole Ferdinand is Senior Lecturer in Events Management at the London Metropolitan Business School. Paul J. Kitchin is Lecturer in Sports Management at the University of Ulster. . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …
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- Title
- Events Management: An International Approach
- Author
- Nicole Ferdinand
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, London
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0857022415
- ISBN 13
- 9780857022417
- Item weight
- 699 grams
- Dimensions
- 186.0 x 232.0
Events Management: An International Approach provides comprehensive coverage of all the most common types of events, preparing students for a future career in Events Management. Covering key issues such as fundraising, sponsorship, globalization and sustainability, this text addresses the challenges and examines the realities of events management in an international context. A wide range of case studies and examples look at sporting, music, catering and fundraising events across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North America.
Key features include:
• An international approach, drawing on a wide range of cases from around the world
• Extensive pedagogical features such as Diary of an Event Manager and Exercises in Critical Thinking
• A companion website offering a full Instructor′s Manual, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies and links to SAGE journal articles
This book is essential reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Events Management.
Nicole Ferdinand is Senior Lecturer in Events Management at the London Metropolitan Business School.
Paul J. Kitchin is Lecturer in Sports Management at the University of Ulster.
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About the Author
Dr. Nicole Ferdinand is Programme Lead (Postgraduate Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management) at the Oxford School of Hospitality Management, Oxford Brookes University.
The focus of Nicole’s research is concerned with how festival organizations use networks to move through international markets and respond to local policy conditions. She also maintains an interest in a number of subject domains that support this topic including technological developments such as big data and artificial intelligence, futures studies, project management, experiential marketing, and entrepreneurship. She has led and supported a number of funded projects to support this work including Carnival Futures (funded by King’s Cultural Institute, 2013/14), the Festival Impact Monitor (funded by Bournemouth University, 2014/15), and the Serviced & Networked Artificial Intelligence Project for Destination Competitiveness (funded by Ulster University, 2018). This research is showcased throughout the textbook Events Management: An International Approach, which she co-edits with Dr. Paul J. Kitchin and is published by Sage Publications.
Nicole regularly publishers in leading peer-reviewed journals in a number of fields. These include: Annals of Tourism Research, Event Management, Journal of Marketing Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, Tourism Management and Tourism Management Perspectives.
To support her research impact, Nicole is also a regular keynote speaker and presenter for public and private sector organizations, which have included: Meeting Professionals International (Finland Chapter), Meeting and Events Australia, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Topics on which she provides expertise range from event management and evaluation to Caribbean carnivals and other diaspora festivals.
In addition to her teaching, research, and public speaking, Nicole engages in professional practice with event and festival organizations. She is currently a non-executive director for b-Side, an internationally recognized and locally loved arts organization based in Portland, Dorset in the United Kingdom.
Paul J. Kitchin is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management and Head of School at the School of Sport, Ulster University.
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