1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953963603321

Autore

Damm Sven

Titolo

Event management : how to apply best practices to small scale events / / Sven Damm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, : Diplomica Verlag, 2012

ISBN

9783842801301

3842801300

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Disciplina

394.2068

Soggetti

Special events industry

Special events - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Event Management. How to Apply Best Practices to Small Scale Events; Abstract; Table of Content; List of Tables and Figure; 1. Introduction and Context; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Research Question; 1.3 Book Outline; 2. Literature review; 2.1 Prologue; 2.2 Event Management Defined; 2.2.1 Events; 2.2.2 Event Management; 2.2.3 Types of Events; 2.3 The History and Background of Event Management; 2.3.1 An Overview; 2.3.2 Best practices in Event Management; 2.3.3 A Matrix of Best Practices; 2.3.4 The Four Pillar Approach; 2.3.5 The Synopsis of Best Practices in Event Management into a 5x4 Matrix

2.4 Shortcomings and Aspirations3. Methodology; 3.1 Philosophical Foundations of Research; 3.1.1 Qualitative research; 3.1.2 Participant observation; 3.1.3 Semi-structured interviews; 3.1.4 Attendee surveys; 3.1.5 Mixed method approaches; 3.2 Event Selection; 3.3 Data Collection Methods; 3.3.1 Interviews; 3.3.2 Participant observation; 3.3.3 Attendee surveys; 3.4 Research Ethics Considerations; 3.5 Limitations of the research; 4. Findings; 4.1 Interviews; 4.1.1 The research stage; 4.1.2 The design stage; 4.1.3 The planning stage; 4.1.4 The co-ordination stage; 4.1.5 The evaluation stage

4.2 Participant observation4.3 Survey results; 5. Discussion; 5.1 The pillar of time; 5.2 The pillar of finance; 5.3 The pillar of technology; 5.4 The pillar of human resources; 5.5 Summary of discussion; 6. Conclusion; 7. References; 8. Appendices; Appendix 1: A Checklist for



Site inspection; Appendix 2: Music and Entertainment Terms; Appendix 3: Decor Checklist; Appendix 4: Logistics; Appendix 5: Interview Questions; Appendix 5: Participant Observation

Sommario/riassunto

HauptbeschreibungEvent management is a ubiquitous word in modern society. The word is used for small business breakfasts, large corporate shows and also for big international sport events, such as the Olympic Games. We all have an idea of what management is, but what is an event?This question and the theories behind the dynamic event industry are summarized in this book. Ultimately, the book combines a range of differing views about best practice and recommended behaviours; it identifies and recommends an event management model that potentially enables small-scale event mana

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144004703321

Titolo

Developmental dynamics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : John Wiley & Sons, 1992-

ISSN

1097-0177

Disciplina

576

Soggetti

Developmental biology

Embryology

Anatomy

Psychology

Biology

Anatomie

Biologie du développement

Psychologie

Biologie

Embryologie

psychology

biology

anatomy

Embryonalentwicklung

Zeitschrift

Online-Ressource

Entwicklungsphysiologie

Online-Publikation

Anatomia



Embriologia

Periodicals.

Revistes electròniques.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, Inc., <2005->

Official publication of the American Association of Anatomists.

Title from issues list caption (viewed Nov. 28, 2005).