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- The (in)visibility of equality, diversity, and inclusion research in events management journalsPublication . Calver, Julia; Dashper, Katherine; Finkel, Rebecca; Fletcher, Thomas; Lamond, Ian R.; May, Ellie; Ormerod, Neil; Platt, Louise; Sharp, BrionyThe field of events management has been critiqued for being overly focused on operational and managerial concerns to the detriment of critical analysis of power and representation, of which equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is an important aspect. This paper reports on an audit of the four leading events management journals over the period 2011-2021 to assess the current state of play in relation to engagement with EDI issues and consider whether this critique remains justified. After screening, 49 articles were included. Findings reveal that EDI remains a marginal issue in events management journals, often confined to special issues, with no evidence of increasing engagement over the review period. EDI needs to become more integrated in the core body of knowledge of events management to ensure that events research is socially useful to students, other researchers and practitioners, contributing to the development and reputation of the field.
- Building the city of champions: an examination of the motivations and impacts of athlete entrepreneurship in KenyaPublication . Korir, Diana; Ormerod, Neil; Fletcher, ThomasPurposeThis paper examines the under-explored phenomena of athlete entrepreneurship in Kenya.MethodologySemi-structured interviews with current and retired athletes, and Athletics Kenya representatives.FindingsAthlete investments are personally and societally important and have led to significant social and economic development. We uncover the pivotal role of associated stakeholders, such as coaches, in influencing and educating athletes about investments. Furthermore, we show that elite athlete entrepreneurship and investment comprise a unique form of athlete-led entrepreneurship that is driven by necessity, but also opportunity from their sporting career.Practical implicationsThere are lessons for local government and athletic federations about how best to support athletes non-sport lives through education.Research contributionThere has been growing interest in sport-based, and athlete-led entrepreneurship over the last decade. Very little has focused on how athletes make investment decisions, who the main influencers are, and the potential social and economic impacts of investment activity on athletes and local communities. Very little, if any, of this work has centralised athletes from the Global South.OriginalityThis paper makes a significant contribution to this phenomena through an examination of athlete investments and entrepreneurship by high-profile Kenyan middle- and long-distance runners.
- Addictive leisure: an evaluation of the morality-economic politics of balancing casino development with local gambling policyPublication . Ormerod, Neil; Parsons, David; Kenyon, Alexandra J.Legalised gambling is a regulated leisure activity and a public health problem. Permissive regulation attempts to balance the morality-economic politics of these opposing aspects through a combination of national policy oversight and regulatory devolution from national to local level. Local contexts of gambling harm and support have been important foci within public health research but have been overlooked by hospitality and tourism researchers despite the significant economic and social implications for leisure management. The development of the Victoria Gate casino in Leeds, UK, provides a unique context for examining the morality-economic politics associated with facilitating gambling development whilst simultaneously managing gambling harm. This largely qualitative study draws on interviews with eight gambling businesses, 15 gamblers and 17 support service providers with the purpose of examining the intersecting relationships between local government policy, industry social responsibility, and local support service provision. A comparative dimension was also added by drawing on extensive national datasets on gambling prevalence and problem gambling severity. Our findings bring new empirical focus to the scale of policy development and investment required to mitigate gambling development and reinforce the evidence base on the locality-support flaws of permissive regulation observed elsewhere, notably, Canada and Australia. Consequently, we contend that reliance on existing local support services to manage gambling harm whilst facilitating responsible gambling development is ineffective without a deep understanding of the local context, significant additional mitigation investment, and more effective alignment of information, referral, counselling, and advisory services to support problem and at-risk gamblers across multiple stakeholders.
- The development and trial of beyond 2050 polylogues as a tool for future-thinking in business tourismPublication . Ormerod, Neil; Isaac, Samantha; Wood, Emma Harriet; Calver, Julia; Musgrave, James; Bowdin, Glenn A. J.; Sterchele, DavideIn this methodology research letter, we describe the development, piloting and large-scale trial of an experimental concurrent group discussion approach. Specifically, we detail how we used provocative 2050 scenarios to ‘open up’ future thinking, facilitate multiple polylogues and efficiently collect large sample qualitative data. The method was trialled with 120 business tourism professionals at the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) conference in Glasgow in 2023. We conclude by reflecting on our learning from the large-scale trial and consider how this method can be developed for other tourism research applications.