Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7- 10 September 2016 Trail races in Catalonia First approach to management forms and organization characteristics Babí, J.; Inglés, E. & Soler, S. [email protected] @jotabeella
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
Trail races in CataloniaFirst approach to management forms and organization characteristics
Babí, J.; Inglés, E. & Soler, S.
@jotabeella
Initial problem
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Evolution of trail races in Catalonia
Ropits Social Running. (2016). Runedia. Retrieved Febrauary 28, 2016, from http://www.runedia.com/
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Initial problem
Growth of trail races
Lack of: regulation
& order
Important effects on the environment
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Research question:
Which are the management forms and organization characteristics of trail races in Catalonia?
Objectives:
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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Theory of organizational ecology
Baum, J. A. C. (1996); Carrol, G. R. (1984); Getz, D. (2012); Hannan, M. T., & Freeman, J. (1977; 1984).
Ecosystem(Barcelona & Girona)
Community(all trail races)
Event (a certain race)
Trail race (event) Population
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Planning and management of events• Design
• Leadership
• Organizational and inter-organizational behaviour
• Operations and logistics
• Marketing and communications
• Human resources
• Financial management and control
• Risk, health and safety
• ResearchGetz, D. (2012). Event Studies: theory, research and policy for planned events (2nd ed.). Abingdon: Routledge Ltd.
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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83 variables / 57-items / 45 minutes
Questionnaire design
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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Sample: Probabilistic and stratified
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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Total population 2015 (trail races)
Sample selected (trail races)
Provinces: n % n %
Barcelona 214 46,6 138 62,3
Girona 113 24,6 87 38,7
Total 327 100,0 225 100,0
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Pre-test phase: 50 trail racesBarcelona province:
27 trail racesGirona province:
23 trail races
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Trail races organizers
Sports clubAssociation (non-sportive)Local governmentCompany of sport eventsCompany of sports sectorOthersCo-organized
Organizers
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Reasons for creation
Sporting
Social
Environmental
Communicative
Economic
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Reasons for creation
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Head Other members Support staff
Women 2 (4,0%) 79 (31,5%) 1575 (50,2%)
Men 48 (96,0%) 172 (68,5%) 1528 (49,8%)
Less than 15% of people of the event organizing team get paid
Human resources
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0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Participation Vs. Audience
Much more athletes than spectators More athletes than spectators
More spectators than athletes Much more spectators than athletes
Level of Audience
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Communication
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Main sources of organization revenue:
Funding
Own income (76%) Grants (10%) Sponsorship (10%) Mixed (4%).
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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Near future
• To know the reality and characteristics of Catalan trail races
• To give some feedbacks to organizers in order to improve their management
• To create a classification of trail races in Catalonia
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Conclusions
• Approach to the current situation
• Population of trail races has a lot of diversity
• Management forms and organization characteristics, affected by some factors
Many thanks for your attentionTrail races in Catalonia. First approach to management forms and organization characteristics
Babí, J.; Inglés, E. & Soler, S.
@jotabeella
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016