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PhD Update!
- April 19, 2021
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
First of all, I should apologise, because I haven’t posted anything for a long time, but you know sometimes life gets in the way…. I have to say that from all the challenges I faced, the one I’m working right now has been a bit of a struggle! But I’ll give you some context.
As you may be aware, I am doing a PhD on how host cities must go through a series of physical and social changes to stage the Olympic Games. Yet, for those changes to occur, property...
Event Strategic Management Series #1
- February 08, 2021
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Today, I decided to start a new series of blog posts, which will be related to Event Strategic Management. This week, we will start with an introductory post, where I’ll provide you with one of the hundreds of explanations regarding what is Strategy and Strategic Management (SM), and the importance of utilising strategic management as a tool to improve your event and organisation. Then, I’ll have two/three different posts, where, in each, I’ll give you some of the possible theories to analyse the industry, market and your organisation, from...
Host City Contract Phase
- January 11, 2021
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Do you remember a post I wrote a couple of months ago, about the first part of the process to become the city that will host the Olympic Games? Well, I essentially told you about how typically the bidding process takes place.
Today, I’m going to explain the next step in the organisation of the Olympic Games. Once the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces the winning city, the next step is for the Host City Contract (HCC) to be drafted and signed by a number of parties.
Briefly explained, the HCC...
The Great Japanese Disaster
- November 23, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Yesterday, while I was collecting secondary data for my PhD, one idea of a post came to mind. The idea was to explain a little bit of Japan’s historical context. More specifically, to explain what happened in one of the country’s worst day’s and how the result of it may have influenced the decision to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
March 11, 2011, a horrible day that destroyed many coastal areas of the country. It began with one of the biggest earthquakes on Earth, which caused a big tsunami,...
Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix – Event Analysis
- October 27, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Today, I decided to write about an event I went to this weekend, the Formula 1 (F1) Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimão.
For some contextual information, Portugal hasn’t hosted an F1 Grand Prix since 1996 (Formula1, 2020). And even in 1996, the circuit used was in Estoril, near Lisbon. So, this was a new and exciting opportunity for Portugal and the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, which ‘opened in the autumn of 2008‘ (Formula1, 2020).
The event took place in the weekend of the 23rd- 25th October 2020, included the F1 Grand...
Post-Corona Olympic Games
- October 19, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
So, a few months ago, I wrote a blog post about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games postponement (Tokyo 2020 in 2021). And today I’m going to present you with a brief analysis of how the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 event organisation team are planning to stage this POST-CORONA Games edition.
Firstly, I think it’s quite evident that several operational aspects and methods of the Olympic Games and the whole event’s industry have been affected, because of the pandemic. As a result, of such uncertain times, this industry has been forced to...
Throwback# Series – Final Thoughts
- September 27, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Let’s have a brief reflection of the essential points that I wish you can take from this Series. When I first started, I wanted not only to explain my path as a student but to help (in some way) people all over the world, that are trying to cope with ADHD and Dyslexia, to understand that it is possible to do anything you want.
The first take back, at least in my point of view, is for anyone trying to deal with such learning issues. Embrace it fully!!! Don’t try...
Event Operations Management – 2019 Coventry Half Marathon (Part 2)
- September 08, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
Today, I’m going to continue last week’s post, by analysing the 2019 Coventry Half Marathon (CHM) event impacts.
First of all, an event impact assessment is crucial as such commemorations can result “in (both) short and long-term impacts which can lead to a net positive benefit to communities from the host area and beyond” (International Association of Event Hosts n.d.).
So, I’m going to individually assess, the economic, environmental and social impacts and then provide a conclusion.
Economic Impacts
According to Raj and Musgrave (2009:56), economic impacts regard the measurement of financial benefits to the...
Event Operations Management – 2019 Coventry Half Marathon (Part 1)
- September 03, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey guys,
Do you remember a post from a few weeks ago regarding the 2019 Coventry Half Marathon (CHM), where I recycled one of my master coursework’s Event Risk Management? Well, that’s not the only coursework I did that year about the marathon! For the Event Operations Management module, I had an assignment that required students to evaluate a live event by providing an analysis of its impacts. However, to analyse an event’s impacts, one has to carry out an event evaluation first. So, in this first post, I’m going to...
Throwback#6 – A PhD Journey
- August 08, 2020
- by
- Alice Brazão
Hey Guys,
After five posts, we have finally arrived at the PhD. Today, I will explain what a PhD is, how I decided to do a PhD and why.
First things first, what is a PhD? A PhD stands for ‘Doctor of Philosophy‘ and is a postgraduate doctoral degree. A student must finish an original and novel thesis that significantly contributes to knowledge in a specific subject.
Figure 1: Visualising a PhD | Source: based on ZYFCCC (2020)
Look at Figure 1 and imagine a circle which contains all of the human knowledge. By finishing a Bachelor’s...
