Event leverage: a systematic literature review and new research agenda

Schulenkorf, N; Welty Peachey, J; Chen, G; Hergesell, A

Event leverage: a systematic literature review and new research agenda

Schulenkorf, N

Welty Peachey, J Chen, G Hergesell, A

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Publisher:: Taylor and Francis Group
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: European Sport Management Quarterly, 2024, 24, (3), pp. 785-809
Issue Date:: 2024-05-31

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dc.contributor.author	Schulenkorf, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-5340
dc.contributor.author	Welty Peachey, J
dc.contributor.author	Chen, G
dc.contributor.author	Hergesell, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-7045
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-27T04:46:23Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-27T04:46:23Z
dc.date.issued	2024-05-31
dc.identifier.citation	European Sport Management Quarterly, 2024, 24, (3), pp. 785-809
dc.identifier.issn	1618-4742
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dc.description.abstract	For the past 20 years, the concept of event leverage has underpinned a variety of academic research across different event settings and with diverse goals in mind. Despite the significant increase in event leverage publications as well as growing interest from event planners and policymakers, scholars have yet to synthesize academic contributions in this burgeoning field. Our systematic review addressed this issue and provides a new agenda for event leverage research. We conducted a systematic review of event leverage literature that followed a well-established six-step process. Specifically, we identified and interrogated 92 relevant publications to determine key findings. We identified a growing trend of event leverage publications overall; a publication focus on (sport) business/management and tourism/hospitality journals; a predominance of mega- and large-scale event settings; a concentration on business/economic and social goals; a strong emphasis on empirical studies with qualitative research approaches; and a lack of research contributions from scholars in low-and middle-income countries. Based on our findings, we discuss practical and theoretical implications and conclude by proposing a future agenda for event leverage research that recommends an advancement of leverage conceptualizations; a diversification of research contexts and benefactors; a specification of focal outcomes related to a different event types and sizes; an expansion of perspectives including an acknowledgement of changes over time; and a clarification of terminology used in event leverage scholarship.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
dc.relation.ispartof	European Sport Management Quarterly
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/16184742.2022.2160477
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dc.rights	“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Sport Management Quarterly on 26 December 2022, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2022.2160477”
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dc.title	Event leverage: a systematic literature review and new research agenda
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Abstract:

For the past 20 years, the concept of event leverage has underpinned a variety of academic research across different event settings and with diverse goals in mind. Despite the significant increase in event leverage publications as well as growing interest from event planners and policymakers, scholars have yet to synthesize academic contributions in this burgeoning field. Our systematic review addressed this issue and provides a new agenda for event leverage research. We conducted a systematic review of event leverage literature that followed a well-established six-step process. Specifically, we identified and interrogated 92 relevant publications to determine key findings. We identified a growing trend of event leverage publications overall; a publication focus on (sport) business/management and tourism/hospitality journals; a predominance of mega- and large-scale event settings; a concentration on business/economic and social goals; a strong emphasis on empirical studies with qualitative research approaches; and a lack of research contributions from scholars in low-and middle-income countries. Based on our findings, we discuss practical and theoretical implications and conclude by proposing a future agenda for event leverage research that recommends an advancement of leverage conceptualizations; a diversification of research contexts and benefactors; a specification of focal outcomes related to a different event types and sizes; an expansion of perspectives including an acknowledgement of changes over time; and a clarification of terminology used in event leverage scholarship.

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