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Kerr, Shane. "A sociological critique of the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/21050.
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This thesis presents a sociological critique of the concept of legacy as it surrounded the London 2012 Paralympic Games. A sociological approach was adopted to challenge much of the spontaneous sociology that surrounds the ascendancy of legacy within the Olympic and Paralympic space. Legacy, disability and the Paralympic Games are the predominant structures of the research problem. The literature review attempts to present a sociology of the sociological approaches in these fields. Underpinning the research design is Bourdieu et al. s (1991) epistemological hierarchy which consists of and proceeds from the break , the construction of a conceptual framework to the empirical design. This hierarchy contributed to the repositioning of legacy from the pursuit of cause and effect, or rather away from the pursuit of legitimacy and illegitimacy, of London 2012 to a study of the proposed and imposed causes and effects, legitimations and illegitimations of it. Aligned to this repositioning is the primary collection of data through interviews with five different institutional fields: government, media, corporate sponsors, disability sport and disability institutions. The research findings present a positional analysis of the inter- and intra-relations of these respective fields. In the discussion key symbolic struggles and issues are presented for each field with particular attention given to the development of the positive leaning and legitimising best ever Paralympic narrative and to the commercial and political legitimacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. It is concluded that legacy is ultimately a symbolic struggle of different visions of respective agents and institutions that are unable to achieve these absolute visions or ends.
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Hollins, Sadie Francesca Susanne. "The interscetions between economy, environment and loacality : the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2013. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/9656/.
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Despite a growing body of literature concerned with the sustainability of sports mega-events, there is relatively little analysis examining environmental sustainability commitments at the Olympic Games, and the environmental impact of the Olympics on the host communities. Research to date has lacked an explicit theoretical underpinning and in particular, the use of theoretical perspectives from the sociology of the environment literature to analyse the intersections between the economy, the environment and locality at the Olympic Games, and the environmental impact of the Games on the host communities. This thesis develops a theoretical framework that combines elements of a „Critical/Marxist‟ perspective, Næss‟ philosophical conceptualisation of „shallow‟ and „deep‟ ecology, and Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT) in order to better understand the relationship between the environment, sustainability and the Olympic Games. Adopting a three-phase qualitative approach which utilises interviews, focus groups and an analysis of secondary sources, the thesis investigates three main topic areas pertaining to environmental sustainability and the Olympics: the International Olympic Committee‟s (IOC) recent commitment to the environment; local governmental perceptions of the environmental impact of the London Games; and local residents‟ and businesses‟ perceptions of the environmental impact of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The research critically assesses the „shallow‟ ecology/light green and EMT perspective historically adopted by Olympic Games organisers and the power relations that have helped to shape this. Within the context of London 2012 there was a perceived shift in priorities as the Games drew closer with the prioritisation of economic concerns and corporate interests over those of local people. Most notably, the ambiguity of „sustainability‟ was identified as a key factor which influenced local perceptions of the environmental impact of the Games. This original theoretically and empirically informed study makes a contribution to the growing body of research on sustainability and the Games, and to our understanding of the environmental impact of the Olympics on host communities.
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Dunn, Catharine Hilary. "Aboriginal partnerships for sustainable 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games : a framework for cooperation /." Burnaby B.C. : Simon Fraser University, 2007. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/9245.
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Research Project (M.R.M.) - Simon Fraser University, 2007.<br>Theses (School of Resource and Environmental Management) / Simon Fraser University. Senior supervisor: Dr. Peter Williams -- School of Resource and Environmental Management. Also issued in digital format and available on the World Wide Web.
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Parkes, Stephen David. "The longevity of behaviour change : a case study of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/8981/.
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Travel behaviour change is traditionally regarded as being difficult to achieve, with strategies and initiatives often generating only slow and incremental shifts in behaviour amongst the population. There is an emerging discussion in the literature that more radical approaches to travel behaviour change are needed, to contribute to achieving challenging decarbonisation targets. If a step change is required then one potential source of learning is the study of disruptions to systems of mobility provision, which may provide valuable insights into how more radical travel behaviour change is achieved and, potentially, sustained. This thesis provides an innovative approach to examining major-event disruption, in this case arising from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to understand the potential for change from such large, disruptive events. A four-wave longitudinal panel survey was applied to establish the extent, and longevity, of change in response to the Games. The research uses the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to critically examine travel behaviour. The results show that change was extensive during the Games (54% made at least one change); however change was not often sustained afterwards. Reducing, relocating and re-timing were the most common changes. The key elements of the TTM were not well suited to studying change in such a context, however less commonly used constructs of the model contributed to the identification of four clusters within the sample that provided valuable insight into the behaviour observed. This research makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature around the potential for learning, and opportunities for change, when there is an imperative to do so. Whilst the longevity of changes to travel were limited, the research provided greater understanding of the adaptability and planning involved in response to major-event disruption, and what this means for future travel planning. The clusters generated helped to show the psychological constructs important for supporting different types of change, which can contribute to approaching and understanding travel behaviour change in broader contexts, when there is an imperative to change.
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Chantrel, Pauline, and Agathe Fourcade. "Is there a difference between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games in their impact on inbound tourism?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85766.
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This paper studies the difference in number of tourist arrivals between the Olympic games and the Paralympic games in the hosting countries. Using the difference-in-differences method, results show that there is a difference in the number of tourist arrivals between the summer games and winter games, and that hosting the games have a bigger impact on smaller city than on bigger one. They also show that since Vancouver 2010 the Olympic games always attracted more tourists than the Paralympic games. The main conclusion of this paper is that there is definitely a difference in the tourist inflow between the Olympic games and Paralympic games and that the Olympic games attract more tourists than the Paralympic games.
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de, Haan Donna. "Evaluating the experience of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the career histories of elite equestrian athletes." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/17384.
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Equestrian sport has been present on the Modern Olympic programme since 1900 with Para-Equestrian Dressage making its debut at the 1996 Paralympic Games. Due to the combined governance of Olympic and Paralympic versions of the sport, the mixed gender of competition and the potential age range of competitors, equestrian sport provides an opportunity through which to understand a unique context of athlete experience. This thesis has sought to identify and evaluate athlete experience within the context of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and to place this experience within the wider career histories of members of the British Equestrian Team. This study utilised a combination of a systematic literature review methodology and ethnographic data collection and analysis with a critical realist approach, creating a framework that values interpretive insights into how the subjects perceive and construct their world whilst at the same time considering ways in which the literature and individual subjects identify, comment on, and frame the reality of the world of equestrian sport. This study has resulted in the emergence of six themes pertaining to experiencing the games; equestrian sporting culture, identity, values, challenges, performance support and success. Results show many similarities and shared experiences for both the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian athletes. The differences regarding the lived experience for these athletes are predominantly associated with the development of the sport, the relative short Paralympic history of equestrian sport in comparison to the Olympic disciplines, and the place of the Games in the context of the riders career histories. Recognising and understanding the kinds of satisfactions and challenges that individuals experience, the significant features of their athlete identity, and the structural constraints and opportunities of their environment may help identify and design the services and provision required to support the athletes through this elite sporting experience.
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Dumont, Axel. "Sustainable travel during the Olympic and Paralympic Games : A methodology to model public transport travel for Paris 2024." Thesis, KTH, Transport och systemanalys, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-298439.
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This Master Thesis develops the challenges of travel modeling during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, more specially for the Paris Olympics in 2024. This problem as been set by IDFM (Île-de-France Mobilités), the transport organisation authority of Paris and its region, that has therefore to deal with public travel during the Olympics. A very simplified model was already in use, but is no longer sufficient. The exceptional nature of this event, considered as a mega-event, requires a precise understanding of the subject as well as a different and adaptive modeling process. Thus, this work presents a detailed methodology for public transport travel modeling in Paris and its surroundings during the Olympics. This model will become more and more refined until the end of this mega-event, in order to present results or advert the multiple stakeholders around the topic of the Olympic Games transportation (event organizers, transport operators). The two significant parts of the model are distinguished and described: the Olympic Games related trips and the background demand, which require two very different approaches. The OG demand needs several assumptions which are often in constant evolution: the versatility of the parameters is a very important point to take into account. On the other side, the background demand prediction is a significant challenge because it differs from what is usually done. Both of these parts are adapted from the principle of the four-step transportation model and reuse parts of the IDFM model, ANTONIN 3, specifically calibrated for the Île-de-France region. It is also necessary to conceive with the will to adapt as much as possible the available transport data and the tools already in operation, such as the model already in use. Suggestions for further improvements are also mentioned to refine the results until the final day which will be possible thanks to enhancements of the input assumptions over time, such as ticketing data for instance.
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MORELLATO, MASSIMO. "Reputational capital and olympic events: a case study of whistler live!" Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/29578.
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Mega events such as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games present unique opportunities to increase the economic and social capital required by destinations to be competitive on the global tourism stage. Engaging Games and community stakeholders in the networks needed to organize and deliver such events is central to creating sustained and positive legacies. Network building and maintenance can occur at a variety of levels and scales. Effective and sustained networks depend on and are shaped by the social and reputational capital created through the process of managing various dimensions of the event. One of the more recent Games’ dimensions used as a vehicle for creating social capital is the Cultural Olympiad.
This dissertation creates and tests the utility of a conceptual model in identifying how event organizers strategically select stakeholders and nurture network relations to build the reputational capital needed for sustained competitiveness. It builds this model based on premises and principles emerging from literature related to corporate social responsibility, social capital development, reputational capital creation, Olympic mega-event legacies, tourism destination branding and community based sustainability planning. The study tests the model’s usefulness through a case study of the stakeholders, networks, and outcomes created in the development and delivery of Whistler’s portion of the 2010 Winter Games Cultural Olympiad – ‘Whistler Live!’. It explores the ways in which Whistler engaged its stakeholders and partners so as not only to meet its immediate Olympic goals, but also to contribute the longer term reputation and sustainability of the resort community.
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Heisey, Kevin [Verfasser]. "Estimating the intangible benefits of hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games for potential bid cities: Berlin, Chicago, and San Francisco / Kevin Heisey." Köln : Zentralbibliothek der Deutschen Sporthochschule, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1137574607/34.
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Belem, Cristiano Meiga. "A aplicação das geotecnologias na gestão do esporte: um olhar nos megaeventos esportivos na cidade do Rio de Janeiro." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2015. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=9460.
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O presente documento apresenta sucintamente os conceitos e definições das geotecnologias, com ênfase em duas ferramentas tecnológicas de suporte a utilização desta metodologia: o geoprocessamento e o sistema de informação geográfica (SIG). A proposta metodológica da utilização da geotecnologias teve como objetivo a observação dos fenômenos dos megaeventos esportivos, que serão sediados na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, a Copa do Mundo de Futebol 2014 e os Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos de 2016, bem como atender as exigências de conclusão da tese de doutorado. Para tal, foram realizados dois artigos que observaram o fenômeno megaeventos esportivos no espaço geográfico da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. O primeiro verificou as mudanças urbanas com as características socioeconômicas ocorridas nas proximidades do parque olímpico, a partir de uma visão temporal da década de 2000. O segundo artigo observou o espaço geográfico da cidade junto aos sítios olímpicos e as mudanças climáticas que vêm ocorrendo nesses locais, através da observação da evolução da temperatura de superfície com a construção de mapas termais, e de dados meteorológicos.<br>This paper presents the concepts and definitions of geotechnology , with emphasis on two different tools to support the use of this methodology: geoprocessing and geographic information system (GIS ) .The use of this methodological proposal, the geotechnologies, had as objective at observing the phenomena of mega sporting events that will be hosted in the city of Rio de Janeiro, World Cup Football 2014 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016, as well as meet the requirements of completion of the doctoral thesis. To this end, two articles which observed the phenomenon sports mega-events in the geographic space of the city of Rio de Janeiro were performed. The first verified the urban changes with socioeconomic characteristics, which occurred near the Olympic Park, from a temporal view of the 2000s. The second article noted the geographic area of the city surrounding to the Olympic site and the climate changes that are occurring in these locations by checking the evolution of the surface temperature with the construction of thermal maps and weather data.
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Rivron, Manon <1991>. "Olympic and Paralympic athletes: the values of sport." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/20875.
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Ferrara, J. K. "Public attitudes towards intellectual disabilities after watching Olympic/Paralympic performance." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2012. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/10972/.
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Despite there being some changes to the way that people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) are viewed in society, negative attitudes prevail. One of the aspirations of the Paralympic games 2012 organisers was to influence the public’s attitudes towards disabled people. The aim of this study was to investigate whether stimuli depicting people with ID performing at a Paralympic level of sport can change attitudes towards ID. A mixed randomised comparison group design was employed comparing two groups; those who viewed Paralympic level ID sport footage and information, and those who viewed Olympic footage and information on measures of implicit attitudes towards disability and explicit attitudes towards people with ID. One hundred and fourteen students at a UK university were administered the measures pre and post the stimuli presentation. Implicit attitudes significantly changed in a positive direction from T1 to T2 for both groups. Attitudes of empowerment increased from T1-T2, nearing significance. The findings provide evidence that Paralympic (ID) and Olympic footage plus written information seems to change attitudes towards people with ID, at least in the short term. Viewing elite sports information and footage may have at least a short term effect on attitudes towards ID which provides some tentative support to one of the London 2012 legacy promises. However it does not seem to matter which footage people are exposed to. Given both types of stimuli proved effective it suggests the possible role of affect in changing attitudes through the media, which warrants further investigation.
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Purdue, David. "Conflict and consensus within the paralympic field : a sociological investigation of an elite disability sport competition." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2011. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/8367.
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This research provides a sociological investigation of an elite disability sport competition known as the Paralympic Games. A quadrennial multi-sport competition for individuals with specific impairments, the Paralympic Games, is explored in this thesis through the method of semi-structured interviews. Individuals interviewed included current and former Paralympians, active and retired disability sport administrators as well as social researchers of disability and disability sport. A number of themes surface in this research which identifies and begins to explore the relationships between the core constituents which influence the Paralympic Games. Assertions about which bodies have a legitimate claim to be involved in Paralympic sport, alongside how impaired bodies are used to create an elite disability sport spectacle, such as the Paralympic Games, remain contested by members and organisations that influence, through consensus and conflict, the development of the Paralympic Movement. The Paralympic Games, of course, has not developed in isolation, but in the context of wider developments across sport. In relation to this the positive and negative influences of the International Olympic Committee upon the Paralympic Games are considered. At the core of the thesis, critical analysis has been generated through the use of the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu. In particular Bourdieu's related concepts of habitus, capital and field, in conjunction with previous research into the Paralympic Movement and the extant literature in the field of disability studies, are used to illuminate the existence of a Paralympic field. The possible manifestation of a Paralympic field is explored through the empirical data collected. As a result this thesis highlights the nexus between the sociology of sport and disability studies. Through the fusion of these fields, and by grounding them in a robust theoretical framework, it is hoped that this research will add positively to the literature in this emerging specialism of the sociology of disability sport.
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Di, Francesco Fabio. "Wind pattern analysis applied Tokyo 2020 Olympic Game." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/18715/.
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The following master thesis is the product of the work carried out during the Erasmus exchange of the year 2017-2018 that involved the author, exchange student from the University of Bologna, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , TriM, an italian company with a strong knowledge of weather data and forecasting, and Meteocat, the public meteorological company of Catalonia in a collaboration aimed to find new methodologies for the processing of meteorological data.
The reason that motivated this work is dictated by the increasing amount of weather data available today, that necessarily drives the weather forecasting in a more automated procedure that reduces the time needed to generate a forecast and the
intervention of a human, in the figure of a meteorologist, in the analysis of the data. This allows to process more data and thus having predictions that take advantages of the usage of many information that could result in improved forecasting.
The development in the field of machine learning allows today to treat a vast amount of information in an automatic way, leaving the analysis process to the machines, freeing the user of this time-consuming task. And unsupervised learning is the branch that can process data that are not labelled nor preprocessed, speeding up the data mining.
The goal of this thesis is to apply unsupervised learning techniques to this scope, taking inspiration from the available literature that experimented in this field and combining different solutions into a new technique that aims to reduce the human
decision in the process of the recognition of wind patterns and improve the automationof the whole process.
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Goranova, D. "The impact of public funding on Olympic performance and mass participation in Great Britain." Thesis, Coventry University, 2014. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/04ee3427-db50-45a2-944a-891c7e837842/1.
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There is a rising tendency among countries to prioritise some sports over others and make higher investments of money and resources in their elite development (Green and Oakley, 2001). Such policies and strategies are adopted in the UK, too. Some sports are considered more likely to bring Olympic medals than others and therefore, they are targeted to receive higher funding. Those placed outside the selection are more likely to face challenges in practices to develop their winning potential. Following further research in this occurrence, authors have sought evidences for an inter-relation between funding and performance (Garrett, 2004; Green, 2005; De Bosscher, et.al 2006). In addition, some have explored other influential factors and have stressed on the importance of participation in sport, as the quality and quantity of the talent pool plays a vital role in elite athletes’ development (Sam, 2012; Girginov and Hills, 2008; Shibli, 2012). As a result of an in-depth research, an extensive academic knowledge on Elite Sports policies and sport development has been built, as well as on each of the concepts of funding, performance and participation. There are many studies focused on the case of the UK in particular (Houlihan, 2004; Green, 2006). However, fewer authors have studied these concepts in pairs (mainly funding and performance), and none have examined the relationship and impacts of all three (Grix and Phillpots, 2011; Vayens, et.al 2009; Martindale, et.al 2007). This research will aim to establish if such relationship exists between Olympic sports funding distribution, Olympic performance, and national participation numbers. It will provide a critical review of the British sport system and relevant policies, and it will explore where the written policies do not reflect the relevant actions undertaken. Using mixed methods the impacts of the applied policies will be critically discussed. The gap this study aims to fulfil will contribute to the existing knowledge on elite sport development by providing a better understanding on how funding, performance and participation are related and the impacts some taken-for-granted assumptions have caused.
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Jonsson, Linda. "Handikappad eller frisk? : - två tidskrifters perspektiv på idrott." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Information Science, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-6039.
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<p>Abstract</p><p>Purpose/Aim: The aim is to investigate if there are any differences in the reporting from the Olympic games and the Paralympic games, according to different periodicals or magazines, with focus on Paralymics and sports for handicapped. If so, what are those differences?</p><p>Material/Method: The material consists of two periodicals, or magazines; Svensk idrott which is the official paper for the swedish Riksidrottsförbundet, and Handikappidrott, which is the official paper for the swedish Handikappidrottsförbundet. Articles considering the summer games in 1972 and 1976, 1984, 1996 and 2000 was studied with regard to models developed by Algirdas J. Greimas. The methods are both quantitative and qualitative.</p><p>Main results: The main results are that the biggest difference between the periodicals really lie in the selection of articles and also in the amount of articles published, considering the games. In Handikappidrott, the articles are aimed towards an initiated audience who are supposed to know much about handicapped people and their sports. Svensk idrott focuses a lot more on different aspects of the Olympic games, such as politics and economy. Also has the aspect of normalisation been of current interest – the problem is that the more of handicapped people and issues that are presented to the audience in order to pinpoint the normality of the issue, the more focus come to lie on what is different from the non-handicapped, and in that way enlarge the gap between handicapped an non-handicapped.</p><p>Keywords: Olympic games, Paralympics, actants, narrator, implied author, normalisation</p>
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Dyer, Rebekah Mary. "Multivalence, liminality, and the theological imagination : contextualising the image of fire for contemporary Christian practice." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/16452.
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This thesis contends that the image of fire is a multivalent and theologically valuable image for application in British Christian communities. My research offers an original contribution by contextualising the image of fire for Christian practice in Britain, and combining critical observation of several contemporary fire rites with theological analysis. In addition, I conduct original case studies of three Scottish fire rituals: the Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony, the Beltane Fire Festival, and Up-Helly-Aa in Lerwick, Shetland. The potential contribution of fire imagery to Christian practice has been overlooked by modern theological scholarship, social anthropologists, and Christian practitioners. Since the multivalence of the image has not been fully recognised, fire imagery has often been reduced to a binary of ‘positive' and ‘negative' associations. Through my study of non-faith fire rituals and existing Christian fire practices, I explore the interplay between multivalence, multiplicity, and liminality in fire imagery. I demonstrate that deeper theological engagement with the image of fire can enhance participation, transformation, and reflection in transitional ritual experience. I argue that engaging with the multivalence of the image of fire could allow faith communities to move beyond dominant interpretive frameworks and apply the image within their own specific context. First, I orientate the discussion by examining the multivalence of biblical fire imagery and establishing the character of fire within the British social imagination. Second, I use critical observation of community fire practices in non-faith contexts to build a new contextual framework for the analysis of fire imagery. Finally, I apply my findings to a contextual analysis of existing Christian fire practices in Britain. Throughout, I argue that sensory and imaginative interaction with the image of fire provides a way to communicate and interact with theological ideas; experience personal and communal change; and mediate experience of the sacred.
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Panayis, Mitchell. "The endz game : the effects of the London 2012 Olympic Games on the communities of the host boroughs." Thesis, Kingston University, 2015. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/35847/.
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Not since the 1966 World Cup has Britain experienced such an explicit collision of the most mega of sporting-events with the most ordinary of people, with these two phenomena coming into direct contact through the London 2012 Olympic Games. The award of the Games to London led me to begin a six year case study that focused on the relationship between the dominant forces and the people when power, space, finances, reputations and democracy itself are at stake during a Host Cities Olympiad. Whilst Government bodies have published quantitative reports on the economic effects of the Games on the Host Boroughs, and fellow researchers have tackled social issues arising from the Games, from social housing to local employment, this study attempts to report the overall 'experience' of specific members of the local communities affected by the Olympic Games. This collation of experience resulted in a series of short, experimental and feature films, which are discussed within this written thesis, which critically analyses the production of the films in the context of the most relevant existing theoretical frameworks. The project is a critique of ordinary people's experience of this mega-event, and the lessons drawn from this collection of experiences could go some way towards aiding both the International Olympic Committee and event planners in the UK in ensuring future mega-events result in real democratic progress.
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Malfas, Maximos. "An analysis of the organisational configurations over the life cycle of the Sydney organising committee for the Olympic Games." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2003. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7593.
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Joo, Sang Uk. "Web site effectiveness of the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games' candidate cities /." 2009. http://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/.
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Hýř, Marek. "Proměny zobrazování paralympioniků v českých tištěných médiích ve srovnání s mediálním obrazem olympioniků." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-347972.
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The subject of this diploma thesis is to map the media presentation development of handicapped sportsmen in years 1992-2012. The thesis focuses on sportsmen media impression in journals Právo (also Rudé právo) and Sport (also Československý sport). The objective of this analysis is to find out, whether the impression of handicapped sportsmen corresponds with the impression of so-called normal sportsmen. The analytical part includes qualitative comparative analysis of articles about paralympic and olympic athletes at the time of Olympic and Paralympic Games. The thesis also analyse articles, that were published one week before or after the Games. The first chapter describes, how were handicapped sportsmen noted in newspaper in the past. As handicapped sportsmen are showed in media stereotypically, therefore there is a term deconstruction of representation and stereotypization as a part of theory behind this study. The framing analysis has its own chapter. The way, how texts about paralympic and olympic athletes are framed, is important for further analysis. That analysis forms six chapters. Every single chapter focuses on a single year, in which Olympic or Paralympic Games were held. Using the analysis of texts about the most successfull athletes leads to a comparison of those Games media...
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Ribeiro, Emílio. "A Governança dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos Rio2016." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/21253.
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A governança dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos é um desafio complexo para
toda cidade-sede. Considerado o maior evento ddesportivo do mundo, os Jogos Olímpicos
envolvem a participação de diversos representantes dos setores público e privado, num
processo que exige ações coordenadas e estratégicas para o cumprimento das obrigações e
dos prazos junto ao Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI).
No Brasil, os Jogos Rio2016 demandaram a criação de uma estrutura legal
exclusiva para coordenar a interlocução entre os três níveis de governo e o Comité
Organizador. A Autoridade Pública Olímpica (APO) foi inspirada no modelo da Olympic
Public Authority (ODA) dos Jogos de Londres (2012), mas com adaptações à realidade
brasileira.
O consórcio integrou uma ampla estrutura de governança, composta por diversos
fóruns de poder decisório em diferentes instâncias, além de instituições criadas
isoladamente pelas esferas governamentais para atuarem exclusivamente em temas
olímpicos. Esse contexto sinalizou a dificuldade da implementação fluida e ágil de um
processo de planeamento que previsse uma interação eficaz e eficiente entre os três níveis
de governo.
Assim, este trabalho visa a analisar a estrutura de governança na esfera pública da
preparação dos Jogos Rio2016, desde a vitória da candidatura do Rio de Janeiro em 2009,
até a realização do megaevento em agosto de 2016, para verificar sua utilidade e seus
impactos na execução do papel legal da APO.
O percurso metodológico iniciou-se com a revisão da literatura sobre o tema, por
meio da consulta de publicações, documentos, websites, matérias e artigos nacionais e
estrangeiros relacionados aos Jogos Rio2016. Essa etapa permitiu uma visão abrangente e
completa da problemática da estrutura de governança adotada para o megaevento.
Após a coleta da informação, passou-se à construção de um modelo de análise mais
detalhada, tendo sido identificadas as dimensões e os indicadores a serem analisados de
forma a atingir os objetivos da investigação. A observação da realidade foi enriquecida
com a realização de entrevistas com integrantes do processo de organização dos Jogos
Rio2016. O questionário serviu para analisar a implementação prática dos modelos teóricos
identificados no início da investigação, a fim de se confirmar a hipótese de trabalho.
As conclusões da investigação apontam para lições aprendidas e oportunidades de
melhoria que visam a colmatar as lacunas identificadas na estrutura de governança adotada
para a realização dos Jogos Rio2016, considerando que a experiência possa ser replicada na organização de futuros projetos semelhantes que envolvam a participação dos diferentes
níveis de governo. Abstract: The governance of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a complex challenge for
every host city. Considered the biggest sporting event in the world, the Games involve the
participation of several representatives of the public and private sectors, in a process that
requires coordinated actions and fast decision-making, strategic for compliance with
obligations and deadlines with the International Olympic Committee.
In Brazil, the Rio2016 Games demanded the creation of an exclusive legal structure
to coordinate the interlocution between the three levels of government and the Organizing
Committee. The Olympic Public Authority (APO) was inspired by the Olympic Delivery
Authority (ODA) model of the London 2012 Games, but with adaptations to the Brazilian
reality.
The consortium has integrated a broad governance structure, composed of diverse
forums of decision-making power in different instances, as well as institutions created by
government spheres to work exclusively on Olympic themes. This context signaled the
difficulty of the fluid and agile implementation of a planning process that predicted
effective and efficient interaction between the three levels of government.
Thus, this paper aims to analyze the governance structure in the public sphere of
preparation for the Rio2016 Games, from the victory of the Rio de Janeiro candidacy in
2009, to the delivery of the mega event in August 2016, to verify its usefulness and its
impacts in carrying out the legal role of the APO.
The methodological course began with a review of the literature on the subject,
through the consultation of publications, documents, websites and national and foreign
articles related to the Rio2016 Games. This step allowed a comprehensive and complete
view of the governance structure adopted for the mega event.
After the information was collected, a more detailed analysis model was
constructed, and the dimensions and indicators to be analyzed were identified in order to
achieve the objectives of the study investigation. The observation of the current reality at
that time was enriched by interviews with members of the Rio2016 Games organization
process. The questionnaire served to analyze the practical implementation of the
theoretical models identified at the beginning of the investigation, in order to confirm the
hypothesis of work.
The research findings point to lessons learned and opportunities for improvement
aimed at bridging the gaps identified in the governance structure adopted for the delivery
of the Rio2016 Games, considering that the experience can be replicated in the organization of similar future projects involving the participation of the different levels of
government.
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Macedo, Raquel Duarte. "Paralympic VR Game Immersive Game using Virtual Reality Technology." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/62914.
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Throughout the years virtual reality has been used for a wide range of applications,
and several types of research have been made in order to improve its techniques and
technology. In the last few years, the interest in virtual reality has been increasing partially
due to the emergence of cheaper and more accessible hardware, and the increase
in content available. One of the possible applications for virtual reality is to lead people
into seeing situations from a different perspective, which can help change opinions.
This thesis uses virtual reality to help people better understand paralympic sports
by allowing them to experience the sports’ world from the athletes’ perspective. For the
creation of the virtual environment, both computer-generated elements and 360 video
are used. The integration of these two components presented a challenge to explore.
This thesis focused on wheelchair basketball, and a simulator of this sport was created
resorting to the use of a game engine (Unity 3D). For the development of this simulator,
computer-generated elements were built, and the interaction with them implemented.
Besides allowing the users to play the sport as if they are in the athlete’s shoes, users can
also watch 360 videos in which explanations of the modality (rules and classification) are
presented. They are also capable of interacting with some of these videos through virtual
elements that are placed over the videos.
User studies were conducted to evaluate the sense of presence, motion sickness and
usability of the system developed. The results were positive although there are still some
aspects that should be improved.
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YEH, LU-FANG, and 葉綠芳. "The Research of Taiwan Participate in The Paralympic Game." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74234216028804391203.
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碩士<br>國立體育大學<br>適應體育學系<br>105<br>The Paralympic Games is the highest level of sports held for the disabilities, the level of competition as the Olympic Games, participate in the Paralympic can show a comprehensive national strength and show the perfect social welfare of the disabled is excellent. Taiwan participate in the Paralympic from 1992 to now, each session can get the qualification and forming teams for the country glory, but the recent two consecutive won no gold medal. So the study of the document analysis and the interview method, to explore the Development of Paralympic Games and the Trend of the disabled sports, and Taiwan participate course in the Paralympic, to understand the status quo of Taiwan disabled sports and look for the future direction of development. The research result pointed out the Paralympic Games development gradually globalization, the recent development of women and adolescents with disabled sports; International disabled sports movement competitive trend, the development of the focus shifted to Asia; Taiwan Participate in the Paralympic Game is the average of our country can send more than ten athletes participating each the Paralympic Game average, and age of the athletes was aging year by year; female athlete have increased and the male athlete are diminished; the main of sporting events to Athletics, Swimming, Table tennis, Judo, Shooting, Archery, Wheelchair tennis and Powerlifting, There are eight sporting events; every times are medal success, but to the 13th in 2008 Paralympic began, Taiwan's world ranking was declining. The status quo of Taiwan disabled sports is the association provides the disabled to engage in sports, more international competition for female athlete, and most of the existing athlete are willing to continue to engage in the disabled sports, but there are still the overall population shortage and aged and development difficulties; the loss of professional talents and the lack of training venues and equipment; the personality disabled sports games is not easy to plan, Taiwan has the ability to undertake the international sports competitions, but the number of the international disabled sports games in Taiwan is a small amount; the elite disabled athletes's social security work qualification is too high, and the Paralympic Games athlete and active coach bonuses are worse off the Olympics; the government concept of different international disabled sports is competition, the sport managerial no professionals with disabilities, resulting in funding subsidies and related resources to support the short, lack of publicity benefits, so that the association of administrative support is insufficient, resulting in uneven allocation of delegation quota. Taiwan future development of the disabled sports, it is recommended to the government should identify the international disabled sports to competitive, inviting the professionals with disabilities to join the sport managerial, to increase the relevant subsidy and administrative support, and schools and agency together to develop the sources of disabled athletes and professional talents, to increase the general sports venues of the barrier-free facilities, training equipment and join the training mode to establish of general sports venues of the barrier-free environment and training equipment, join the mode of assemble for training, to increase the number of times for the personality disabled sports games and the international disabled sports games, reduce to qualification of the elite disabled athletes's social security work and improve the Paralympic Games athlete and active coach bonus, and drive the media attention to the disabled sports to enhance the corporate sponsorship will.
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Yuan, Yee Ming, and 茹明遠. "Malaysia’s Strategies for Elite Badminton Developmentin 2016 Olympic Game." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b96m94.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣師範大學<br>運動休閒與餐旅管理研究所<br>105<br>This study based on Structural Functionalism, this study explores the process of 2016 Malaysian Olympic gold medal plan. First of all, through the literature analysis to understand the development of the Malaysian badminton, and then explore the relationship between the Malaysian badminton organization and Podium Programme. In this study, the semi-structured interview method, the conclusion is: First, the development of the Malaysian badminton mainly to the Badminton Association in Malaysia, fourteen state associations and seven organ associations to support the development. Second, the Brazil Olympic Games Malaysia won three silver medals, compared to the London Olympics, Malaysia has made great efforts in the development of sports. Third, the Malaysian Badminton Association in the funding, manpower and policies need to seek outside support. Fourth, is regarded as the national ball of Malaysia in the national identity on the recognition, but in the cultivation of talent but there is a fault phenomenon. Therefore, the proposal for the future gold plan is as follows: First, in the organization of the relationship between the network must be a substantial increase in funding and regular members of the General Assembly. Second, schools, associations, clubs must cooperate with each other three aspects. Third, let the athletes to sports as a career. Fourth, attention to the development of female athletes, so that women's sports has become a competitive. Fifth, pay attention to people and people know the link. For the academic recommendations: First, the use of structural functional theory as the theoretical basis for research. Second, Malaysia should focus on competitive management and humanities research. Third, the gold plan to be with the multi-party strategy, participation strategies and all-round resource integration.
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Silva, Inês Miguel Santos. "Tokyo 2020 or 2021? The Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Portuguese Olympic and Paralympic Athletes." Master's thesis, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/140035.
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A disseminação do novo coronavírus originou o primeiro adiamento da história dos Jogos Olímpicos, com impacto físico e psicológico em todos os envolvidos, especialmente atletas. Torna-se então essencial compreender como os atletas percecionaram e lidaram com a crise pandémica. A presente dissertação teve como objetivo explorar as experiências dos atletas olímpicos e paralímpicos portugueses, através das suas perceções e emoções (estudo I), bem como as estratégias de coping utilizadas (estudo II) para gerir o impacto do confinamento e do adiamento dos Jogos Olímpicos. Através de uma metodologia qualitativa, realizou-se uma entrevista semiestruturada online para recolher os dados de 15 atletas (M = 29,9 ± 5,5 anos) de ambos os sexos (nmasculino = 9), incluindo 13 olímpicos e 2 paralímpicos, de várias modalidades. Foi realizada uma análise de conteúdo para analisar os resultados de cada um dos estudos. Os resultados indicam que os participantes têm múltiplas perceções relativamente ao adiamento dos Jogos Olímpicos, à sua vida pessoal e social, às condições físicas e de saúde e ao desporto em geral, incluindo treino e competição. Surgiram emoções com tonalidade negativa e positiva, com maior expressão das primeiras, especialmente ansiedade. A palavra mais usada para descrever a experiência foi adaptabilidade. As estratégias de coping mais utilizadas enquadram-se numa abordagem de aproximação e de avaliação, com menor referência do estilo de evitamento. Ajustar aos constrangimentos, ver um lado positivo numa situação negativa, negociar/comprometer e aceitar foram as estratégias mais referidas na nossa amostra. Os resultados salientam a natureza dinâmica, individual e complexa da experiência dos atletas numa oportunidade única para explorar este evento global através dos olhos dos atletas, utilizando o conhecimento para ajudar outros atletas e agentes desportivos a prevenir e lidar com outras situações stressantes. É importante desenvolver planos de intervenção orientados para a promoção de competências pessoais, sociais e de adaptação em todos os atletas, desde a formação, bem como programas de formação de treinadores e outros agentes desportivos.<br>For the first time in history, the Olympic Games were postponed due to the dissemination of the new coronavirus, causing a physical and psychological impact on all involved, especially athletes. Within this context, it is essential to understand how Olympic and Paralympic athletes perceived and are dealt with this crisis. The current dissertation aimed to explore the experience of Portuguese Olympic and Paralympic athletes, through their perceptions and emotions (study I), as well as the coping strategies used to manage the impact of the lockdown and of the postponement of the Olympic Games 2020 (study II). Using a qualitative methodology, data were collected through semi-structured online interviews with 15 athletes (M = 29,9 ± 5,5 years) from both sexes (nmale = 9), including 13 Olympic athletes and two Paralympic athletes of various sports. A content analysis was performed in each study. Overall, our studies revealed that participants had multiple perceptions regarding the Olympic Games, their social and personal life, their physical and health conditions, and sports related areas, both on training and competition. Emotions referred comprise negative-toned and positive-toned. The negative-toned emotions were more expressive in the results, especially anxiety. The most used word to describe this event was adaptability. Athletes revealed to have used more coping strategies included in the appraisal-focused and approach coping styles, whereas the avoidance coping style was the least used. Adjusting to the constraints, looking for the positive side of negative events, negotiation, and acceptance revealed to be the most used coping strategies within this sample. The results reassure the individual, dynamic, and complex nature of athletes' experience. This one-time event created the opportunity to study the situation from the athletes' points of view. Findings can now be used to help other athletes and sports agents to prevent and deal with other stressful situations. These results highlight the importance of developing interventions directed at promoting coping strategies and social and personal competences in all athletes, regardless of their level of competition, as well as programmes that create awareness within other sports agents.
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Kim, Seol, and 金雪. "South Korea's Strategies for Elite Swimmimg Development after 2008 Olympic Game." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27287141763320432522.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣師範大學<br>運動休閒與餐旅管理研究所<br>104<br>South Korea attended international swimming games for the first time in 1958 Tokyo Asian Games. In 1970 Bangkok Asian Games, South Korea won its first gold medal in swimming. Since then, elite swimming in South Korea has been developing quite fast, which can be demonstrated by Park Tae-Hwan’ swimming the first Olympic gold medal in 2008 for South Korea. The analysis of this study is based on the nine key factors of the success in elite sport of the west by De Bosscher et al (2006)., Semi-constructed interview and content analysis were conducted in order to investigate South Korea’s elite swimming development and the strategies behind. The result of this study is as follows. Although South Korea’s elite swimming development strategies have covered the nine key factors of elite sport success, certain problems still exist, such as lack of fund from the government, low willingness of athletes to stay in National Training Center due to the deficiency in the selection system, negligence on international games due to the over-concentration on domestic games for fulltime athletes, and difficulties for retired athletes to apply for government subsidy. The reasons above all have affected South Korea’s elite swimming performance. In order to elevate the national team’s capability, it is suggested that improvements for the future development of South Korea’s elite swimming should be made starting from aspects untouched before. Four suggestions accordingly are as follows. First, the funding portions for elite swimming development should be reallocated. Second, more attention should be paid to the career planning for retired athletes. Third, the funding for National Training Center can be shared with the training and other expenses for coaches and athletes to join competitions abroad. Forth, the National Training Center can be opened during summer and winter vacation for training.
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CAI, MING-JHE, and 蔡銘哲. "A Study of Badminton Player to Win Olympic Game Champion Strategy." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59191821775361866050.
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碩士<br>聖約翰科技大學<br>工業工程與管理系碩士在職專班<br>104<br>Badminton is a sport that requires speed, strength and tactic varieties. It is very popular in our country. According to Sport Administrations estimation: here is over a million Badminton population. (Taiwan Senior Badminton ssociation website). In the last decade, our country's present players may have won the champion in different international tournaments occasionally, which shows a better record than before. But still, our overall performance is lower than other countries such as China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Denmark. Now our junior players are more competitive and better performing, they have won the champion in many different international championships. In order to assist our players on winning the champion in Rio Olympics, how we take this opportunity and strength to assistant our player will be the most important issue. In this paper, we will analyze strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of our players. By using the four factor approach, we get 2X2 SWOT matrix which can lead us found the feasible strategy, hopefully it can be improving overall capability of our players and win the Champion in 2016 Rio Olympics' Badminton event successfully.
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TSAI, MENG-SHU, and 蔡孟書. "The Systematic Risk and Stock Returns of the 2008 Beijing Olympic game sponsors." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dzzrg7.
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碩士<br>世新大學<br>財務金融學研究所(含碩專班)<br>96<br>Through sponsorship, the Olympic Games can not only help enterprises build positive images, increase their exposure and reputation but also unite them with Chinese citizens supportive of this international event. However, after paying for high-cost sponsorships and marketing, can enterprises enjoy better stock returns? And will they suffer from a relatively higher systematic risk value (β)?
Focusing on sponsors of 2008 Olympic Games, this study divided sponsors by sponsorship types into TOP global sponsors of Olympic Games, sponsors of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and other sponsors. The research period spanned from Jun 1, 2006 to Mar 31, 2008. The empirical findings are as follows:
1. Through compilation of stock indexes, it could be observed that from Jun 1, 2006 to Mar 31 2008, sponsors of Olympic Games presented better stock price performance than the market (Dow Jones). In terms of stock price performance by sponsorship type, sponsors of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ranked first, followed by other sponsors and TOP global sponsors of Olympic Games, where only TOP global sponsors of Olympic Games had lower stock price performance than the market.
2. From ANOVA multiple comparison, it could be discovered that (1) sponsorship level (amount) is not positively correlated with stock returns; (2) sponsors from the hosting nation, China, had significantly higher average daily return; (3) stocks of lower market values had significantly higher rates of return, and the size effect was present; (4) stocks of lower price earnings ratios (P/E ratio) had significantly lower rates of return; (5) stocks with lower earnings per share (EPS) had significantly higher rates of return; and (6) firms with a longer history would have significantly lower rates of return.
3. The systematic risks (β) of these Olympic Games sponsors were significantly smaller than 1 and greater than 0, indicating that the volatility of their stocks was smaller than that of the market and would move in the same direction with the market. Compared with the market, their stocks were portfolios with relatively lower risks (moderate and stable portfolios). According to capital asset pricing model (CAPM), higher systematic risks would lead to a relatively higher volatility, so risks taken by investors would be relatively higher than the expected returns. Among the three types of Olympic Games sponsors, TOP global sponsors with worldwide marketing platforms had the highest systematic risks and volatility. Sponsors of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, consisting of China’s state-run enterprises, had the most stable volatility and lowest systematic risks.
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Huang, Chun-Sheng, and 黃俊勝. "Study of Scoring Contents of Female Wrestling Competitions in 2016 Rio Olympic Game." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/c5u58v.
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碩士<br>國立嘉義大學<br>體育與健康休閒學系研究所<br>106<br>Asian female wrestlers have been doing well on international competitions in recent years, which indicates that study in women wrestling can be significant in Taiwan. Understanding and utilizing the rules can be important elements that help win a competition. Wrestling techniques have been analyzed and studied at different levels of competition, except for Olympic wrestling. Therefore, this study mainly focused on analyzing Female Freestyle Wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympic Game: 1. Comparisons of effective points given by each play and effective scoring plays between different weight classes. 2. Comparisons of effective points given by each play and effective scoring plays between all periods. 3. Comparisons of effective points given by each play and effective scoring plays between preliminary matches and final matches. The research is based on 277 Female Freestyle Wrestling matches at the 2016 Rio Olympic Game, including 112 athletes, 209 preliminary matches, and 18 finals at all six weight classes. After analyzing points given and scoring plays by videos, research results showed that: 1. “two-point plays” have occurred the most at every weight class, and followed by “one-point penalties”. Generally, the distributions are not much different between every weight class. 2. The scoring patterns are similar in all periods. 3. The scoring patterns are similar in preliminary matches and finals; “two-point plays” occurred the most, and followed by “one-point penalties”. The research is done with the highest level of Olympic games’ technique analyze, and provides information for coaches and athletes’ reference.
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Yi-Ting, Lin, and 林怡廷. "Aesthetic elements in the culture ＆ creative industries－the emblems in 2008 Beijin Olympic Game." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48276108123255526783.
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wen-chia, Wu, and 吳文嘉. "The Discuss of Chiang peng-lung Skills in Table Tennis Games of Olympic Game 2004." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74188714922977896415.
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碩士<br>中國文化大學<br>運動教練研究所<br>93<br>The study is going to research for Chiang peng-lung integrated technical performances in present stage. We hope to find the overcoming strategy by using scientific ways, and collect the integrated analysis of enemies to provide the concrete tactical strategy. The research takes Chiang peng-lung, who stood for our country to be the table tennis training player in 2004 Olympic Game, as the target. And we collect Chiang peng-lung technical and tactics with other world excellent table tennis players in international games from 2001 to 2004. Based on table tennis fundamental technical characteristic, we could divide the main techniques into serve attack phase, receive attack phase, double cutting phase, pushing phase, and mutual attack phase. We watch the video to record every kind of technique form the table tennis record sheet. We calculate overall gaining and losing scores at first, and analyze by using the gray connection analysis. The results are: (1) Chiang peng-lung integrated technical performances in present stage: the highest scores in the item of serve attack phase are backhand side drive, forehand side drive, and forehand side service. But backhand side attacked ones lose more scores in the serve attack phase technique. Backhand side drive is also the item which loses scores easily. The highest scores in the item of receive attack phase are forehand side drive, backhand side push, and backhand side double cut. But backhand side receive attacked ones lose more scores in the receive attack phase technique. In the contentious phase, backhand side pushing phase gains more scores; backhand side pushing phase and forehand side pushing phase also lose much scores. (2) By gray connection analysis, we could find the technical items which affect the score performances in present games are backhand side backhand side (X2), forehand side backhand side (X1), backhand side receive attack phase (X4), backhand side double cutting phase (X6), forehand side double cutting phase (X5), backhand side pushing phase (X8), forehand side pushing phase (X7), backhand side mutual attack phase (X10), forehand side mutual attack phase (X9), and forehand side receive attack phase (X3). So we can know the actively performance of third board’s serve attack phase affects Chiang peng-lung game results a lot. We need to enhance and keep in a planned way. Performances on forehand side serve attack phase and mutual attack phase are not good. We have to make improve to break through the choke point. (3) The gray connection analysis on excellent players in the world can help us to understand how the technical items affect the performance. It can help Chiang peng-lung to compare with games and practices. (4) From the compound review analysis of Chiang peng-lung, we can find that Chiang peng-lung scores on serve attack phase, receive attack phase and contentious phase are lower than Liu cheng-min. Chiang peng-lung performances on the main compound skills didn’t elaborate his advantages, like serve attack phase and backhand side pushing phase. Through the connection analysis, we can know the game Chiang peng-lung was good at backhand side serve attack phase, backhand side receive attack phase, backhand side pushing phase, and forehand side pushing phase when he competed with Liu cheng-min in Olympic Game. So we can find that Chiang peng-lung try to improve the drawback of forehand side mutual attack phase before Olympic Game, but he didn’t perform well on forehand side receive attack phase and backhand side double cutting phase. It could be the reason that he lost.
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Su, Ming-Li, and 蘇明莉. "A Research to Women's Softball Sport Performance and Winning Percentage in 2008 Beijing Olympic Game." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69861363832334661970.
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碩士<br>輔仁大學<br>體育學系碩士班<br>98<br>This study is mainly concern about the relationship among abilities to attack, pitch, defense, ranking and winning percentage in women’s softball. In addition, this study will further discusses on the discrepancy abilities to attack, pitch, defense top four and rear four teams to expect to be used as references for domestic softball-related training. Thereby, this research based on total a hundred and twenty people on eight teams in 2008 Beijing Olympic Game as a research target. After collecting their records of competitions, I apply those data to SPSS 17.0 for windows statistical package software to analyze and the results are listed below.
First, with respect to Winning Percentage, Attack and Ranking of each team, it shows significance relate on home runs, hits, bases on balls, on base percentage, batting average, slugging average and on-based plus slugging percentage; on the other hand, the Ranking shows related on third base hit, hits, on-base plus slugging percentage and score marks.
Second, with respect to pitcher’s Pitch abilities and Winning Percentage and Ranking, it shows there is significant relationship among Earned Runs, Bases on Balls and number of been Hits. On the other hand, Ranking is significantly related to number of Complete Games and Earned Runs.
Third, with respect to Defense abilities, Winning Percentage and Ranking of each team, Point of loose is significantly related to Winning Percentage and Ranking on each team.
Last, with respect to differences on Sport Performance of each team, top four and rear four are only the significant difference on Earned Runs. Furthermore, number of Earned Runs in top four team is less than rear four; there are no other obvious differences.
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Hsiao-Hung, Lee, and 李曉虹. "ThE ANALYSIS OF SCORING AND STRATEGIES OF FENALE JUDO PLAYERS IN THE 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAME." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39790837156829343646.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣體育學院<br>體育研究所<br>96<br>The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors related to scoring and strategies of female judo players in the 2004 Athens Olympic Game. The performance of players ranking from one to five place of each weight level in the game was video typed. Players’ locations of the grip, time of score, technique to score, level of score, location where scored, and game strategies were quantified and analyzed. Results showed that, a. Locations of the grip were a function of the interaction of personal and situational factors, no differences were found among weight levels; b. The first three minutes of the match was the critical time period for scoring, especially during 2-3 minutes; c. Foot as well as hand skills were most used techniques, especially the Osoto-gari; d. majority of the match were decided by Ippon; e. E zone was the most used area on the match turf; f. Speedy, fast-paced game plans and quick, explosive movements were utilized by players of lighter weight levels. Players of heavier weight levels, on the other hand, used mostly strength and subtle skills to make their opponents off-balanced to get advantage. Game strategies of players of medium weight levels were various.
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Hsu, An-Pang, and 徐安邦. "Taiwan Football Spectators’ Lifestyle, Motivation and Behavior－A Study of Preliminary Competition for The 2012 Olympic Football Game." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09223974654364441289.
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碩士<br>國立體育大學<br>休閒產業經營學系碩士班<br>99<br>The purpose of the study was to understand the spectator’slifestyle, motivation and behavior of preliminary competition for the 2012 Olympic Men Football. Data was collected on-sitewith a total of 386 questionnaires received. The findings of the study were as follows:
1. The audience demographic analysis:
Most of the spectators, 21-30years old unmarried male, college anduniversity education, student is the largest group of spectator with the monthly income less than NT 10,000 dollars. Living in the northern region.
2. The four factors of spectators lifestyle are "indoor ornamental activities", "participatory activities", "leisure activities", "outdoor spectator sports" and "TV watch”.
3. Onthe spectators’ motivation, the strongest motivation is “achievement”, the weakest motivation is “physical attractiveness”.
On the spectators’ behavior, most of the spectator watched Taiwan national team game on spot 1-3 times in past 2 years (year 2009 and 2010). Most of the spectator have high willing to watch Taiwan National team’s game on the future. Most of the spectator choose public transportation to the field. Most of them were spend 30 minutes on their way to the field. People who accompany with to the field, most spectators are go to the field with 4 or more.
The spectator can be divised into 2 groups by their lifestyle, ”traditional conservative groups” and “active group”.
4. On the motivation construct, there were significant differences among different “gender”, ”age”,”education” and “averge monthly income”. Nevertheless there were no significant differences among “marital status”, “occupation” and “place of residence “.
5. Different lifestyle groups have no no significant difference in all spectator motivation.
6. Different lifestyle groups were significant differences in spectator behavior “willing of future watch “and “ transportation”.
7. On the motivation construct, there were significant differences among different “number of times watching in the past two years” and “willing of future watch”.
8. Positive low relationships were found between behavior and motivation, behavior and lifestyle, as well as motivation and lifestyles.
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Chang, Che-wei, and 張哲維. "Impacts of Macroeconomic Variables, Beijing Olympic Game, Subprime Mortgage and the Great Sichuan Earthquake on Shanghai Stock Market Index." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77305550860207936352.
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碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>企業管理學系碩博士班<br>97<br>In recent years, the China’s economy has grabbed great deal of attention worldwide. Furthermore, a growing number of research studies that tackle the issue of the stock market in the developed country have newly appeared. However, few studies have been done regarding the effect that macroeconomic variables have on stock market index of China. In addition, there are only little studies discussing about the relationships among the major events and the stock market index of China. This research tries to shed more light on how the macroeconomic variables and major events influence the degree of the Shanghai stock market index.
The sample data for this research consists of the listed macroeconomic variables in China from January 2000 to December 2008. Moreover, the following major events are selected as dummy variables: the Olympic Games, subprime mortgage, and the Great Sichuan Earthquake. With a multiple linear regression model, this research tends to investigate how the macroeconomic variables and major events are related to the stock index of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
In this research, the empirical results show that Consumer Price Index (CPI) has a significantly negative influence on all the stock indices of SSE. The Money Supply is positively related to the SSE-Real Estate Index, SSE-Utilities Index, and SSE- Conglomerates index. There is a negative relationship between the Interest Rate and SSE-Utilities Index. The Industrial Production Figures is confirmed in this research to be positively related to SSE-Industrial Index and SSE-Utilities Index. We also found that the Olympic Games year is positively related to all the SSE stock market indices. As a result the year of Olympic Games has enormous positive impacts on economic indicators of the host country. Additionally, subprime mortgage is negatively related to SSE-Commercial Index and SSE-Real Estate Index. This finding revealed that the subprime mortgage crisis has negatively affected individuals, investors, lenders, and economies worldwide. Moreover, the Great Sichuan Earthquake has negative relationships with both SSE-Industrial Index and SSE-Utilities Index.
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tu-nan, chou, and 周圖南. "A Study of Exercise Intensity on Volleyball Competition ――In Case of The Women Volleyball Players of 2001 World University Olympic Game――." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17209149605252373934.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣師範大學<br>體育研究所<br>90<br>A Study of Exercise Intensity on Volleyball Competition
――On accont of the Women Volleyball Players of 2001 World University Olympic Game――
Student：Tu-Nan Chou
Advisor：Chu-Mao Lin,PRO
Assist Advisor：Jung-Charng Lin,PH.D.
Abstract
This study adopts simulated formal volleyball game by using the Mix design two-way ANOVA , one-way ANOVA and K.Pearson correlation coefficient analysis to explore the change of blood lactate value and heart rate, we also to explore the correlation analysis between blood lactate, heart rate and rating of perceived exertion in order to conclude the exercise intensity of volleyball game. The results were in the following：
1. The comparison of blood lactate value during a volleyball game
(1) The interaction between various players in various innings was not significant (p > .05), and the blood lactate value in each inning was significantly higher than when the players were rest.
2. The comparison of hart rate during a volleyball game
(1) The interaction of HR between various and various innings was not significant (p > .05), and the HR stays in a relative stable situation. The HR of various position players was significantly different (p < .05).
(2) The HR of all front row players was significantly higher than the HR of all the back row players (p < .05). And the HR of various position players stay in the front row and stay in the back one was significantly(p<.05).
(3) The interaction between various position players and various heart beat intervals was significant (p < .05). Various position players and their heart beat interval distribution do not match in accordance (p < .05). The most frequent interval appears in the 131 — 150 beat/min one (p < .05).
3. The conclusive evaluation of the volleyball game exercise intensity
(1) Measure the volleyball game exercise intensity as ‘Waek’ to ‘moderate’ according to the blood lactate value.
(2) Measure the volleyball game exercise intensity as ‘moderate’ to ‘strong’ according to the HR.When applying to the volleyball game exercise intensity, the body sensed fatigue level was between ‘exhausted’ and ‘moderate’ according to the rating of perceived exertion.
(3) There was accordance when applying the blood lactate value and Heart rate and rating of perceived exertion upon the evaluation of the volleyball game intensity.
(4) The HR of various position players can reach about 65 — 75% of personal HRmax%. During the max exercise intensity the ratio will go up to 83 — 94%. The libero players always to stay at back row. So the HR can reach about 78
~80% of personal HRMAX%.
generally the intensity the players endure was about low to moderate level. Since the energy for volleyball exercise mainly comes from anaerobic energy supply system, enhancing the players’ exercise competence on account of anaerobic energy metabolism was the only way to improve the performance of the game.
Keyword: exercise intensity, blood lactate, heart rate (HR), rating of perceived exertion（RPE）
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Lin, yi-shen, and 林怡伸. "Research on the Relationship Between Perception of Mascots'' Facial Patterns and Preferences toward Mascots-a Case Study of the Olympic Game." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04814059195954987436.
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碩士<br>國立交通大學<br>應用藝術所<br>91<br>With the increasing popularity of virtual pets or icons recently, more and more enterprises and campaigns realize the immense marketing capacity of sales accompanied by cartoon figures and speak for their wide appeal. Besides, the businesses aimed at children have thus started to sell to adult markets because the sales have had a profound impact on adult consumers as well. Consumers’ empathy with cartoon figures cannot only help promote sales but also make the products even more competitive by means of popular preference to mascots. On account of this tendency, mascots have gradually gained general importance. Meanwhile, a great many CIS（corporation identification systems）have listed the development of mascots as an important identification of their business images.
The first part of this study deals with qualification research by focus group. The researcher invited designers with master degrees in design to discuss the very definition of “personification” as well as summarize the most important steps in the process of designing mascots. The second part with quantification,taking specially-designed mascots of the Olympics for example, seeks to discover the factors in affecting the perception of facial formations of mascots in terms of visual arts expression. The study analyzes better preferred mascots and the relative conditions in designing them.
The first outcome of this research is that for designers, the personification of an animal must focus on facial expressions, features, styles, accessories, personality backgrounds, and postures. The process relying on the designer’s aesthetics and capability manages to perfect the mascots. Second, based on the researched factors, all the interviewees were divided into five groups: general, male, female, with and without a designer’s background. Each group differs slightly in the cognition of personification, yet the overall similarities are significant. Finally, judging from the preferences to certain mascots, the most preferred ones closely resemble those least preferred. The more qualities fit the definition of personification, the better they are preferred. Men are much more apt to accept mascots with a sense of masculinity and a strong personality. The examiner with a designer’s background tends to be more likely to accept more abstract and unrealistic styles.
This study attempts a preliminary analysis of mascots’ facial patterns, for the information of designers, enterprises, and campaigns in designing and developing desired mascots. It expresses a wish to contribute to improving preferences to designs for mascots.
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Hou, Tsun-Yao, and 侯尊堯. "The Analysis of China''s Soft Power in the Post Cold War Era and The Case Study of Beijing''s Biding for Olympic Game." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5h2s3t.
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博士<br>國立中山大學<br>大陸研究所<br>96<br>My dissertation mainly focuses on the changing of China’s soft power and tries to explain the reasons why Beijing loses its biding for Olympic Games in 1993. China’s economic reforms have transformed its international status. Today China is already a country of rising power. In order to keep maintaining a peaceful international environment China has learnt to use soft issues to serve its national interests. Because changing China’s image and undermining the scenario of a China threat were vital to Beijing and crucial to the future of its foreign policy, the analysis concerning China’s rise should not focus entirely on the economic and military power. It is better for us to aim at filling that gap in knowledge about China’s soft power and its increasingly sophisticated diplomacy.
According to Joseph Nye, soft power is attracting force derived mainly from intangible resources such as national culture, political values, and its foreign policies. It is the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payments. Nye states that technological advances have led to a dramatic reduction in the cost of processing and transmitting information. The result is an explosion of information which leads to scarcity of attention. Therefore, attention becomes the scarce resource. Nye also finds that publics have become more wary and sensitized about propaganda. Governments are often mistrusted. Therefore, Nye suggests that governments to work with non-state actors, such as NGOs in international affairs.
However, there are a lot of arguments about how to measure the soft power of a country or a private actor. Since converting resources into realized power in the sense of obtaining desired outcomes requires well-designed strategies and skillful leadership, I state that soft power results from the structural forces and media technology in the system. Through development of the analysis structure of soft power, including media technology, institution, and material resources, I examine several cases to prove that China is gradually enhancing its international position by means of changing its institutions and reinforcing its international communication abilities.
Today, special events are more than just well-known athletic competitions and cultural performances. International Olympic Committee is an important non-state actor with charm and soft power in the international society. I use three chapters to deal with the topic that Beijing bided for 2000 and 2008 Olympic Game. My argument is that the issues of Deng Xiaoping’s successor and overheated economic problem leaded to China’s lost in biding for the Olympic Game in 1993.