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Business event legacies are widely promoted, but academic research remains in its infancy. This industry viewpoint seeks to excavate business event legacies from websites of member destinations within the Best Cities Alliance, given that it claims it is a network of best practices related to impacts and legacies. It was observed that 8 out of the 12 destinations feature legacies on their websites and that environmental legacies were the most frequently listed areas of impact. Interestingly, social legacies were identified more often than economic legacies, even though some of these indicators suggest that changes may only be realised in the long-term future. Most of the exemplars of Best Cities Alliance destinations also showcase business event legacies in situ rather than considering how pre- and post-event legacies can be intentionally designed. Derived from the outcomes of this industry viewpoint (or the lack thereof) has led to the development of a process approach to business event legacy consideration and operationalisation.
Details
Title
Business Event Legacies – Website Analysis and a Process Approach Industry Paper
Authors
Aaron Tham (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
Publication details
International Journal of Business Events and Legacies, Vol.2(1), pp.54-60
Publisher
Business Events Sarawak
Date published
2023
DOI
10.63007/TTOM8964
ISSN
2785-8855; 3036-034X
Copyright note
Published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
Organisation Unit
School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre