Events Management: Principles and Practice

Raj, Razaq; Walters, Paul; Rashid, Tahir

ISBN 10: 1473948274 / ISBN 13: 9781473948273

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

About this Item

pp. 448.

Seller Inventory # 26375131242

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Events Management: Principles and Practice
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473948274
• ISBN 13: 9781473948273
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Events Management provides an introductory overview of the fundamentals in managing events from conception to delivery, highlighting both the theoretical and operational aspects, to prepare students for a career in events management and hospitality.

Now in its Third Edition, the authors have included new chapters on Crowd Control and Crowd Dynamic; Expos, Conferences and Conventions; Brand Co-creation and Social Media, and have added new content on contemporary trends like the environmental and social impact of large scale events such as the Olympics.

International case studies covering all manner of events are used throughout and include:

• The impact of the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games
• Van Gogh Augmented Reality in Nuenen
• Sands EXPO and Convention Center, Las Vegas
• Glastonbury Music Festival
• Lame Horse Night Club, Russia
• The Leeds Caribbean Festival

Suitable for Events Management students at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.

About the Authors

Dr Razaq Raj is Principal Lecturer at Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University and an internationally renowned academic has an extensive experience in teaching, research, leadership and Managements in UK, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, China, Japan and South Korea. He is Principal Lecturer in Leeds Business School at Leeds Beckett University and is a Visiting Professor at the Kedge Business School, France and University of Vitez, Bosnia. He is Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Reviewer assigned with monitoring and advising on standards and quality in UK higher education.

Dr Tahir Rashid is Associate Dean International,  Salford Business School at University of Salford and an internationally renowned academic with over 20 years higher education experience of teaching and research in UK, Austria, Germany, Greece and Middle East. He is Associate Dean International in Salford Business School at University of Salford and the Secretary General of CIRCLE International (The Centre for International Research in Consumer Location and their Environment). He has published in esteemed peer reviewed international journals, contributed book chapters, presented at academic conferences.