Temporal variations in the relationship between legacies and support: A longitudinal case study in Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The purpose of this research was to describe temporal variations in Rio residents’ support for the 2016 Olympic Games (OG) and in the relationship between perceptions of legacies and support for the event. Drawing on social exchange theory, perceptions (expectations and evaluations) of tangible, intangible and environmental legacies should affect support intentions. A longitudinal trend study was designed. Four multistage stratified random samples of Rio residents were surveyed in 2012 (n = 900), 2014 (n = 900), 2016 (n = 723) and 2018 (n = 550). Results showed that perceptions of legacies and support for Rio 2016 OG decreased progressively from 2012 to 2018. In early stages of preparation (2012 and 2014), expectations of intangible and environmental legacies were predictors of support. In the year of the event and two years after the event, perceptions of tangible legacies were predictors of support. Longitudinal findings show that, to gain support, organizers promise unattainable legacies, which then lead to dwindling support as they fail to deliver them. Findings suggest that plans and actions of sport mega-events’ organizers must change

Biología molecular del complejo multigénico hGH-hPL : Potencial transcripcional de sus genes en un sistema de transcripción in vitro

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Genética) UANL.UANLhttp://www.uanl.mx

The process toward commitment to running - The role of different motives, involvement, and coaching

The purpose of this investigation was twofold: (a) to explore and describe the relationships between different facets of motivation, involvement, and commitment to running, and (b) to test whether recreational coached runners differ from non-coached runners in their motivation, involvement, and commitment to running. Drawing on the psychological continuum model (PCM), a model was proposed to test relationships among motives, attitudinal and behavioral involvement, and commitment to running as a leisure activity. Results showed that two (enjoyment and health) out of five motives were significant indicators of attitudinal involvement. Attitudinal involvement was a significant predictor of behavioral involvement, which in turn was a significant predictor of commitment. Coached runners differed from non-coached runners in all tested variables. The structural relationships among the variables varied based on the tested group. Implications for theory and practice are presented

Does Distance Matter? Geographical Distance and Domestic Support for Mega Sports Events

Residential support is one key factor that increases the probability of a positive outcome of mega events. Especially, pre-event support seems important, since hosting the event often requires public consensus. Within the discussion of determinants of pre-event support, the distance between a resident’s home (district) and the event area has been neglected so far. To explore the spatial nature of event support, representative survey data (n= 900) from the 2016 Olympic Games is analyzed using ordered probit and spatial regression models. Estimates reveal a lower probability of high support for residents living close to the main event area. Moreover, the rate of marginal changes in the probability of support decreases with decreasing distance to other areas

Item parcels in structural equation modelling: an applied study in sport management

The purpose of this study is to describe the influences of different parceling strategies on goodness-of-fit measures and parameter estimates of a sport management structural model with latent variables. The use of small sample sizes to test models with a large number of parameters can produce poor fit indexes, mainly because many indicators tend to increase the chances of cross-loadings, which in turn reduce the common variance. Considering that in social and behavioral sciences is not quite easy to have access to large-enough samples, item parceling has been proposed as a remedy for this kind of situation. Using a theoretically-supported sport management model and real data, we compared total disaggregation model (items as indicators) with partial disaggregation models (parcels as indicators) and total aggregation model (summated score as the indicator). Results showed that different strategies of parceling could lead to very distinct conclusions. Implications for future studies using parceling in the field of sport management are discussed

Sources of support for employees in sport organizations

First paragraph: What makes an organization successful? One would agree that employees of the organization play a key role in the success of overall organization since employees’ positive work attitudes and behaviors are essential to maintaining an organization. This may be particularly true for organizations that provide service. As a matter of fact, service organizations greatly rely their performance on employees because the employees are the ones who have direct contact with the customers and influence shaping the image of the organization in consumers’ mind. Since many sport organizations deal with service, keeping positive employees’ work attitudes and behaviors is essential for them

Qual a melhor música para se ensinar? reflexões sobre arte e gosto musical a partir das observações no PIBID

Anais do II Seminário Seminário Estadual PIBID do Paraná: tecendo saberes / organizado por Dulcyene Maria Ribeiro e Catarina Costa Fernandes — Foz do Iguaçu: Unioeste; Unila, 2014O presente trabalho, traz algumas reflexões que se originaram e se ampliaram ao longo das observações do Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID). Levando em conta as colocações das Diretrizes Curriculares Estaduais do Paraná, acerca do ensino dos três tipos de arte existentes na sociedade, a arte erudita, a arte popular e a indústria cultural, procurou-se refletir sobre maneiras de integrar esses conhecimentos para proporcionar aos alunos das escolas observadas, um melhor desenvolvimento de seu senso crítico, de sua capacidade criadora e de sua consciência em relação à música em gera