Impact of economic and political policies in event management industry

The management of major crises, resilience, and organizational learning are important issues that have received scant attention in the event management industry, and limited information can be found in mainstream literature. The current research focuses on crisis management practices, resilience, and organizational learning of event planners and management companies during the health pandemic crisis. A total of 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with event planners and management companies in Malaysia. The results showed that there were five stages of encountering the pandemic: a) panic and anxiety, b) crumbling motivation and thwarting career moves, c) paralyzing decision-making processes, d) bleeding inwards and creating an uncertain and complex environment in the organization, and e) reconsidering business operation. Moreover, three resilience adaptation strategies (e.g., psychological, technological, and organizational resilience) were found. Event organizational learning in the form of knowledge management was another important practice during the pandemic crisis management. The study significantly contributes to literature, exploring the implication of organizational learning and resilience in event crisis management. It further offers practical implications to event management stakeholders.

Strong growths in the Australian event management industry, ongoing technological changes and the internationalization of the market place has spurred the need for appropriately educated and trained event managers and for a re-evaluation of educational and job training curriculum to meet these new challenges. In order for Australia to position itself as a world leader in event management, it is important to provide consistent high professional standards and event managers that not only meet, but exceed the demands of the industry. While there is some literature that focuses on the tourism and leisure job market (Crossley, 1992; Keung & Pine, 2000), and a small but developing literature base that focuses on event management training (Harris & Jago, 1999; Hawkins & Goldbatt, 1995) relatively little consideration has been given to a national agenda for event management skilling. To provide an indication of current employer requirements, a nationwide study of job advertisements in event management has commenced. The aims of the study are to further the understanding of the educational needs and training requirements of the industry; to ascertain the learned skills and personal attributes sought from event managers; to determine the compatibility of industry demands with current educational and vocational provisions; and to suggest post-secondary institutional avenues through which event management education and training needs can be pursued. This is an ongoing study and it is hoped that it will contribute towards a broad scale understanding of the event management job market. More importantly, however, it can be used as the basis for curriculum evaluation and training needs, and create a better understanding and compatibility between event management education and industry practice. This paper reports the preliminary results from a content analysis of approximately 100 web-based job advertisements. E-mail alert accounts were established with several search engines to gather a sample of event management related job advertisements from around Australia. An analytical framework was devised for the analysis of the advertisements themselves. The results reveal several interesting trends including the geographical concentration of the event management job market, the range of industries that require event management specialists or event management skills, and a series of required skills and key attributes of event managers. The results of this study establish a platform from which to develop a classification of event management skills required by the industry.

This study explored the significance of risk and safety and the need for proper operating procedures in identifying the link between the types and categories of event safety related risks from the perception of event planners and venue managers within the event management industry in Malaysia. Event management is an emerging profession in need of methodical tools to ensure the success and safety of all stakeholders within this field. Despite a plethora of literature confirming that risk and safety is fundamental in event planning and management, a thorough literature review has exposed the insuffiency of research within general risk and safety management areas and, more specifically, the lack of research relating to event risk management and safety. This empirical investigation started by exploring the concept of risk and risk perception and adapts this approach in the field of event management. This has been taken in order to investigate the perceptions of event/venue managers in Malaysia towards risks and safety issues in planning and managing events. Due to the lack of empirical studies in this area, a qualitative exploratory case study approach using semi-structured interviews has been conducted aiming at exploring the importance of this topic, and identifying (and justifying) several important themes within the research context. The sample participants were recruited based on purposive and snowballing sampling technique comprising 33 event/venue managers from various event related organisations in Malaysia. The data were analysed using both inductive and deductive approaches by adopting a typology outlined in the literature. A pragmatic approach of thematic analysis focusing on identifiable themes and patterns of living and/or behaviour has been adopted. A post positivist paradigm with the use of a reflexive approach in analysing data in that the researcher became an important instrument of analysis for the research. The findings identify seven major themes focusing on important types of risks associated with the safety of event employees and event attendees from a Malaysian perspective. These safety risk categories known as: crowd safety and crowd control; technical and logistics hazards; alcohol-related risks; security risks and issues; environmental health and safety; financial risks and insurances and; emergency services. Thus, this research attempts to enhance the current understanding of Malaysian event risk management practice by proposing a generic typology focusing on important risk factors based on a Malaysian perspective. The empirical outcome in the form of an event safety risk typology answered the need for an analytical tool in order to improve the management of risk and safety within the event management domain, and also provided an avenue for further research within this emerging field.

Event management is a dynamic territory combining conventional project management concepts with technological innovation. It requires constant up-gradation and uniqueness to organize successful events. Industries and brands usually go for events to provide interactive experiences to the customers and to gain popularity; Whereas the big-budget and big-scale events are organized to form an image of brand/product/organizations and reputation too. If we compare the Event Management Industry earlier (one or two decades ago) now then the Event Management Industry has evolved on a big scale. As per one report generally, corporate sector spends around 20% of its revenues on meetings, seminars, and other events. As per the ongoing trend, it's being seen that MICE and wedding planning is the emerging branch of event management in India. This paper is an attempt to describe how Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease -2019)- a global pandemic affects the Event Management Industry in India as Event Management plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of any country. It is one of the foremost sources to generate employment for urban as well as the rural public.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the services. That will provide quality in event management processes. Our goal is to not only provide quality, but also to make it affordable and customized for the clients. Primary and secondary data were gathered for the study. Data sources (observations, internet resources, press and other sources. The proposed system intends to use Android application for effectively managing all stages of an event management procedure and give the user the ability to customize the event's quality based on his or her preferences needs. The application of project management to the creation and development of large or small events is known as event management. Festivals, conferences, ceremonies, formal parties, concerts, and conventions are examples of large-scale events. Given the current situation we are developing an Android application for event management to address system issues. The application will only be available to Android users. The application will primarily cover educational, medical, and social events. The app will be built with Android Studio, and the back end will be managed in a SQL database. The application will be have easy and feasible GUI for all type of users. The event management industry has expanded rapidly in recent years industry (3rd). We present an Android mobile phone application in this paper to make it easier for a layman to plan an event in a hassle-free manner. This application will assist him/her in planning a successful and fun event. The system allow users to register on the application for an event. This proposed to be a web application. The project provides most of the basic functionality required for an event type e.g. [marriage, Dance Show birthday party, etc.], the system then allows the user to select date and time of event, place and the event equipment. All the data is logged in the database and the user is given a receipt number for his booking. The data is then send to administrator (website owner) and they may interact with the client as per his requirement.

This opinion paper explores the burgeoning influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the event management industry. AI has emerged as a powerful tool, offering innovative solutions for event planning, execution, and attendee engagement. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of AI's role in event management, discussing its applications, benefits, and potential drawbacks based on contemporary researches and publications. By analysing six (6) current trends and four (4) critical reception of AI in the event industry, we aim to shed light on its transformative potential and its implications for the future of event management. At the end of the paper, the researchers provide recommendations on how to navigate the obstacles in implementing AI technology in event management. This paper is critical in its role to ignite discussions regarding AI implementation in event industry as there are currently very few academic writings on this topic.

Climate change poses a significant threat to Kerala, demanding immediate and sustained action at multiple levels of society. In this context, environmental awareness has emerged as a key driver influencing sustainable practices, especially in resource-intensive sectors such as event management. This study investigates the role of environmental awareness in shaping the adoption of green business practices among event management firms in Ernakulam district, Kerala. A structured interview schedule was used to collect primary data from 50 event management firms, selected using purposive sampling. The study employed descriptive analysis and non-parametric tests to assess the level of environmental awareness and the extent of green practice adoption across different types of organizations. Findings reveal a high level of environmental awareness among event managers, which strongly correlates with the implementation of green practices such as eco-friendly procurement, waste management, and sustainable transportation. Furthermore, the level of awareness and the degree of green practice adoption significantly vary based on the organizational type. The study highlights the critical role of environmental awareness in promoting sustainable event practices and suggests that targeted awareness programs and policy support can further strengthen green transitions in the event management industry.

Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of large or small scale events such as festivals, conferences, ceremonies, formal parties, concerts, or conventions. The last few years have seen a rapid growth in the event management industry. Considering the existing system problems related to event management we are developing an SALESFORCE application for event management. Application will mainly focus on birthday party, fund raising, college festival, marriage functions and social events. The application will be developed using Sales force, UI using Lightning web component and backend using Apex Programming. Application will have easy and feasible GUI for all type of users. User needs to register at the initial phase, set his/her profile details including choices, email-id, etc. The core phase of the application will display list of events . This event will further contain description about event, date and time. These details will be firstly verified by the administrator to fulfil the security protocols. This application will assist him/her in planning a successful and fun event.

Purpose – The main purpose is to provide ideas about an intellectual framework for considering the role of “economic factors” in conflict and to suggest some potentially useful future areas of research. I selectively reference some relevant findings from the other chapters in this volume. Methodology/approach – This chapter is speculative, but raises important issues. It might seem that economic factors should be considered “hard” constraints on the dynamics of large-scale conflict and peace, whereas political factors are “soft.” I propose the opposite. I argue that we should consider political factors as causally primary and economic factors as contingent on them. I present statistical analyses that call into question some recent research on the apparent primacy of economic factors in international conflict. Findings – These models challenge a strong belief in the primacy of a “capitalist peace” or “economic peace” over political factors such as democracy. But my purpose here is no more than to suggest that this is a promising area for further inquiry. Economic factors are of course hugely important, but they are filtered through norms and institutions, which are political creations. If the basic logic of my thinking holds, similar results would be obtained for studies of civil conflict initiation and escalation. Originality/value of paper – This chapter raises the issue of the appropriate place of economic and political factors in understanding organized conflict at various levels of analysis. It suggests how the chapters in this volume help advance thinking about the relationship between economic factors and conflict in this context and provides some novel empirical results to suggest the plausibility of the argument that economic factors may be less theoretically fundamental than political ones.

In his book Rebellion Against the Secular World, Ruslan Khalikov introduces readers to the ideological basis of counter-secular movements and concepts, describes the influence of various events and people on counter-secularity, and analyzes vectors of mutual influence of religious, political, and economic factors in different countries and different periods. Many of the issues raised by Khalikov require further academic discussion. Of particular interest are such subjects as the meanings counter-secularism has in various present-day countries, the pace at which it develops in those contexts, the impact of globalization on these counter-secular projects, and the problem of the influence of political and economic factors on the religious situation in the globalized world. Khalikov emphasizes that the religious element unfairly remains somewhat underrated in respect to the system of international relations, and is seen as generally less relevant when compared to economic and political factors. Therefore, theoretical studies and practical recommendations concerning various aspects of the religious sphere will not lose their relevance for a long time.

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This study aims to examine the impact of Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal (PESTEL) factors on event businesses in Malaysia. Using qualitative interpretive methods and data from in-depth interviews with 15 event managers, the study identified several external factors affecting event operations. The results show that political factors such as government policies, small business funding grants, and global trade agreements or restrictions can significantly impact event businesses. Economic factors such as exchange rates, labor costs, globalization, and economic growth or decline can also affect operations, while social factors such as consumer trends, tastes, buying habits, lifestyle factors, and population demographics can also play a role. Technological factors, including tools and technological advancements, incentives, and the widespread use of social media, are also identified as important. Moreover, environmental factors such as supply chain management, procurement, future pandemics, ethical sourcing, sustainable resources, weather and climate, risk assessment, multiracial sensitivity, and geographical location are found to impact event businesses as well. Finally, legal factors such as health and safety regulations, employment laws, common laws, and consumer protection laws can also affect event operations. Overall, this study highlights the importance of conducting PESTEL analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of external factors that can impact event businesses. By using this analysis, event managers can develop strategies to mitigate risks and adapt to the changing market conditions. The findings suggest that event managers must remain vigilant in monitoring and responding to political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors to ensure the success of their operations.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the reason and process of labor policy changes in Korea. For this purpose, I analyzed three cases which were made respectively in 1980, 1987, and 1997. An analytical tool for policy change process is basically modified from the view point of policy making process theory, adaptable to the Korean situation. In the authoritative government period, political factors were most influential to changes in the labor policy. But through the process of democratization, socio-economic factors are more influential on the change of labor-management relations acts than that of others. Besides, the changes in the policy making process and the policy contents are mainly affected by the power relations among labor-management-government. Also, the government took the initiative in the process of labor policy making. Accordingly, political factors were most influential on the agenda-setting phase of labor policy changes. But because of the democratization of society and the growth of the private sector, the role of government is increasingly restricted. As a result, the three participants of the labor policy change are now interacting strategically. Therefore, Policy change is mainly determined by the power balance among labor-management-government relations. Korean labor-management relations acts are generally outlined by the macro-factors such as political, economic and social factors. The revision of labor-management relations acts are less affected by the characteristics of the policy making system. The revision of individual labor-management relations acts are more affected by the economic factors, while that of the collective labor-management relations acts are more affected by political factors.

Augmented reality (AR) has been one of the most innovative and trending concepts in the current global market. This paper has been created to assess the Knowledge, Perception and Attitude of Event Management marketers on using AR as an innovative marketing tool. Event management industry is booming across Bangalore with more than 1500 small scale organizations to a number of 18 large scale event management organizations with approximately 38500 freelancers working directly in the event management domain in Bangalore. The outcome of this paper would give an insight towards developing the technology in order to tailor it to the needs of the event Marketers and enhance the visual experience of the attendees. Event marketers are aware of an existing technology called augmented reality but majority of the event marketers do not have the knowledge or the skill to create effective campaigns using AR. Marketers in the events industry have a perception that augmented reality creates more positive impressions compared to traditional marketing campaigns. There is an evidence of their attitude that traditional marketing campaigns should be given more importance than campaigns created using AR technology.

We examined to what extent the economic and political factors influence policy ideas by deconstructing the economic policy direction reports into words. In this study, the economic factor was set as the economic growth rate, and the political factor was government change. We empirically tested whether economic and political factors affect policy ideas using text mining, correspondence analysis, and ANOVA. The empirical analysis results show the economic policy direction report forms the basic framework of the idea by centering on a few keywords that appear repeatedly, and the words as ideas constantly reemerge or mix in competition with each other. The results provide empirical support for recent scholarship focusing on the perceptions and ideas of actors and the interactions of economic and political factors. This study is meaningful because it empirically tested the importance of policy ideas affected by economic and political factors. Institutional change analysis suggests the possibility of empirical tests and micro-level analyses, such as actors, ideas, and institutions. The logic structure is expected to be refined in the future.