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Abstract
This study aims to investigate how an event leveraging collective’s network governance forms evolved from pre- to post‐Games and how these forms influenced members' collaborative engagement. We adopted a longitudinal qualitative case study approach. Our primary data sources included 996 pages of archival documents and 18 interviews with collective members. We found that in the pre- and during-Games stage, the leveraging collective adopted a shared participant-governed form with a facilitator. This participant-driven structure could enhance connectedness and collaborative engagement among member organizations. In the postevent phase, the collective assumed a pillar-governed form with a facilitator. Although this structure appeared to promote within‐pillar collaboration, it could compromise cross-pillar integration. This study sheds light on the changing nature of an evolving leveraging collective from pre‐ to post‐Games. This study also provides practical implications for how to maintain a leveraging collective and optimize collaborative engagement among member entities in the long term.
Department
Recreation Management and Policy
Publication Date
2-12-2024
Journal Title
Event Management
Publisher
IngentaConnect
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Lu, Landy; Zhou, Ran; Chen, Guangzhou; and Misener, Laura, "Examining the Evolution of Network Governance Forms of an Event Leveraging Collective: A Longitudinal Investigation" (2024). Event Management. 2050.
https://scholars.unh.edu/faculty_pubs/2050
Comments
This is an open access article published by IngentaConnect in Event Management, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.3727/152599524X17066809545638