Understanding residents’ support for a mega sport event through the dual-theory lens: Moderating effect of perceived impact

Citation

Kim S, Manoli AE & Pyun D (2020) Understanding residents’ support for a mega sport event through the dual-theory lens: Moderating effect of perceived impact. 2020 European Association for Sport Management Conference, London, the UK, 17.09.2020-25.09.2020. https://www.easm.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EASM-2020_Book-of-Abstracts_Revised.pdf

Abstract
First Paragraph: Aim and Research Question The Olympic and Paralympic Games have been believed to have powerful tangible and intangible forces that generate profound positive impacts. Between 2013 and 2018, however, 10 cities (Boston, Budapest, Calgary, Davos/St. Krakow, Moritz, Hamburg, Munich, Oslo, Rome, and Stockholm) had withdrawn from the race to host the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, mainly due to the lack of residents' support (Hiller & Wanner, 2016). Although residents' goodwill and cooperation is essential for the sustainability and legitimacy, hosting mega sport events is in the hands of a small group of politicians who follow a top-down decision-making process (Gursoy et al., 2017). Despite the prevalent importance of relationship quality between governments and the public in the successful host, it remains an unexamined area. Therefore, the aim of this study is two-fold: (a) to explore the relationship between the government-public relationship qualities (GPR) and residents’ support and (b) to test the moderation effects of perceived positive and negative impacts on the relationship, building on social exchange theory (SET). This study focuses on the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in order to explore these aims and respond to the identified research gaps.