Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso

City marathons have evolved and grown exponentially in type and popularity, in their managerial complexity, and in terms of their financial impact on their host cities and the attraction of corporate sponsors. Most of the research on city marathons has focused on evaluating their broad economic, urb...

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Autores: Paramio Salcines, Juan Luis, Llopis-Goig, Ramón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/704194
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijfs10030074
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Palabra clave:city marathons
key strategic decisions
corporate sponsors
the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Deportes
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spelling Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad AlfonsoAttention to diversity in Madrilenian classrooms. Teachers’ opinionsParamio Salcines, Juan LuisLlopis-Goig, Ramóncity marathonskey strategic decisionscorporate sponsorsthe Bank of America Chicago MarathonMarathon Valencia Trinidad AlfonsoDeportesCity marathons have evolved and grown exponentially in type and popularity, in their managerial complexity, and in terms of their financial impact on their host cities and the attraction of corporate sponsors. Most of the research on city marathons has focused on evaluating their broad economic, urban, tourist, social, sporting, and symbolic effects on host cities. However, less attention has been paid to analyzing key strategic decisions that could account for the evolution and growth of specific marathons and their influences on their management and success. This article, which addresses the cases of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, examines those key strategic decisions that have been taken from their inaugural first editions to present and how effective they have been as regards the management and success of both races. Results show that the international success of both events –in terms of sporting participation, performance, and economic impact– is closely related to critical key decisions taken to improve the design and management of the event; the synergies between the political, business and sporting spheres that the organizational leadership of both races has favored their implementation and, as a consequence, the support received from sponsors. This factor has not only provided both races with financial stability, but it has also contributed to improving how both marathons are managedMDPIDepartamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad HumanaFacultad de Formación de Profesorado y Educación20222022-08-30research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/704194https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijfs10030074reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7041942026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Attention to diversity in Madrilenian classrooms. Teachers’ opinions
title Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
spellingShingle Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Paramio Salcines, Juan Luis
city marathons
key strategic decisions
corporate sponsors
the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Deportes
title_short Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
title_full Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
title_fullStr Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
title_full_unstemmed Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
title_sort Key strategic decisions and their influences on the management and success of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Paramio Salcines, Juan Luis
Llopis-Goig, Ramón
author Paramio Salcines, Juan Luis
author_facet Paramio Salcines, Juan Luis
Llopis-Goig, Ramón
author_role author
author2 Llopis-Goig, Ramón
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad Humana
Facultad de Formación de Profesorado y Educación
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv city marathons
key strategic decisions
corporate sponsors
the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Deportes
topic city marathons
key strategic decisions
corporate sponsors
the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso
Deportes
description City marathons have evolved and grown exponentially in type and popularity, in their managerial complexity, and in terms of their financial impact on their host cities and the attraction of corporate sponsors. Most of the research on city marathons has focused on evaluating their broad economic, urban, tourist, social, sporting, and symbolic effects on host cities. However, less attention has been paid to analyzing key strategic decisions that could account for the evolution and growth of specific marathons and their influences on their management and success. This article, which addresses the cases of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, examines those key strategic decisions that have been taken from their inaugural first editions to present and how effective they have been as regards the management and success of both races. Results show that the international success of both events –in terms of sporting participation, performance, and economic impact– is closely related to critical key decisions taken to improve the design and management of the event; the synergies between the political, business and sporting spheres that the organizational leadership of both races has favored their implementation and, as a consequence, the support received from sponsors. This factor has not only provided both races with financial stability, but it has also contributed to improving how both marathons are managed
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