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This study investigates the impact of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) on firms' strategic social value orientation (SSVO). Extending the four dimensions of SSVO (purpose, stakeholders, consequences, and mutuality) in the context of stakeholder salience, this research explores how exposure to CWG influences corporate strategies. Utilizing computer-aided textual analysis and regression analysis of Indian firms during 2010 CWG in Delhi, India, the results show that exposure to the CWG positively influences consequences dimension based on short-term engagements. However, the findings show no significant effect on purpose, stakeholder, and mutuality dimensions, suggesting that these aspects require deeper organizational shifts and sustained engagement beyond the event's scope. These findings advance theoretical understanding of how mega-events initiate selective strategic shifts while offering practical insights for firms, policymakers, and event organizers seeking to leverage such events for societal value creation.

Despite the growing trend for hosting sports events in existing venues, there is little academic research into the impacts of this shift. Using the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (B2022) as a case study, this article addresses this gap by analyzing the effects of hosting large-scale events in such venues. Document analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders provided insights into the planning and execution of B2022 and Resource Dependency Theory (RDT) was used to examine how access to resources affected the behavior of stakeholders. Despite relying on existing venues, organizers remained the most powerful stakeholders, providing access to the funding used by the venues for long-term infrastructural developments. Knowledge, an important intangible resource, was not always passed on successfully. Communication difficulties between the organizing committee and venue staff led to a missed opportunity of formal knowledge transfer, while some displacement within the local community was evident.

This study investigates the impact of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) on firms' SSVO. Extending the four dimensions of Strategic Social Value Orientation (SSVO) (Purpose, Stakeholders, Consequences, and Mutuality) in the context of stakeholder salience, this research explores how exposure to CWG influences corporate strategies. Utilizing computer-aided textual analysis and regression analysis of Indian firms during 2010 CWG in Delhi, India, the results show that exposure to the CWG positively influences consequences dimension based on short term engagements. However, the findings show no significant effect on purpose, stakeholder and mutuality dimensions, suggesting that these aspects require deeper organizational shifts and sustained engagement beyond the event's scope. These findings advance theoretical understanding of how mega-events initiate selective strategic shifts while offering practical insights for firms, policymakers, and event organizers seeking to leverage such events for societal value creation.

Despite the growing trend for hosting sports-events in existing venues, there is little academic research into the impacts of this shift. Using the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (B2022) as a case study, this article addresses this gap by analysing the effects of hosting large-scale events in such venues. Document analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders provided insights into the planning and execution of B2022 and Resource Dependency Theory (RDT) was used to examine how access to resources affected the behaviour of stakeholders. Despite relying on existing venues, organisers remained the most powerful stakeholders, providing access to the funding used by the venues for long-term infrastructural developments. Knowledge, an important intangible resource, was not always passed on successfully. Communication difficulties between the organising committee and venue staff led to a missed opportunity of formal knowledge transfer, while some displacement within the local community was evident.

Background: Migrant construction workers involved in building infrastructure for mega-sporting events face elevated risks of illness and death. However, specific health outcomes for these workers have not been systematically reviewed, limiting opportunities to identify and address their challenges. Methods: This study systematically reviewed health outcomes among migrant construction workers involved in mega-sporting events. Results: 89 eligible studies involving 23,307 workers were identified. Of these, only 11 directly addressed specific health outcomes, including heat stress, occupational fatalities, and sexually transmitted infections. Notably, increased heat exposure during peak construction phases and the proximity of deadlines for mega-sporting events were correlated with elevated rates of occupational fatalities. Other key adverse factors impacting migrant construction workers’ health included an observed correlation between the timing of mega-sporting events and increased occupational fatalities, the involvement of labor recruiters, and shifting health and safety responsibilities among stakeholders (e.g., host states, event organizers, contractors, and recruitment agencies). Positive outcomes were observed when workers voluntarily engaged in non-mandatory safety activities, such as safety training programs and awareness meetings. Conclusions: There is a critical need for longitudinal and comparative studies to comprehensively examine the health of migrant workers throughout all stages of their journey, from pre-migration to return. This review underscores the urgency of prioritizing evidence-based policies that address unique health risks in this population, including mitigation of heat stress and enforcement of occupational safety standards, particularly amid construction spikes preceding mega-sporting events. Recommendations: Future research should prioritize understanding the unique health challenges faced by migrant workers to inform policy making, develop effective interventions, and implement best practices to improve their health and well-being.

ObjectivesAccurate assessment of injury severity is crucial for effective injury risk management in elite sports. To standardise the documentation of injury severity, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) introduced a new injury assessment protocol (IAP), completed by FIH medical officials. This study aimed to evaluate the application of the IAP, with a specific focus on capturing injury severity.MethodsInjury data, including injury site, affected body part, cause and type of injury, were collected during the Olympic Games (2021, 2024), Commonwealth Games (2022) and Women’s FIH World Cup (2022). Medical officials classified injury severity based on estimated absence from competition: mild (1–7 days), moderate (8–28 days) and severe (>28 days).ResultsThe overall injury incidence was 39.71 per 1000 player match hours in men and 29.99 in women. Overall, 22 injuries were classified as moderate, representing 8.9% of male and 14.4% of female injuries. Four severe injuries were recorded (3.3% in men, 1.0% in women). The remaining cases were no time-loss injuries and mild injuries (87.8% in men, 84.6% in women). Among female athletes, 64.3% (9/14) of moderate injuries involved the head. Among men, 75.0% (6/8) of moderate injuries affected the upper and lower extremities. Severe injuries included two contusions, one ACL tear and one temporal bone fracture.ConclusionThe IAP delivered comprehensive injury data, including severity. The introduction of the IAP will contribute to setting a new standard of injury surveillance in (elite) field hockey. Special attention will need to be paid to head injuries in future trials.

This article examines why as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Glasgow Life failed to achieve its aspired legacy of promoting further volunteering by Host City Volunteers (HCVs) despite the implementation of best practice. This practice included providing dedicated funding of a volunteer legacy program, supporting recruitment from groups generally underrepresented among regular volunteers, and the provision of a dedicated team to support HCVs before, during, and after the event. Drawing on research conducted at the time of the event and a follow up study 3 years later, the article suggests that the absence of such legacy arose because, although highly motivated by the one-off prestigious event, the event volunteers were less motivated by other opportunities, many of those involved as event volunteers were already committed volunteers, and were reluctant to take over responsibility for engaging with future volunteering opportunities. The article considers the wider implications for future event managers seeking to generate volunteering legacies as part of major events. In so doing, it underlines that despite the scheme being constructed around the key characteristics of the much-lauded benchmark model of event volunteering associated with the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games volunteering legacies cannot be guaranteed. Even when there is success in engaging with people markedly different to the common type of event volunteer in underrepresented communities, translating their enthusiasm into postevent volunteering is problematic.

Sport events can be leveraged by a number of different stakeholders. The current research positions a mega-event as a leverageable asset within a regional community outside of the host city. Specifically, this study investigated regional community (i.e., Townsville) resident perceptions of a mega-event (i.e., 2018 Commonwealth Games) to be hosted elsewhere in the state (i.e., The Gold Coast). Nonhost city resident perceptions towards the event and towards the potential of volunteering at the event were explored 4 years before the event. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups within the non-host city. The results revealed an existent rivalry between the host and non-host community, and a perceived lack of benefit to the non-host region. Further, non-host city resident perceptions towards volunteering at the event included: travel constraints, lack of awareness, volunteer packages, national pride, once in a lifetime experience, and meeting new people from overseas. The results provide implications for managers and government funders of mega-sport events to provide benefits to regional communities. Further, the results provide implications for volunteer managers at mega-sport events to engage members from regional communities through volunteering.

Considerations of Olympic Games' legacies have focused on economic benefits, with little consideration given to the potential legacy from the substantial number of volunteers involved. This article examines the experiences of volunteers in a programme established as a legacy of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Its results challenge the dominant social inclusion discourse in showing that volunteering provides social inclusion benefits beyond employability by enriching volunteers' lives and empowering them to make new choices. Recognizing and valuing this would enable 'social inclusion' programmes promoting volunteering at major events, such as the 2012 Olympics, to broaden their objectives.

The pluralisation of policing has caused much debate in criminology. Yet very few studies examine how the public perceive private security. This article addresses this gap by drawing on empirical qualitative data from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It makes an empirical contribution to the existing mega-events literature by showing how local residents from a community perceived private security within the context of their everyday environment. Findings show that perceptions of private security were overall negative. This was attributed to a perceived lack of local knowledge, perceived lack of professional expertise, perceived poor communication, and perceived authoritarianism among security actors. Such findings raise important implications regarding the normative legitimacy of private security at mega-events and society more generally.