Poster Presentation: Pecha Kucha of Trail races in Catalonia. First approach to management forms and organization characteristics, for the 24th European Association for Sport Mangament (EASM) Conferences.

1. Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
Trail races in Catalonia
First approach to management forms and organization characteristics
Babí, J.; Inglés, E. & Soler, S.
jbabi@gencat.cat
@jotabeella

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Ropits Social Running. (2016). Runedia. Retrieved Febrauary 28, 2016, from http://www.runedia.com/
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3. Initial problem
Growth of
trail races
Lack of:
regulation
& order
Important
effects on the
environment
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4. Research question:
Which are the management forms and organization characteristics of trail
races in Catalonia?
Objectives:
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5. Theory of organizational ecology
Baum, J. A. C. (1996); Carrol, G. R. (1984); Getz, D. (2012); Hannan, M. T., & Freeman, J. (1977; 1984).
Ecosystem
(Barcelona &
Girona)
Community
(all trail races)
Event (a certain
race)
Trail race
(event) Population
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6. Planning and management of events
• Design
• Leadership
• Organizational and inter-organizational behaviour
• Operations and logistics
• Marketing and communications
• Human resources
• Financial management and control
• Risk, health and safety
• Research
Getz, D. (2012). Event Studies: theory, research and policy for planned events (2nd ed.). Abingdon: Routledge Ltd.
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016
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7. 83 variables / 57-items / 45 minutes
Questionnaire design
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8. Sample: Probabilistic and stratified
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Total population 2015
(trail races)
Sample selected
(trail races)
Provinces: n % n %
Barcelona 214 46,6 138 62,3
Girona 113 24,6 87 38,7
Total 327 100,0 225 100,0

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Pre-test phase: 50 trail races
Barcelona province:
27 trail races
Girona province:
23 trail races

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50%
12%
10%
12%
2%
6%
8%
Trail races organizers
Sports club
Association (non-sportive)
Local government
Company of sport events
Company of sports sector
Others
Co-organized
Organizers

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Reasons for creation
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Sporting
Social
Environmental
Communicative
Economic
Reasons for creation

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Head Other members Support staff
Women 2 (4,0%) 79 (31,5%) 1575 (50,2%)
Men 48 (96,0%) 172 (68,5%) 1528 (49,8%)
Less than 15% of people of the event organizing team get paid
Human resources

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Participation Vs. Audience
Much more athletes than spectators
More athletes than spectators
More spectators than athletes
Much more spectators than athletes
Level of Audience

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Communication
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Main sources of organization revenue:
Funding
Own income (76%) Grants (10%) Sponsorship (10%) Mixed (4%).

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Near future
• To know the reality and characteristics of Catalan trail races
• To give some feedbacks to organizers in order to improve their management
• To create a classification of trail races in Catalonia

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Conclusions
• Approach to the current situation
• Population of trail races has a lot of diversity
• Management forms and organization characteristics, affected by some factors

18. Many thanks for your attention
Trail races in Catalonia. First approach to management forms and organization characteristics
Babí, J.; Inglés, E. & Soler, S.
jbabi@gencat.cat
@jotabeella
Memories and identities in sport management in Europe - Warsaw, Poland 7-10 September 2016