Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Images -- 1: The Paralympic Games: Managerial and Strategic Directions -- Introduction -- Historical Context of the Paralympic Games -- Paralympic Games as a Mega-Event -- Growth -- Classification -- Paralympic Scholarship -- Chapters -- Summary -- References -- 2: Stakeholders and the Paralympic Games -- Introduction -- What Is a Paralympic Stakeholder? -- Prioritizing Paralympic Stakeholders -- Key Stakeholders of the Paralympic Games -- The International Paralympic Committee -- International Olympic Committee -- National Paralympic Committees -- Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games -- International Federations -- Regional Paralympic Committees -- Independent Disability Federations/Groups -- Able-Bodied Sport Organizations -- Other Disability-Based Organizations -- Summary -- References -- 3: Accessibility as a Key Management Component of the Paralympics -- Introduction -- Policy Framework and Processes -- Venues and the Village -- Access and Circulation -- Amenities -- Publications, Alternative Formats, Communication and Wayfinding -- Transport -- Road Transport -- Rail -- Air Transport -- Maritime -- Whole of Destination Approaches to Accessibility -- Hotels -- Training for Accessibility and Disability Awareness -- Case Study-Evidence from London 2012 -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Managing Legacy and the Paralympic Games -- Introduction -- Legacy Discourses -- Paralympic Legacy Discourses -- Delivering Paralympic Legacy -- Strategic and Operational -- Technical -- Organisational -- Educational -- Understanding Paralympic Legacy Impacts -- Towards a Future of Paralympic Legacy -- Conclusion -- References.

5: Managing Paralympic Bodies: The Technology of Classification and Its Impact on (Dis)abled Athletes -- Introduction -- The Organisation of Paralympic Sport -- An Overview of IPC Classification -- Classification as a Technology of Control -- The Paralympic Practice Community -- Discussion -- References -- 6: Anti-doping for Paralympians -- Introduction -- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) -- Athlete Responsibility: WADA's Prohibited List and Drug Testing Compliance -- The Paralympics and Anti-doping -- Enhancement Games: Boosting -- Enhancement Games: Augmenting -- Is There a Doping Problem at the Paralympics? -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Managing Paralympic Sport Organisations-The STEEPLE Framework -- Introduction -- Social -- Technology -- Economic -- Ethical -- Political -- Legal -- Educational -- The STEEPLE Framework in Action at the Paralympic Games -- Conclusion -- References -- 8: Leading the Team: The Role of the Chef de Mission at the Paralympic Games -- Introduction -- Defining Leadership -- Importance of the Chef de Mission Role -- Australian Paralympic Team Composition -- Planning -- People -- Development of the Chef -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Volunteer Management at the Paralympic Games -- Introduction -- What Do Paralympic Volunteers Do? -- Volunteer Contribution -- Volunteer Attrition and Retention -- Why People Volunteer -- Who Volunteers? -- The Changing Context of Volunteering -- What Is Strategic Human Resource Management? -- Volunteer Management in Practice -- Organizational Vision -- Corporate Strategy -- Human Resource Strategy -- Event Delivery and Volunteer Recognition -- Legacy -- Conclusion -- References -- 10: Media and the Paralympics: Progress, Visibility, and Paradox -- Introduction -- Moving Mainstream: 1960 Rome to 2008 Beijing.

"Full Service" Paralympics Media Management: "We Don't Want to … Hear a Paralympic Athlete Giving the Same Interview that a Footballer Just Did" -- Conclusion: Sochi and Beyond -- References -- 11: Communicating and Managing the Message: Media and Media Representation of Disability and Paralympic Sport -- Introduction -- Media Representation of Disability in General -- Media Representation of Paralympic and Disability Sport -- Revulsion -- Visual Representations -- What's in an Image? -- Language -- Super-crip-Inspiration Porn -- Levels of Coverage -- Classification -- IPC Responses to Media Coverage -- ParalympicSport.tv -- IPC Press Releases -- IPC Newsletter -- IPC Media Awards -- Media Responses to Criticism -- Channel 4 -- NUJ Guidelines -- NBC Coverage -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 12: Marketing and Sponsorship at the Paralympic Games -- Introduction -- The Marketing and Sponsorship Environment at the Paralympic Games -- Linkages to the Olympic Games and International Olympic Committee -- Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Paralympic Marketers and Sponsors -- Examples of Paralympic Games Marketing and Sponsorship Best Practice -- Social Media: An Important Tool for Paralympic Marketing -- The Future -- Conclusion -- References -- 13: Paralympic Paradigm: A Research Agenda -- Introduction -- Understanding Organisational and Event Complexity -- References -- Index.

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