Thesis (MBA) -- Stellenbosch University, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has been granted a unique opportunity in being nominated as the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup, and one of the first developing nations to host a global mega sporting event. The successful hosting of this event could provide the country with a global platform to promote the richness, diversity, and vast economic opportunities to the world stage. Economic development and significant global events taking place in South Africa may further contribute to leadership in the continent, and bring increased business and consumer confidence into prominence, as well as increase the leverage of private capital. The South African business and investment environment is in transition from a primary focus on construction, mining, manufacturing in the automotive, timber and steel sectors, to a knowledge economy focusing on sector development of skills training, education , IT and teleccmmunications, and property development. Infrastructure capacity, service delivery and skills shortages and the high rate of structural unemployment impose significant supply-side constraints with regard to the impact on the rate of real GDP growth and how growth is translated into employment opportunities and socio-economic development for the Western Cape and South Africa. Cape Town's position as co-host to selected events in 2009 and 2010 provides the critical window of opportunity to expand infrastructure investment to ensure a truly global destination of choice for investors and tourists. This event offers Cape Town the opportunity to ensure sustainable legacies, especially in terms of transport systems, the creation of a green lung in the midst of the city, improved service delivery and a world class multi purpose facility. All these contribute to the accelerated and shared economic growth of the City of Cape Town and the Province of the Western Cape. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suid-Afrika se nominasie as die eerste land in Afrika om as gasheer vir die FIFA Wereldbeker 2010 op te tree, is 'n unieke geleentheid. Suid-Afrika is ook een van die eerste ontwikkelende lande wat toegewys is om hierdie sport geleentheid aan te bied. Die suksesvolle aanbieding van hierdie geleentheid, kan Suid-Afrika die geleentheid bied om die unieke diversiteite en ryke ekonomiese geleenthede van die land aan die wereld ten toon te stel. Ekonomiese ontwikkeling en hierdie besondere gebeurtenis in Suid-Afrika, mag verder bydra tot die bevordering van leierskap op die kontinent en 'n verhoogde vlak van sake- en verbruikersvertroue wat die verhoging van privaat kapitaalbesteding kan aanmoedig. Die Suid-Afrikaanse sake en investeringsomgewing is in transformasie vanaf 'n primere fokus op konstruksie, myne, en die vervaardigingsbedryf, veral die motor, hout en staal sektore, na 'n kennis gedrewe ekonomie met 'n klemverskuiwing na ontwikkeling binne die sektore, van vaardigheidsopleiding. informasie tegnologie, telekommunikasie en eiendomsontwikkeling. 'n Tekort aan voldoende infrastruktuur-en dienslewering kapasiteit, 'n tekort aan vaardighede, sowel as die hoe koers van strukturele werkloosheid, veroorsaak beperkinge met betrekking tot die impak op die greei van die Bruto Binnelandse Preduk, en hoe hierdie greei snel omgeskakel kan word in werksgeleenthede en sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling vir die Wes-Kaap en Suid-Afrika. Kaapstad se gedeelde posisie as gasheer van spesifieke geleenthede in 2009 en 2010, verskaf die geleentheid om deur middel van die uitbreiding van infrastruktuur investering te verseker dat investeerders en toeriste, Kaapslad as 'n volwaardige globale bestemming beskou. Hierdie gebeurtenis bied ook aan Kaapstad die geleentheid om op 'n volhoubare ontwikkelingswyse 'n besondere nalatenskap te verseker, veral met betrekking tot die vervoerstelsel, die skepping van 'n green long in die middestad, verskerpte dienslewering en 'n wereldklas veeldoelige fasiliteit, wat in totaal bydra tot die versnelde en gedeelde ekonomiese greei van die Stad Kaapstad en die Provinsie Wes-Kaap.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:39:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elaine Regina Correa Brandao.pdf: 5199379 bytes, checksum: 85266453099661239d6ff9817c132930 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / To perform the World Cup 2014, Brazil seeks economic and financial feasibility of investments in projects. However, this whole organization to the world depends on the efficiency and effectiveness in the management of projects of the host cities; projects that are planned and executed by the three tiers of government (Federal, State and Municipal). In this context, this study aims to identify the structure of the Planning, Execution and Control of projects from the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso. So, we defined the theoretical framework based on the concepts of renowned authors who talk about relevant aspects: Planning, Implementation and Control, especially in the public sector for the management of projects. Regarding methodology, we chose to study with a qualitative approach exploratory and descriptive, using a case study on the design of Arena Pantanal held at Secretária Extraordinária da Copa (SECOPA) in Cuiabá-MT, where we performed the data collection, document analysis and interviews. To make the analysis of results, we used additional data obtained from a secondary site and available in the SECOPA. Through them, we conclude that the World Cup 2014 tends to project the host city of Cuiabá-MT, where the design of the master plan of the project was based in order to meet the budget Laws prioritizing the needs of society and involving large investments in infrastructure, such as the construction of Arena Pantanal Multiuso. Therefore, the SECOPA has been working with the challenges, risks and constraints (expropriations, fundraising, lawsuits etc..). Remarkable, also, the many opportunities (increase in employment generation, income, consumption, projecting the city as a tourist attraction, urban mobility), besides adding other direct and indirect benefits, expressive and positively affecting the socioeconomic development of Cuiabá- MT / Para a realização da Copa do Mundo de 2014 o Brasil busca a viabilidade econômica e financeira dos investimentos nos projetos. Contudo, toda essa organização para o mundial depende da eficiência e eficácia na gestão dos projetos das cidades-sede; projetos que são planejados e executados pelas três esferas governamentais (Federal, Estadual e Municipal). Neste contexto, este estudo objetiva identificar a estrutura do Planejamento, Execução e Controle dos projetos da Copa do Mundo de 2014 no Brasil, em Cuiabá capital do Estado do Mato Grosso. Para tanto, foi definido o referencial teórico com base nos conceitos de autores renomados que discorrem sobre os aspectos relevantes do Planejamento, Execução e Controle, especialmente no setor público, para o gerenciamento dos projetos. Com relação à metodologia foi feita opção pela pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa do tipo exploratório-descritiva, por meio de um estudo de caso sobre o projeto da Arena Pantanal , realizado na Secretária Extraordinária da Copa (SECOPA) sediada em Cuiabá-MT, local onde foi efetuada a coleta dos dados, a análise documental, bem como, as entrevistas. Para compor a análise dos resultados foram utilizados dados complementares obtidos de forma secundária e disponíveis no site da SECOPA. Pelos resultados obtidos é possível concluir que a Copa de 2014 tende a projetar, de forma significativa e positiva, a cidade-sede de Cuiabá-MT, considerando que o planejamento do plano diretor dos projetos foi embasado com o intuito de atender as Leis orçamentárias, priorizando as necessidades da sociedade e envolvendo investimentos elevados na infraestrutura, como a construção da Arena Pantanal Multiuso. Para tanto, a SECOPA vem trabalhando com os desafios, riscos e condicionantes (desapropriações, captação de recursos, ações na justiça, etc.). Destacam-se, igualmente, as inúmeras oportunidades (aumento na geração de emprego, renda, consumo, projeção da cidade como ponto turístico, mobilidade urbana), além de agregar outros benefícios diretos e indiretos, afetando expressiva e positivamente o desenvolvimento socioeconômico de Cuiabá-MT

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:40:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valdecy Souza Carvalho.pdf: 5367682 bytes, checksum: fe54c305a8fc0c0e2a94d67516438fe4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-30 / The main function of internal control and operational risk management in integrated operations is the ability to mitigate losses due to failure, deficiency or inadequacy of internal processes, people and systems or from external events. Based on this concept, this study analyzes the role of internal control and risk management in a comparative case study between the goals proposed by the organization of the 2014 Fifa WC in Brazil and the 2010 Fifa WC in South Africa. From the literature produced on the subject, including the COSO framework I, II and III, Brazilian Federal Audit Court (TCU) and manuals of the Department of Public Management (GesPública), also Brazilian and foreigner authors that discuss the issue, the 2014 WC Transparency Portal among other primary and secondary sources in the case of Brazil; as well as the site of the South African Football Association and other South African official publications, besides Fifa reports, academic papers and publications of specialized media, this research tries to compose an overview of internal control and risks on the investments of the tournament held in the two countries. Among results, it is observed that both mega-events have accomplished in most aspects and in accordance with the priorities of each govern, although the predicted initial values have been underestimated, reaching triple in the case of Brazil and multiplied in South Africa. In both countries, half of the stadiums built or remodeled for the World Cup have being underutilized causing financial prejudice, and many public contracts, especially for urban mobility, have not been finalized, because of poor risk management and inadequate internal control, especially relating human resources, thus resulting additional losses to public funds / A função do controle interno e da gestão de risco operacional em atuação integrada reside na capacidade de mitigar perdas em razão de falha, deficiência ou ina-dequação de processos internos, pessoas e sistemas, ou de eventos externos. Com base nesse conceito, este estudo procura analisar o papel do controle interno e da gestão de risco na Administração Pública num comparativo entre as metas propos-tas pela organização da Copa do Mundo de Futebol de 2014, no Brasil, e pela Copa do Mundo de 2010, na África do Sul. A partir da literatura produzida sobre o tema, in-cluindo o framework do COSO I, II e III, estudos do Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) e da Secretária de Gestão Pública (GesPública), autores brasileiros e estran-geiros que discutem o assunto, o Portal Transparência Copa 2014 entre outras fon-tes primárias e secundárias no caso do Brasil; bem como o site da Federação Sul-Africana de Futebol e outros documentos oficiais daquele país; bem como de relatórios divulgados pela Fifa, artigos acadêmicos e publicações da mídia especializada, procura-se compor um panorama sobre metas de controle e riscos sobre os investimentos do Mundial de Futebol realizado nos dois países. Entre os resultados, observa-se que ambos os megaeventos foram cumpridos na maioria dos quesitos apresentados e analisados, de acordo com as prioridades dos países, ainda que os valores iniciais previstos tenha sido subestimados, chegando a triplicar no caso do Brasil. Em razão de gestão de risco e controle interno ineficientes, especialmente no quesito recursos humanos, em ambas as nações, cerca de metade dos estádios construídos para o Mundial tornaram-se deficitários e subutilizados, e, da mesma forma, muitas obras, principalmente de mobilidade urbana, não foram finalizadas, acarretando prejuízos adicionais aos cofres públicos

Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. / Sport mega-events are a powerful tool for branding nations. There has been a significant shift in countries that bid for and win the rights to host sport mega-events. Historically, Western countries used to be leaders in winning rights to host such events; however a new emerging trend has seen developing countries winning the rights ahead of developed ones, for example, South Africa, Brazil and Russia winning the rights to host the FIFA World CupTM. South Africa faced a serious branding challenge leading up to the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. Therefore, one of the primary objectives of hosting this tournament was to change international tourists’ perceptions of South Africa. There has been limited research on the brand legacies of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM, hence this research examined the brand image legacies of the tournament in the long run. It is believed that the football fans who attended the 2016 UEFA European Championship either visited South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World CupTM or watched the tournament on television (TV) at home, therefore they have certain perceptions of South Africa as a sport tourism destination. A quantitative methodology was employed to survey football tourists at fan parks and stadium precincts in five metropolitan cities in France during the 2016 UEFA European Championship, using a spatially based systematic sampling technique. In total 391 football tourist questionnaires were completed. The key findings reveal that prior to the 2010 FIFA World CupTM, football tourists’ perceptions of South Africa as a sport tourism destination were generally positive; however they indicated that they were very concerned about safety and security, as well as segregation issues, prior to the tournament. It can be argued that the tournament had a significant impact on reinforcing the positive perceptions of the destination as well as reducing the negative perceptions of the destination. The findings reveal statistically significant differences in most aspects between tourists’ perceptions prior to, and six years after, the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. Tourists’ perceptions on most aspects changed positively six years after the event, including those that were major concerns prior to the tournament. The findings also show that there has been very little repeat visitation to South Africa since South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA Word CupTM. However, an overwhelming majority of respondents indicated that they were willing to travel to South Africa should it host another sport mega-event in the near future. The key findings of this study have a wider applicability to sport mega-events legacy research and body of knowledge. These key findings can assist destination marketers in managing the destination image and foster a greater understanding of brand image legacies of past mega-events in order to inform the bidding and hosting of future sport mega-events.

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The 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) World Cup (WC) would be the first time that a FIFA WC would be hosted on the African continent. This study was aimed at describing the South African City of Tshwane (COT) general volunteers’ experiences of volunteering at the 2010 FIFA WC. The FIFA Volunteer Programme consists of two groups of volunteers: Local Organising Committee (LOC) volunteers and each Host City (HC) volunteers. The COT volunteers are HC volunteers from the Tshwane Metropolitan Area (TMA). Volunteers are active in a variety of different contexts, namely in the community, volunteers at sport clubs or schools and also at mega sport events. Volunteers make it possible to host a mega sport event because they provide their time and effort without expecting remuneration or they receive a stipend amount. The existing literature of volunteers at mega sport events investigated what motivated volunteers to participate as well as how satisfied the volunteers were with the experience. The aim of this study was to describe COT general volunteers’ experiences of preparing (preparation phase) for the 2010 FIFA WC; COT general volunteers’ experiences during (participation phase) the 2010 FIFA WC, as well as the South African COT general volunteers’ experiences on their involvement (reflection phase) at the 2010 FIFA WC was described. The methodology employed in this study was Descriptive Phenomenology and the Duquesne Phenomenological Research Method was used to analyse the material. The differences between Descriptive Phenomenology and Interpretive Phenomenology were described. The material consisted of a written account as well as an interview, which was based on the essences that were portrayed in the written accounts. There were five participants — three spectator services volunteers and two rights protection volunteers. All of the participants were female. The findings of this study were divided into the preparation phase, participation phase and the reflection phase. In the preparation phase the COT general volunteers described two essences namely, the application process and training. In the participation phase the COT general volunteers experienced four essences namely, the working of shifts, interaction with volunteers, interaction with supervisors and lastly interaction with tourists. In the reflection phase the volunteers described two experiences, growth and value. This research project contributes to sport psychology because this study describes the experiences of volunteers at the 2010 FIFA WC. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Psychology / unrestricted

Background: There has been a noticeable growth in the use of sponsorships and corporate social responsibility in the world of professional sports, especially in football. This phenomenon is not particularly surprising given that modern companies are forced to compete for the attention of more socially conscious audiences. The socially responsible reputation of a firm may be significantly strengthened by incorporating CSR and CRM efforts. Audiences have shown to have a more positive opinion of these initiatives when they are implemented in the sports industry, often differentiating them from direct corporate marketing due to their perceived authenticity and compassion. Hummel's decision to tone down the Danish national team's kit for The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar serves as a compelling example of cause-related marketing within the football industry.   Purpose: The development of an in-depth understanding of how online communities perceive the cause-related campaign executed by Hummel at The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Method: Qualitative Research; Interpretivism; Methodology – Exploratory Case Study; Inductive Approach; Data Collection – Systematic; Sampling – Deliberate/Nonprobability Sampling; Data Analysis – Content Analysis (creation of tree-diagrams based on quotes, generic categories and main categories)  Conclusion: The authors have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the findings derived from content analysis, establishing meaningful connections between these findings and relevant theories regarding cause-related marketing (CRM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). As a result, this study makes a contribution to the scholarly understanding of the potential responses exhibited by online communities towards cause-related marketing campaigns. The findings of this study shed light on the diverse range of reactions that can be anticipated when a company chooses to engage in such sponsorship endeavors.

The hosting of the FIFA Football World Cup has been perceived in South Africa both as a challenge of accelerated social, economic, and spatial transformation, and as an opportunity to showcase the nation’s ability to successfully provide the structures and capacities for one of the biggest sports tournaments in the world. The thesis of ‘festivalisation’ sees mega-events (like the Football World Cup) as a form of translocal dynamics which is embedded in the context of increased inter-urban competition in the era of globalisation. This paper aims at investigating some effects of such globalised forms of festivalisation (Häußermann and Siebel 1993) on the urban sphere in South Africa. The focus is on identifying key actors and key topics in relation to urban governance in the host cities. The method applied is a mix of various strands of discourse analysis, since every approach has its shortcomings and a combination might point out directions of how to systematically link these perspectives in future research. To a certain extent, the path presented here remains methodologically explorative. Still, the paper shows that an analysis of language-based communication, or more specifically, an approach that takes media representations as a point of entry to the field of urban dynamics, might produce insights otherwise overlooked, and thus adds a critical angle to the study of urban governance.

Title: Dependence of the position of teams in the FIFA rankings on the achievements in top tournaments Objectives: The aim of this work is determining dependency team standings in the FIFA rankings on the achievements in top tournaments. This is the World Cup in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Methods: In my thesis I used a method of regression and correlation analysis, correlation coefficient and regression straight line. Results: All results are presented in the analytical part of the work. It was found dependency between the observed data and an increasing trend. The biggest dependence was at the World Cup 2014, which reached high levels. The smallest was at the World Cup 1998 and 2002, where the results reached below average. Keywords: Football, FIFA, FIFA World rankings, FIFA World Cup, correlation analysis, regression analysis, correlation coefficient, regression straight line

Thesis. (M. Tech. (Dept. Marketing, Faculty of Management Sciences))--Vaal University of Technology, 2011. / The phenomenal growth of special events sponsorship as a promotional tool is evident in the increase in the number of companies and their expenditure on sponsoring events. Currently, football (for the purpose of this study, the term football and soccer are used interchangeably) has become the most heavily sponsored sport in terms of value and number of sponsorship deals. International events such as the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup™ and the Olympic Games are the biggest sporting events staged globally which makes them particularly lucrative for sponsor investment. The high media coverage and duration offers an ideal platform to create high brand awareness, consumer’s recall and recognition for the participating sponsors. The FIFA Soccer World Cup™ tournament with its huge audience is perhaps the premier place for companies to display their brands on an international stage. Millions of rands are spent on sponsorship in general every year and on sports sponsorship in particular. Yet little is known about the effectiveness of this expenditure. Sponsors are often unsure whether only their brands benefit from a sponsorship or whether competing brands in the same product category also benefit from their efforts. The primary objective of this study was to determine sponsorship effectiveness through consumers recall and recognition. In addition, the study sought to determine the perception of official sponsorship and ambush marketing during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The event attracts billions of viewers and a huge number of companies associate their products with this event. A quantitative approach was adopted for the study. The data was collected using a convenience sample of 462 fans, supporters and followers of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup™ in Gauteng, South Africa. To determine sponsorship effectiveness, consumer-aided and unaided recall tests were conducted after the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in an attempt to quantify sponsorship recall of official and non-official responses In addition, the study sought to establish consumers’ perceptions of official sponsors and the purchase intentions of their products and brands. Finally, consumers perceptions towards unofficial (ambush marketers) sponsors were ascertained. The high frequency of inaccurate responses through unaided recall suggests that there was confusion in the minds of respondents regarding those who were official sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. This has serious implications for both marketers and sponsors as the effectiveness of sponsorship as a marketing communication tool comes into question. This may work to the advantage of ambush marketers who could effectively use the confusion in consumers’ minds to market their products and brands. Possible reasons for the inaccurate responses could be attributed to the fact that the World Cup™ is a once-off event that attracts individuals because of the novelty of the event and the multiple distractions that are associated with the event. The inaccurate responses may also have implications for future purchase intentions of the product since a recall level of awareness could be a determining factor in the purchase decision. This study revealed that sponsorship recall is enhanced by aided recall and prior knowledge of the sponsor. The responses with regard to aided recall suggest that consumers were able to recognise brands that were housed and marketed in South Africa. Brands such as Seara, Yingu Solar, Satyam, NeoAfrica, Aggreko and Prasa are relatively unknown brands in South Africa – therefore they were not easily recognised by the respondents. From a marketing perspective, the question arises whether it is feasible for foreign-based companies such as Emirates and Mahindra Satyam to invest in sponsorship ventures that are unlikely to achieve the desired results. These companies did not widely advertise in the local South African market. However, because the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ had a worldwide impact, this does not mean that global brands failed to achieve their objectives elsewhere in the world. In other words, they could have been playing to a much wider audience, in much stronger markets than that of the host country. An interesting revelation was that most consumers were able to recall brands that were global, mass-marketed and consumer-oriented such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds. This may partially be because during the event they were intensively engaged in advertising their sponsorship in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. / Central Research Committee, Vaal University of Technology.