Expectation and Reality of Economic Impact in Community from Hosting International Sport Events
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This article aimed to 1) study expectations and realities of economic impact; 2) compare the difference between expectations and realities as classified by gender, age, and occupation of residents in the community; and 3) develop guidelines on economic impact management in the community from hosting international sporting events. This research was a mixed method research employing 1) the questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.897 for quantitative research. The sample consisted of 480 residents in 8 randomly selected districts in Buriram province and used stratified random sampling and 2) semi-structured interviews for qualitative research. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics for the questionnaire and content analysis for the interview.
The research results were found as follows: 1) the expectation of economic impact was at the high level having mean at 3.85 and the reality of economic impact was at the high level having mean at 3.50; 2) The residents with different gender and occupation did not have statistically significant difference of opinion in expectation and reality of economic impacts, however the residents with different ages had statistically significant difference of opinion in expectation and reality of economic impacts at the .05 level; and 3) guideline on economic impact management found that encouragement of hosting international sport events quantitatively and continuously leads to provide employment and increase income that can create the positive economic impact for the resident in community.
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