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An Analysis Of Event Managers' Problem-Solving Propensity: Applying The Problem-Solving Inventory (Psi) To The Field Of Event Management, Dana V. Tesone, Mary Jo Ross, Randall Upchurch

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The field of event management encompasses the conceptualization of a festival or event, a determination of the intended target market, coordination of systems, policies, and procedures needed to plan and support the event, and the eventual administration of a proposed event. This broad scope of functional duties surrounding event planning requires that an event manger have at his or her disposal a diverse repertoire of problem-solving abilities. Using Heppner's Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI) the researchers determined that the sampled group of event professionals from the International Special Events Society (ISEP) exhibited high levels of problem-solving self-confidence, high approach behavior, and high …