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As the Paralympic Games continue to grow in their numbers of athletes, spectators, and sponsors, sport administrators are taking a long look at how best to manage the event and the Paralympic Movement. One of the best perspectives to take is to examine the Games using a framework that overlays the current issues sport administrators are dealing with as the Games move forward.
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Hums, M., Wolff, E.A. (2017). Managing Paralympic Sport Organisations—The STEEPLE Framework. In: Darcy, S., Frawley, S., Adair, D. (eds) Managing the Paralympics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43522-4_7
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