Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Defining Major Reward and Recognition Events -- Advancing the Current Discussions -- New Approaches to Understanding the Events -- Research Approaches and Scope -- Outline of the Book -- Notes -- 2 Setting the Stage -- Event Design and Management -- Media Events and Spectacles -- Promotion -- Social Status -- Fields and Industries -- Social Group Spaces -- Other Themes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part I Transformations -- 3 Growth Over Time -- The Rise of the Accolades at the Heart of the Events -- The Expansion of Major Accolade-Conferrals -- Illustration: The MTV Award Shows -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Changes in Function -- Publicity Generators -- Strategic Communication Tools -- Illustration: The Ernst & -- Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award Ceremony -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Changes in Form -- Changes Involving Media -- Changes Involving Multiple Events -- Illustration: The Global Teacher Prize Award Ceremony -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II Critical Perspectives -- 6 Competition Concerns -- Growing Competition -- The Broad Perils of Competition -- Illustration: The Nobel Prize Ceremonies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Socio-Political Concerns -- Conferrals as Sources of Socio-Political Tension -- Other Tension Sources and Responses -- Illustration: The NATSIAA Award Ceremony -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8 Commercial Concerns -- Common Issues -- Extraordinary Issues -- Illustration: The Oscars Telecast -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 9 Sustainability Concerns -- Efforts to Address Sustainability Challenges -- Ongoing Challenges to Sustainability -- Illustration: The Cannes Lions Awards Shows -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10 Entertainment Concerns -- Worrying Experiences.

Unsettling Celebrity -- Illustration: The BAFTA Games Awards Ceremony -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 11 Conclusion -- Implications for Practice and Theory -- Future Research Directions -- Notes -- Index.