Collaborative consumption sport hosting: value and consumption constraints
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
ISSN: 1464-6668
Article publication date: 12 March 2021
Issue publication date: 11 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find evidence of the benefits and constraints of collaborative consumption experiences by investigating the perceptions of hosts and visitors that attended professional regular season basketball and baseball games in the USA.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through four focus groups with 37 total participants and were analyzed through qualitative content analysis.
Findings
The results show that participants in a collaborative consumption experience perceive four types of value: social interaction and belonging, new fandom, travel bucket list experiences and local and sport knowledge. In addition, the results provide evidence of five consumption constraints related to collaborative consumption: expenses, average experiences, seat location, interpersonal disconnects and personal risk.
Research limitations/implications
The selection of only two sites for the study limited the data triangulation that was possible. This study should be replicated across a wider range of teams and countries to confirm the main findings of the study.
Practical implications
Practitioners can use this initial study to better understand the benefits hosts and visitors perceive in the experience, and therefore the kind of experience design that would encourage increased purchases and loyalty.
Originality/value
This paper provides qualitative insights into the benefits and detriments of a collaborative consumption sport experience, based on participants' involvement in an innovative peer-to-peer platform.
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Citation
Goldman, M., Brown, B. and Schwarz, E.C. (2022), "Collaborative consumption sport hosting: value and consumption constraints", International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-10-2020-0183
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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