International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
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Exploring the drivers and consequences of the “awe” emotion in outdoor sports – a study using the latest partial least squares structural equation modeling technique and necessary condition analysis
Yide Liu, Cheng Yu, Svenja DambergAwe is an essential post-experience assessment; nevertheless, few studies have discussed its role in the field of outdoor sports or outdoor sports tourism. In this study…
Sport federations' organizational innovativeness: an empirical comparison of characteristics and attitudes
Joris Corthouts, Géraldine Zeimers, Kobe Helsen, Camille Demeulemeester, Thomas Könecke, Thierry Zintz, Jeroen ScheerderBeing innovative is important for non-profit sport organizations in order to meet the ever-changing and increasing societal needs. Understanding why and to what extent…
Pro softball fan segments: a two-step cluster analysis
Ceyda Mumcu, Nancy LoughNiche sports such as women's professional sport leagues face many challenges to developing and expanding their fan base. Understanding sport fans, segmenting consumer…
Predicting future use intention of fitness apps among fitness app users in the United Kingdom: the role of health consciousness
Svenja DambergThis study replicates and extends the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) to explain the drivers of future use intention of fitness apps among…
Does causal reasoning lead to moral reasoning? Consumers' responses to scandalized athletes and endorsements
Daehwan Kim, Joon Sung Lee, Wonseok (Eric) Jang, Yong Jae KoMarketers and brand managers are subject to reputational crises when their endorsers are involved in scandals. To effectively manage such crises, it is imperative to…
An interpretive structural model for factors affecting the tax compliance of professional athletes: a case study of football players
Zhaleh Memari, Abbas Rezaei Pandari, Fahimeh BemanzadehTax revenues are becoming one of the crucial tax policy segments in developing countries. Governments intend to collect more funds in the budget. The study aimed to…
Exploring the empirical evidence of social desirability bias (SDB) in sport consumer research
Youngho Park, Dae Hee KwakThe current study aims to provide a systematic approach to detecting and identifying social desirability bias (SDB) in survey data using controversial sponsorship as a…
No games to watch: empirical analysis of sport fans’ stress and coping strategies during COVID-19 lockdown
Youngbum Kwon, Dae Hee KwakThe global outbreak of the COVID-19 forced most sport leagues to cancel games in March–April 2020, leaving no sport games to watch for sport fans. The present study…
Sport rebranding: the effect of different degrees of sport logo redesign on brand attitude and purchase intention
Antonio S. Williams, Sungwook SonDespite its growth, there has been a lack of investigation on how sport rebranding influences fans and their behaviors. This study sought to examine how a critical aspect…
Antecedents of satisfaction and loyalty in different spectator tribes in a football context
Giuseppe Lamberti, Josep Rialp, Alexandra SimonExtending existing research in a football context, this study explores how image and service quality influence spectator tribe satisfaction and loyalty and variations in…
The brand persona of a football manager – the case of Arsène Wenger
Adele BerndtSport is an important economic activity, and understanding the role of teams and managers is necessary, yet managers – specifically their brand personas – have been the…
Season ticket holder segmentation in professional sports: an application of the sports relationship marketing model
David J. Finch, Gashaw Abeza, Norm O'Reilly, John Nadeau, Nadège Levallet, David Legg, Bill FosterThe segmentation of customers into homogeneous groups is well researched, reflecting its importance to marketers. Specific to professional sports, published research on…
The relative influence of spectator dysfunctional behavior on spectator enjoyment in Major League Baseball
Zack P. Pedersen, Kyungyeol (Anthony) Kim, Kevin K. Byon, Antonio S. WilliamsThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the perceived enjoyment that is derived from spectators observing other spectators’ dysfunctional behavior during a game.
Rasch calibration and optimal categorization of the sport fandom questionnaire
Han Soo Kim, Minsoo Kang, Minjung KimThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the category function of the sport fandom questionnaire (SFQ), determine the optimal categorization of the SFQ and calibrate the…
Continuance intention in running apps: the moderating effect of relationship norms
Li Keng Cheng, Hsien-Long Huang, Ching-Chi LaiThe number of people using running apps has increased. Accordingly, a growing number of sports brands are launching running apps in hopes of improving their connection…
The use of fitness centre apps and its relation to customer satisfaction: a UTAUT2 perspective
Helena Ferreira Barbosa, Jerónimo García-Fernández, Vera Pedragosa, Gabriel Cepeda-CarrionThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the intention of using fitness app made available by the fitness centre to its members and their relationship with overall customer…
(Dis)Innovative digital strategy in professional sport: examining sponsor leveraging through social media
Brandon Mastromartino, Michael L. NaraineThe purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of social media strategies of sport organizations when an unexpected absence of relevant content occurs. The…
The effects of high-tech cameras on sports consumers' viewing experiences: the moderating role of sports involvement
Wonseok (Eric) Jang, Young Jun Kim, Kyungro Chang, Taehee KimBased on the limited-capacity model of motivated mediated message processing (LC4MP), this study aims to examine the effects of different camera types on the viewing…
Impact of market demand on recurring hallmark sporting event spectators: an empirical study of the Shanghai Masters
Lei Luo, Tyreal Yizhou Qian, Gregg Rich, James J. ZhangThe current study was designed to (1) identify core and peripheral market demand for a recurring hallmark sporting event, testing their impact on event identification and…
The influence of technological interactivity and media sociability on sport consumer value co-creation behaviors via collective efficacy and collective intelligence
Younghan Lee, Dae-eun KimThe current study aims to explain the influence of technological interactivity and media sociability on sport consumer value co-creation behavior via collective efficacy…
Effect of background music and hierarchy-of-effects in watching women's running shoes advertisements
Jun-Phil Uhm, Hyun-Woo Lee, Jin-Wook Han, Dong-Kyu KimThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect of background music on consumer's psychological and physiological responses when watching sports advertisements. We…
Comparing young adult responses to rational and emotional sports product advertisements: the moderating role of product type and gender
Mojtaba Ghasemi Siani, Sardar Mohammadi, Mohammad Soltan Hosseini, Geoff DicksonThe purpose of the study was to compare young adult responses to rational and emotional sports product advertisements. The moderating roles of product type and gender were…
Transdisciplinary sport and physical activity development in urban real-world labs
Hagen Wäsche, Richard Beecroft, Helena Trenks, Andreas Seebacher, Oliver ParodiThe aim of this paper is to present a research approach that can contribute to a sustainable development of urban spaces for sports and physical activity, comprising…
Collaborative consumption sport hosting: value and consumption constraints
Michael Goldman, Brandon Brown, Eric C. SchwarzThe purpose of this paper is to find evidence of the benefits and constraints of collaborative consumption experiences by investigating the perceptions of hosts and…
The influence of perceived fan orientation on satisfaction, loyalty and sport consumption behaviors
Hüseyin Köse, Metin Argan, David P. HedlundThe purpose of this research is to develop and validate a scale to measure the perceived orientation of sport organizations toward their fans, and subsequently, to test…
Sport consumer flow and shopping well-being in online shopping
Bomin Paek, Alan Morse, Minjung Kim, Hoyoon JungDue to the increased growth of Internet users, the examination of compelling online shopping behavior has emerged as a vital topic in developing positive consumer…
Sport events as experiencescapes: the spectator's perspective
Kirstin Hallmann, Anita Zehrer, Julia RietzCombining sport event tourism and experience economy has led to an experience-based explanation of sport tourists' behavior and the creation of experiencescapes. This…
New jerseys: exploring the influence of NBA team jersey sponsorships on teams and sponsors
Sara Shoffner, Mark Slavich, Gi-Yong KooIn 2017, the National Basketball Association (NBA) became the first major professional North American sport league to adopt jersey sponsorship. While professional leagues…
To partner or not? A study of co-branding partnership and consumers' perceptions of symbolism and functionality toward co-branded sport products
Ho Yeol Yu, G. Matthew Robinson, DongHun LeeThis study was conducted to examine the effect of co-branding, a brand partnership tactic involving two or more brands, on consumer behavior within the sport industry. As…
Identifying factors affecting the value of advertisements on football clubs' and players' social media: a discrete choice analysis
Matteo Balliauw, Evy Onghena, Simon MulkensAdvertisers frequently use social media for interactive and customer-oriented relationship marketing (RM) purposes. Moreover, sports clubs and players have been using…
The impact of ageing on aggression among sport fans: the mediating role of fan hatred
Tamar Icekson, Anat Toder Alon, Avichai Shuv-Ami, Yaron SelaThe growing proportion of older fans and their potential economic value have increased the need for an improved understanding of age differences in fan behaviour. Building…
Business management in the football industry from a supply chain management perspective
Zhaleh Memari, Abbas Rezaei Pandari, Mohammad Ehsani, Shokufeh MahmudiTo understand the football industry in its entirety, a supply chain management (SCM) approach is necessary. This includes the study of suppliers, consumers and their…
Sports event portfolios: an innovative tool and a new management paradigm
Jesyca Salgado-Barandela, Angel Barajas, Patricio Sanchez-FernandezThe organization of several small-scale events throughout the year is called event portfolio and may contribute to the development of the city strategy in the touristic…
Innovation from sport's entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship: opportunities from a systematic review
Alejandro Lara-Bocanegra, M. Rocío Bohórquez, Jerónimo García-FernándezThe main aim of this study was to analyze and establish the state of the question about entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in sport, identify the role of innovation in…
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