Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reframe analyses of stadium and arena subsidization policies from perspectives centered upon economic and financial issues toward a perspective focused on broader issues of urban governance and the public purposes of sports facilities. Such assessments...
Author(s)
Friedman, M. T.; Beissel, A. S.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 107-125
This book examines how leading economic countries use sport business, particularly individual sports events (such as the Olympics or FIFA Men's or Women's World Cup) as well as participant sport, in comprehensive plans toward driving and furthering economic development, raising brand awareness...
Author(s)
Zhang, J. J.; Huang HaiYan; Nauright, J.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
Sport business in leading economies, 2017, pp 544 pp.
Collegiate athletics have become increasingly attractive for sponsorship investments, a trend that has also created some potentially negative side effects. How university stakeholders, such as students, perceive and respond to stadium naming rights sponsorship is a major concern to administrators...
Author(s)
Chen, K. K.; Zhang, J. J.
Publisher
College Sport Research Institute, Chapel Hill, USA
Citation
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 2012, 2012, pp 119-148
Purpose: Olympic Stadiums are expensive and large constructions. The media often report on cost overruns based on the extravagant appearance of an Olympic Stadium and the lack of its postgames utilization. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual stadium legacy framework consisting of four...
Author(s)
Preuss, H.; Plambeck, A.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2020, 22, 1, pp 10-31
This study suggests a structural validation procedure of Aaker (1997)'s brand personality scale (BPS) to evaluate the congruence effects of sport sponsorship. The purpose of this study is threefold: First, to examine whether the original BPS of Aaker (1997) is applicable to both commercial brands...
Author(s)
Kim YongJae; Kim SooJin; Lee SeungBum; Cho SungHo
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019, 23, 4, pp 351-363
Scholars have examined the relationship between sports and urban development and proposed to use sport programs and events as a catalyst to revitalize communities, upgrade urban infrastructure, promote city image, shift economic structure, nurture an active lifestyle, and enhance societal harmony...
Author(s)
Zhang Yi; Gu HaoDong
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 179-195
Purpose: Major sporting events (MSEs) have always contributed to sustainable change. Many owners and organizers of MSEs have gradually institutionalized the governance of sporting events legacies. International sports organizations and past studies currently have a vision for sporting event...
Author(s)
Lu HueiFu; Lin HueiWen
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2020, 22, 1, pp 87-106
In many areas of sport management, individual behavior is not only driven by individual characteristics but also by higher level contextual factors. For instance, voluntary engagement in nonprofit sports clubs is influenced by organizational characteristics. Such multilevel structures should not...
Author(s)
Swierzy, P.; Wicker, P.; Breuer, C.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019, 23, 4, pp 325-336
Purpose: Severe hazards associated with climate change are threatening human settlements, thereby requiring global cities to implement comprehensive climate adaptation strategies. For sports organizations, adaptive measures may include designing and constructing new stadiums. In this study, the...
Author(s)
Kellison, T.; Orr, M.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 126-141
Image congruence is one central metrics that significantly influences image transfer. Nevertheless, studies on impact of image congruence on consumers' attitudinal and behavioral components in the context of sport tourism remain few. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship among ...
Author(s)
Zhang YingHui; Kim Euisoo; Xing ZunMing
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 2021, 22, 1, pp 67-86