When team sponsorship of cause-related messages leads to unfavorable fan reactions: the interplay among competency, cause orientation, and message source

Chang, Yonghwan; Kwak, Dae Hee

doi:10.1080/16184742.2021.1955291

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“…According to the compensatory heuristic theory (Chernev and Hamilton, 2008), fans may perceive that allocating more resources toward social objectives implies a diversion of financial resources from the team, potentially impacting team performance. Consequently, fans may not favor CSR-linked sponsorship for team sponsors (Chang and Kwak, 2023). Nevertheless, we hypothesize that, in general, CSR-linked sponsorships are more effective than conventional (non-CSR) sponsorships.…”

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Effectiveness of sponsorship type, sport team identification, team support and congruence

Mohammadi,

Ghasemi Siani,

Alonso Dos Santos

2023

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction effect that sponsor-team congruence and team fan (home/rival team) have on the influence of different types of sports sponsorship (joint, corporate social responsibility [CSR]-linked and conventional sponsorship) on fans' attitudes and purchase intentions toward the sponsor.Design/methodology/approachTwo experimental studies were conducted on 391 and 297 participants. The data gathered underwent analysis through five multivariate general linear model analyses.FindingsThe study found that CSR-linked sponsorship had the strongest positive impact and the weakest negative impact on the attitude and purchase intention of home team supporters and the attitude of rival team supporters. Nonetheless, the sponsor-team congruence did not significantly moderate the relationship. Additionally, the research demonstrated that the fan identity of both home and rival teams moderates the impact of sports sponsorships on attitude and purchase intention.Originality/valuePrevious research has studied the effectiveness of sponsorship format types independently. This is the first research comparing sponsorship formats regarding fan type and congruence.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%