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Food systems and the ways food products are formulated, packaged, and marketed contribute to obesogenic environments. The current research focuses on products, informally referred to as junk food (foods high in sugar, fat, and salt), and how they function as a mechanism in developing taste...

Purpose – Given the public availability of secondary data on investments in events such as the Olympics, FIFA World Cup and professional sports, event studies that measure stock market response to these investments have grown. Previous findings are mixed, however, with some studies suggesting...

Despite recognizing the importance of external dynamics to employee organizational identification, this factor is under explored in today's evermore interdependent organizations. We theorize how organizational identification can be influenced by an employer's horizontal partnerships with...

In a field study at a professional tennis event, the authors examine attendees’ visual processing and need for cognition in sponsorship processing. To add a managerial perspective, depth interviews are conducted with senior managers in sport/event management. Field study findings demonstrate...

Purpose – Given its importance in the brand management of sport teams, the present research initiative primarily concerns the investigation of the formation process of sport team loyalty. By integrating a hierarchy of effects model into a relational perspective, the study aims to investigate...

Purpose – This research aims to examine the impact of celebrity credibility on consumer‐based equity of the endorsed brand. The mediating role of brand credibility and the moderating role of the type of branding (parent versus sub‐brand) employed by the endorsed brand on the endorser...

Recent research into consumer responses to sponsorships has examined the role of sponsor‐event fit on cognitive and affective responses. However, influences on sponsor‐event fit have received little consideration. In this study, a sponsor’s brand equity is evaluated as a facilitator of...