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View article: Paying while playing: examining the influence of interaction with gamified elements in fantasy sports on in-app spending
Paying while playing: examining the influence of interaction with gamified elements in fantasy sports on in-app spending Open
Research question Prompting consumers to spend more in fantasy sport applications is necessary to provide supplementary sources of revenue for sport organizations. The current research draws on gamification literature to examine consumers’…
View article: Guest editorial: The sport x service experience: an opportunity for sport service management research
Guest editorial: The sport x service experience: an opportunity for sport service management research Open
The sport x service experience: an
View article: How sport brands conform to marketing empirical generalizations
How sport brands conform to marketing empirical generalizations Open
Two key law-like patterns - the double jeopardy law and the duplication of purchase law - have consistently been found to explain and predict consumer behaviour across a wide range of industries. There has been speculation that these empir…
View article: Investigating the influences on attendance and intention to rejoin with inaugural members of a new football team
Investigating the influences on attendance and intention to rejoin with inaugural members of a new football team Open
This study investigated the effects of factors like member satisfaction and social rituals on desirable outcomes such as attendance, intention to rejoin and merchandise sales. This study focuses on the inaugural members of a new team in Au…
View article: Managing Social Media through Crisis: A Content Analysis of Instagram Posts before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Managing Social Media through Crisis: A Content Analysis of Instagram Posts before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Examining shifts in sport organizations’ social media content from before to during the pandemic-induced stoppage of play provides insight into digital branding during crises. Drawing on consumer-based brand equity and the context, content…
View article: Who doesn’t like sport? A taxonomy of non-fans
Who doesn’t like sport? A taxonomy of non-fans Open
The motives and behaviour of sports fans are heavily researched. Past work has distinguished “fans” and “supporters” on engagement with teams or athletes and identified “non-fans” who have little interest in sport; the latter are rarely in…
View article: Habitually Scrolling: An Examination Into How Sport Consumers Use Social Media
Habitually Scrolling: An Examination Into How Sport Consumers Use Social Media Open
Uses and gratifications theory has often been used in (sport) communication studies to examine social media usage. Yet, criticisms of uses and gratifications theory (e.g., it overstates purposefulness) and competing research suggesting med…
View article: Alteration of the Graphite Morphology in Solid Solution-Strengthened Ductile Iron Due to High Contents of Cerium and Bismuth
Alteration of the Graphite Morphology in Solid Solution-Strengthened Ductile Iron Due to High Contents of Cerium and Bismuth Open
The impact of combined addition of high levels of bismuth up to 120 wt ppm and cerium up to 2000 wt ppm on the graphite morphology in GJS 450-18 with 3.2 wt% carbon and 3.2 wt% silicon was studied. Experiments were conducted with insulated…
View article: Using Predictive Analytics to Measure Effectiveness of Social Media Engagement: A Digital Measurement Perspective
Using Predictive Analytics to Measure Effectiveness of Social Media Engagement: A Digital Measurement Perspective Open
As social media becomes an increasingly dominant and important component of sport organizations’ marketing and communication strategies, effective marketing measurement techniques are required. Using social media data of a Division I footb…
View article: Outsiders Within: College Sport as an Avenue to Integrate International Students
Outsiders Within: College Sport as an Avenue to Integrate International Students Open
The increasingly volatile social, cultural, and political environment in the United States has made it difficult for U.S. institutions of higher learning to retain and integrate international students, especially those from East Asian coun…
View article: Psychological processes connecting team identification and social well-being for middle-aged and older adults: moderated mediation of subjective and objective on-field performance
Psychological processes connecting team identification and social well-being for middle-aged and older adults: moderated mediation of subjective and objective on-field performance Open
To cultivate the potential of sport spectatorship to enhance social well-being, a greater understanding of underlying psychological processes is essential. Using the social identity approach as a theoretical framework, we investigate how i…
View article: Examining Work Experiences Among Collegiate Recreation Employees
Examining Work Experiences Among Collegiate Recreation Employees Open
Research on the experiences of employees has been plentiful over the last decade; however, work examining the experiences of collegiate recreation employees is limited. In order to enhance employee well-being, it is important that manageme…
View article: DEVELOPMENT OF RISK INFORMED METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RADIATION RELEASE FROM CABLE FIRES AT HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS FACILITIES
DEVELOPMENT OF RISK INFORMED METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RADIATION RELEASE FROM CABLE FIRES AT HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS FACILITIES Open
CERN operates the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. The LHC was built to advance the state of knowledge in particle physics by increasing the energy of colliding particles to the TeV r…
View article: Mapping Gray Maritime Networks
Mapping Gray Maritime Networks Open
This research focused on the identification and tracking of subgroups of vessels of interest, owners, operators, ports, cargoes, and specific activities associated with artificial reef enhancement and construction in the South China Sea. H…
View article: eSport vs sport: A comparison of spectator motives
eSport vs sport: A comparison of spectator motives Open
eSports–organized video game competitions–are growing in popularity, with top tournaments drawing crowds of spectators rivaling traditional sporting events. Understanding the extent to which eSport operates similarly to traditional sport i…
View article: Sport Spectatorship and Life Satisfaction: A Multicountry Investigation
Sport Spectatorship and Life Satisfaction: A Multicountry Investigation Open
Elite and professional sport events have been recognized as potential mechanisms to enhance well-being. This multicountry study investigates how engagement in such events, behaviorally through live spectating and psychologically through te…
View article: ‘I was there from the start’: The identity-maintenance strategies used by fans to combat the threat of losing
‘I was there from the start’: The identity-maintenance strategies used by fans to combat the threat of losing Open
On-field performances are a key, yet uncontrollable, determinant of team identification. In this research, we explore how fans of a new team, with an overwhelming loss to win ratio, maintain a positive social identity. Qualitative data gat…
View article: Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption
Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption Open
Sport spectating provides numerous benefits for sport organisations and individuals. In this paper we use a positive psychology approach to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption in order to investigate the activation o…
View article: The uniqueness of sport: Testing against marketing's empirical laws
The uniqueness of sport: Testing against marketing's empirical laws Open
Two key law-like patterns - the double jeopardy and duplication of purchase laws - have consistently been found to explain and predict consumer behavior across a wide range of industries. There has been speculation that these empirical gen…
View article: Sport Consumer Behavior Research: Improving Our Game
Sport Consumer Behavior Research: Improving Our Game Open
Sport consumer behavior (SCB) research continues to grow in both popularity and sophistication. A guiding principle in much of this research has focused on the nature of sport-related experiences and the benefits sport consumers derive fro…
View article: The Multiple In-group Identity Framework
The Multiple In-group Identity Framework Open
The effects of team identification on sport consumer behaviour are well established. Recent research, however, has moved beyond this perspective to examine how groups within and beyond the team identity influence consumption. Assimilating …