How to Improve Sports Fans’ Attitudes Toward the Sponsor Through Brand Management? A PLS and QCA Approach
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Sporting events Sponsorship Branding Sport Management Consumer behaviour
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2023-07-15Referencia bibliográfica
Dos-Santos, Manuel Alonso, Alguacil, Mario, Pérez-Campos, Carlos and Velasco-Vizcaíno, Franklin. "How to Improve Sports Fans’ Attitudes Toward the Sponsor Through Brand Management? A PLS and QCA Approach" Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research, vol.100, no.1, 2023, pp.61-74. [https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2023-0019]
Resumen
The aim of the article is to explain attitudes towards the sponsors of a sporting event from brand management, especially
considering the perceptions of congruence with the sponsor, quality, value, and two less common variables of innovation and
popularity. The analysis has been carried out using two methodological approaches: a Partial Least Squares (PLS) model and
a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). PLS results indicate that congruence, innovation and popularity significantly predict
attitudes towards the sponsor, explaining up to 61% of it. On the other hand, QCA analysis shows nine interactions capable of
producing the expected result, where congruence, quality innovation and popularity have shown a relevant role. This study has
implications at a theoretical and practical level, contributing to understanding consumer behaviour in the context of sporting
events and providing marketing managers with valuable information to help improve the performance of their sponsorships