Open AccessExamining the effects of sponsorship through the cognitive processes of title sponsorship: Based on the means-end chain theory
Author(s) -
Se-Hyuk Park,
Jung Jung Hee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cheyuk gwahag yeon-gu/cheyug gwahag yeon'gu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2233-7938
pISSN - 1598-2920
DOI - 10.24985/kjss.2017.28.4.851
Subject(s) - certainty , psychology , marketing , value (mathematics) , positive attitude , structural equation modeling , advertising , cognition , social psychology , business , mathematics , statistics , geometry , neuroscience
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among sponsorship attributes, sponsorship benefits, recognition of sponsorship value, sponsorship attitude, and sponsorship certainty through structural equation model Methods Respondents were university students living in Seoul, Kyoungki-do, and choongchung-do. The present study was designed to identify the effect of title sport sponsorship by utilizing NH V-LEAGUE title sponsorship. By using convenience sampling method, total 400 questionnaires were distributed and gathered from samples, and among them 369 valid samples were used for further analyses. The data were recorded and analyzed using the IBM SPSSWIN Ver. 21.0 and AMOS 18.0. 18.0 Results First, sponsorship attributes had a positive influence on sponsorship benefits. Second, sponsorship benefits had a positive influence on sponsorship value recognition. Third, sponsorship attributes had no positive influence on sponsorship attitude. Fourth, sponsorship benefits had a positive influence on sponsorship attitude. Fifth, sponsorship value recognition had a positive influence on sponsorship attitude. Sixth, sponsorship attitude had a positive influence on sponsorship attitude certainty. Seventh, sponsorship certainty had a positive influence on sponsorship effects (image improvement, favorability, purchase intention).