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    스포츠 스폰서십 효과 분석: 보츠와나 스포츠 스폰서십 실무자들의 관점을 중심으로

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    학위논문 (석사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 사범대학 체육교육과,글로벌스포츠매니지먼트전공, 2017. 8. 박일혁.Sport Sponsorship Evaluation: The Perception of Sport Sponsorship Practitioners in Botswana Fredrick Seno Global Sport Management, Department of Physical Education The Graduate School Seoul National University The study of sponsorship has been the subject of many studies in recent decades especially in developed countries, with less attention has been dedicated to developing countries. Typically, sponsors pursue sponsorship association for the attainment of marketing objectives and organizations plow millions in fees yet sponsorship testing is rarely undertaken. The area of sponsorships performance is often overlooked when organizations measure the effectiveness of organizational expenditure or other elements of the marketing mix. The objective of this study is to understand sponsorship evaluation in a less developed context because while there has been rich literature as to the subject in developed contexts, little has been done as to less developed markets. In the current study the research adopts a general approach to determine the perceptions of practitioners of sponsorship and the prevailing landscape of the evaluation aspect in Botswana. Interviews were carried out with practitioners from the various industries where it was evident that the concept is still at its infancy in Botswana. Interview transcripts were coded and summarized and the findings have shown that the concept is still at its infancy stage and there is lack of expertise in the area and similar to developed countries practitioners disregard evaluation despite the huge amount of money plowed into sponsorship and where it is done it is normally very informal and traditional advertising measurement are employed. Keywords : Evaluation, Sponsorship, Sport, Sponsors Student Number : 2015-22368Chapter 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Background 1 1.2. Research Questions 8 Chapter 2. Review of Literature 9 2.1. Growth of Sport Sponsorship 9 2.2. Sponsorship evaluation 13 2.3. Return on investment (ROI) 14 2.4. Return on objectives (non-financial evaluation) 16 2.5. Return on relationships 17 2.6. Evaluation and accountability 17 2.7. Evaluative models and systems 19 2.8. Process of establishing a sponsorship 21 2.9. Implementing sponsorship and the role of evaluation 21 2.10. Sponsorship implementation 23 3.0. Sponsorship Essentials 24 3.1. Involvement 24 3.2. Leveraging 25 3.3. Exclusivity 26 3.4. Image transfer 27 4.0. Sponsorship evaluation practice 29 5.0. Studies on Sport Sponsorship Evaluation 43 6.0. Challenges in Sponsorship Evaluation 46 7.0. New challenges in sponsorship evaluation 50 8.0 Critical Analysis of Sport Sponsorship 52 Chapter 3. Methodology 56 3.1. Research Approach: Case Study 56 3.2. Case Selection 56 3.3. Data Collection 59 3.3.1. Interview 60 3.4. Data Analysis 62 Chapter 4. Findings and Discussion 64 4.1. Background - Interviews 64 4.2. Background - Sponsorship Information 67 4.3. Factors that determine Sponsorship continuation and discontinuation 67 4.4. Understanding the Sponsor-Sponsee Relationship 69 4.4.1. Sponsorship Initiation and Termination 70 4.4.2. Formal Contract 71 4.4.3. Frequency of Communication 71 4.4.4. Evidence of Sponsee Monitoring 72 4.4.5. Sponsee Compliance 73 4.4.6. Sponsor and Sponsee Objectives 74 4.4.7. The Importance of Exclusivity 76 4.4.8. The Importance of Leveraging 77 4.5. Understanding Current Practice in Sponsorship Evaluation 78 4.5.1. Experience in Sponsorship Evaluation 79 4.5.2. Frequency of Sponsorship Evaluation 80 4.5.3. Identification of sponsorship evaluation practices 81 4.5.4. Future Growth of Sponsorship Evaluation Practice 81 4.6. Sponsorship Evaluation Barriers and Benefits 83 4.6.1. Belief in sponsorship evaluation 83 4.6.2. Benefits of Evaluation 84 4.6.3. Future Funding 86 4.6.4. Barriers to effective sponsorship evaluation 87 4.6.5. Sponsor and Sponsee Support for Evaluation 89 4.7. Understanding the Timing of Evaluation 89 Chapter 5. Conclusions 92 5.1. Summary of Discussions 92 5.2. Limitations 97 5.3. Future Research 98 Bibliography 100 Appendix A. Interview Script 104 국 문 초 록 111Maste

    Measuring sponsorship effects on consumer purchasing intentions

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    In this paper the role of sponsorship in achieving the managerial goals of a firm is studied. In addition, it is examined whether sponsorship can be attributed to the Public Relation Theory and Practice. A survey is conducted and a questionnaire was distributed to consumers living in Athens in order to examine whether firms, which use sponsorship as a strategic tool aiming to form relationships with the consumers, actually achieve their goal. The questionnaires which were distributed to the consumers were statistically processed using SPSS. Various aspects which may affect a firm’s managerial decision in undertaking sponsorships are analyzed. The obtained results are also used to investigate whether there is a connection between the organizational goals (related to sponsorship) and consumers’ behavioral/purchasing intentions

    Event Hospitality

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    Learning lessons from evaluating eGovernment: Reflective case experiences that support transformational government

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    Central Government strategy of e-inclusion is being manifested in the form of eGovernment. Given that it is the public purse that funds such investments, there is increasingly attention being paid to the evaluation of these investments, such that value for money and organisation learning can be realised. In this paper the authors report the findings from three interpretive in-depth organisational case studies that explore eGovernment evaluation within a UK public sector setting. The paper elicits insights to organisational and managerial aspects with the purpose of improving knowledge and understanding of eGovernment evaluation. The findings that are extrapolated from the case study analysis are presented in terms of lessons that gravitate around social factors, evaluation, adoption, ownership, prioritisation sponsorship and, responsibility. These lessons are extrapolated from the empirical enquiry to improve eGovernment evaluation practice. The paper concludes that eGovernment evaluation is an under developed area, with most work being developmental in nature and as a result calls for decision makers to engage with the eGovernment agenda and commission eGovernment evaluation exercises to improve evaluation practice such that transformational Government can realise its full potential. The paper ends by highlighting political, economic, technical and social issues as the drivers of the evaluation cycle

    PES Celebration

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    Students reflect on a project that was to engage students to showcase a practical events module in order to celebrate the achievements of the events management students and attract clients to consider commissioning the students to manage events for them for the following academic years

    Unfolding the role of marketplace resources in forming entrepreneurial narratives

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    The narrative perspective has discussed the role of entrepreneurs as mindful actors who contextualise innovation through their relational, temporal, and performative efforts. Although the agency of material elements is recognised in the narrative perspective, the materials’ role is reduced to be controlled and mobilised by entrepreneurs with some existing possibilities of showing resistance. This reductionist approach toward materials has restricted our understanding of the ways materials actively impose their agency, form narratives, and contextualise innovations along with entrepreneurs. This study adopts ANT (Actor-Network Theory) as a lens and explores the role of materials in entrepreneurship process. Specifically, it explores how materials (non-human actors) interact with entrepreneurs, impose their agency, challenge the efforts of entrepreneurs in contextualising innovation, and in turn shape the emerging entrepreneurial narratives

    Small business sport sponsorship: A case study

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    Within a reasonably short timeframe sponsorship has morphed from a passive form of marketing that was often philanthropic in nature (Morgan et al., 2014), to a legitimate element of the promotional mix (Segium & O’Reilly, 2007), and a key strategic business partnership initiative (O’Reilly & Horning, 2013). Sport sponsorship has been defined as the provision of assistance by commercial organisations (sponsors), in cash or kind, to a sports property (sponsee), in exchange for the rights to be associated with the sports property for the purpose of gaining a commercial and economic advantage (Triodi, 2001). While substantial research has been directed towards large organisations and corporate sponsorship, little interest has been focussed on the relationship between small businesses and sport sponsorship (Mack, 1999, Jing 2010). Small businesses are extensively involved in the sponsorship of sports organisations, teams, individuals and events (Slack & Bentz, 2010). As more and more local and regional sport organisations look towards sponsorship as a means to financially support their organisations this relationship will continue to grow. Given that 97% of all enterprises in New Zealand are defined as “small” this research aims to address the gap in the literature and to contribute to the advancement of the ‘philanthropic-sponsorship’ continuum. The Waikato Rugby Union (WRU) was selected as the case study due to the nature of the sporting code, its established history, and its strong brand. The research applied a qualitative, exploratory approach in order to explore small business perceptions and experiences with sport sponsorship. A series of in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with relevant personnel from selected WRU small business sponsors. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and then analysed using grounded theory coding techniques, allowing for key themes to emerge. The study examined the objectives, practices and perceptions of small businesses related to sponsorship decision making. For the purpose of this study, a small business was defined as any enterprise with less than 20 employees. The research findings contradicted previous small business – sport sponsorship literature. The findings highlighted that there was long-term strategic planning, with 75% of the businesses initiated the first contact with the WRU. While decisions were still predominantly made by one individual, they were clearly based on ‘corporate’ objectives rather than personal preferences and/or a sense of “giving back” to the community. The three top objectives were hospitality, brand awareness and networking. The strength of the WRU brand was also a factor in the decision-making. However, there were little or no formalised internal policies to guide the small business sport sponsorship screening and selection processes in terms of sponsorship opportunities, and limited sponsorship evaluation. As sponsors become more and more a part of the social context that shapes and sustains local and regional sport it is important that both sport organisations and small businesses understand better what motivates, attracts and sustains small business sponsorship. It is unclear is this stage if the findings are a result of the status that Rugby holds in the New Zealand psyche and the professionalisation of the sport, or if this is an evolving trend. Further research into other sporting codes would contribute to the understanding of the small business – sport sponsorship dynamics

    Board diversity and performance of microfinance institutions (MFIS): Evidence from an emerging economy

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    Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are important service providers of finance for unbanked people and have experienced a high growth over the past decades. Alongside the staggering growth of microfinance around the world, there have been some serious complaints of unfair practices and low transparency in their affairs. Therefore, it is questionable whether microfinance contributes to a true reduction in worldwide poverty in the short or long terms. This study examines the corporate governance practices of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India and their relationship with both financial performance and outreach for the period 2007 to 2012. Using unbalanced panel data for 575 firm-year observations, we report that the financial performance and outreach of Indian MFIs improves when they have international/donor representation on their board. Independent directors and client representatives on board perform favourably on financial performance but no impact on outreach. However, female directors on the board increases outreach to the poor people but decrease the financial performance. This study significantly contribute to a better understanding of board diversity of microfinance sector by providing empirical evidence from one of the dominant countries in South Asian region

    Sponsorship Evaluation of Soccer Teams: An Exploratory Study of São Paulo State League

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    Brazil is developing in sport management, what gets Brazilian soccer teams to take less advantage over the several means of raising income that exist, among which there is sport sponsorship. In this sense, given its importance and considering the gap of studies using new methods for sponsorship evaluation in Brazil, as well as the importance of A-1 series of São Paulo State League (Campeonato Paulista de Futebol, in Portuguese) – which has not been studied yet –, this paper presents the brands that sponsored the 20 clubs that participated in the aforementioned championship in 2012. We separated the sponsors of the clubs into technical and commercial, pointing out the television media exposure time of each brand to demonstrate strategies that contribute to sport sponsorship and to the soccer teams. The research conducted was exploratory, with consultation to primary and secondary data. Therefore, the theoretical background used was about sport sponsorship and the Brazilian context, and sponsorship evaluation. The results pointed out to a configuration in which major international companies sponsored, preferably, major clubs, obtaining wide exposure on television media. On the other hand, smaller companies, located near the clubs’ headquarters, sponsored clubs that participated with lower frequency in the championship, obtaining lower exposure on television media. Finally, the study provided the perception of the benefits that certain sponsorship strategies to smaller clubs may generate by allowing wider television media exposure when the clubs are sponsored concurrently.Brazil is developing in sport management, what gets Brazilian soccer teams to take less advantage over the several means of raising income that exist, among which there is sport sponsorship. In this sense, given its importance and considering the gap of studies using new methods for sponsorship evaluation in Brazil, as well as the importance of A-1 series of São Paulo State League (Campeonato Paulista de Futebol, in Portuguese) – which has not been studied yet –, this paper presents the brands that sponsored the 20 clubs that participated in the aforementioned championship in 2012. We separated the sponsors of the clubs into technical and commercial, pointing out the television media exposure time of each brand to demonstrate strategies that contribute to sport sponsorship and to the soccer teams. The research conducted was exploratory, with consultation to primary and secondary data. Therefore, the theoretical background used was about sport sponsorship and the Brazilian context, and sponsorship evaluation. The results pointed out to a configuration in which major international companies sponsored, preferably, major clubs, obtaining wide exposure on television media. On the other hand, smaller companies, located near the clubs’ headquarters, sponsored clubs that participated with lower frequency in the championship, obtaining lower exposure on television media. Finally, the study provided the perception of the benefits that certain sponsorship strategies to smaller clubs may generate by allowing wider television media exposure when the clubs are sponsored concurrently

    Relationship dynamics in logistics

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    In recent years, a growing number of organisations have outsourced logistics services to logistics services providers (LSPs). To account for greater interconnection between organisations, supply chain relationship is crucial for achieving successful logistics outsourcing. Because organisations need to continuously change their decision-making in outsourcing, relationships among organisations in outsourcing are dynamic. Further, because logistics outsourcing has created more supply chain relationships (SCRs) among suppliers, LSPs, and customers, managers need to use a network perspective to manage multiple relationships in the process of outsourcing. The triadic relationship is recognised as the smallest network structure. As a result, the primary goal of this research is to study dynamics of supply chain relationships in logistics outsourcing from a view of triadic relationship. This relationship is called a logistics triad and consists of a supplier, a logistics service provider (LSP), and their common customer. The present research was carried out in two stages. The first stage collected triadic cases from LSPs. To improve validity and reliability, the second stage used a deductive process to test findings of the first stage by collecting triadic cases from suppliers and customers. Results of the comparison between the two stages provided verified research findings because the two stages exhibited close similarity. The research outcomes led to the identification of factors that influenced the relationship dynamics in logistics triads. Among these factors, the combined effects of purchasing volumes, resource capability, and focal firm can override influences from other factors to determine stability and dynamics of logistics triads. Overall, this research makes several major contributions to the knowledge of supply chain relationships: developing an integrative model of triadic relationship dynamics, identifying control approaches used by organisations to dominate triads, and demonstrating organisations' mediating effects on dyadic relationships within triads
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