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The effect of sport team reputation on team attachment and community attachment: a comparison of fans, local residents, and sponsors

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  • Shohei Takamatsu

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The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sport team reputation on team attachment and community attachment by comparing fans, local residents, and sponsors. The team targeted for this research was Victorina Himeji, which was the first professional female volleyball club in Japan. This study consisted of separate surveys for fans, local residents, and sponsors. The results demonstrated that: (a) the measurement scale of sport team reputation could be applied to the three stakeholders; (b) the three stakeholders significantly differed in assessing sport team reputation, team attachment, and community attachment; and (c) the multigroup structural equation modelling revealed that the effect of sport team reputation on team attachment was stronger for fans and sponsors than for local residents, although all paths had positive influences. The present study advanced reputation research in sport by demonstrating the relationships among sport team reputation, team attachment, and community attachment across the three stakeholders.The Spectator-based Sports Team Reputation Scale (SSTR) could be applied to the three stakeholders as a general sport team reputation.The three stakeholders significantly differed in assessing sport team reputation, team attachment, and community attachment.Sport team reputation influenced community attachment through team attachment for each stakeholder.The path coefficient of the relationship between sport team reputation and team attachment differed between fans and local residents, and local residents and sponsors.

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  • Shohei Takamatsu, 2021. "The effect of sport team reputation on team attachment and community attachment: a comparison of fans, local residents, and sponsors," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(4), pages 620-641, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:24:y:2021:i:4:p:620-641
    DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1879557
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    1. Anwar Sadat Shimul, 2022. "Brand attachment: a review and future research," Journal of Brand Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 29(4), pages 400-419, July.

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