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Abstract

Corporate sponsorship is growing in importance as an element of the communications mix. The number of companies participating in sponsorship, as well as corporate expenditures for sponsoring events, is on the rise as organizations seek new ways to reach audiences and enhance their image. The importance of corporate sponsorship is now generally acknowledged, but little research has been done to understand its value and effectiveness. An exploratory study was conducted to examine the relationship between sponsorship and corporate image. The results suggest that corporate sponsorship can improve corporate image, but its effects differ among companies. Moreover, sponsorship is only one of the information sources consumers use to form their impressions of an organization. Under certain circumstances, corporate sponsorship can damage, rather than enhance, the image of a company.     

Juliet B. Schor: The Overspent American. Upscaling,Downshifting, and the New Consumer. New York: Basic Books, 1998.

Journal of Consumer Policy -     

The Entrepreneurial Process: Economic Growth,Men, Women,and Minorities. Edited by Paul D. Reynolds and Sammis B. White. Westport,Connecticut: Quorum Book, 1997.

Small Business Economics -