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An Examination Of Star Players' Effects On The Branding Process Of Professional Sports Teams, Nathan David Pifer
An Examination Of Star Players' Effects On The Branding Process Of Professional Sports Teams, Nathan David Pifer
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Although various models and real-life examples seem to convey its presence, the relationship between star players and the branding process of professional sports teams is one that remains rather vague and unquantified. Though numerous examples seem to suggest that star players are capable of exerting an effect on a team’s brand, more thorough analysis is required in order to decipher which areas of a brand’s development are more or less affected by these marquee athletes. Taking responses from survey questionnaires containing 40 items pertinent to the topic, this study deployed Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to uncover six underlying factors that …