TY - JOUR
T1 - Host residents’ role in sporting events
T2 - The city image perspective
AU - Oshimi, Daichi
AU - Harada, Munehiko
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [grant numbers 26750284, 2014-04-01 - 2016-03-31].
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify the antecedent and outcome variables of host city image perceptions, and to analyze how these perceptions impact behavioral intentions from the residents’ viewpoint. To this end, the authors constructed a structural model, distributed questionnaires to residents in Saitama City for the Tour de France Saitama Criterium held in Japan from 2014 to 2016, and collected 636 usable responses. The results verified that the fit between host city and sporting event is a useful antecedent variable of city image. Furthermore, place attachment to host city was identified as an outcome variable. Development of these two variables could benefit behavioral intentions, suggesting that residents play an important role in sporting event development. In addition, the authors found that hosting a sporting event leads to place attachment among residents through fit between host city and sporting event and city image perceptions. Thus, hosting a sporting event has two potential impacts—one each on the event organizer and the host city—from the residents’ viewpoint. It benefits the organizers by developing the residents’ behavioral intentions and has a social impact on the host city through an enhancement in their place attachment.
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify the antecedent and outcome variables of host city image perceptions, and to analyze how these perceptions impact behavioral intentions from the residents’ viewpoint. To this end, the authors constructed a structural model, distributed questionnaires to residents in Saitama City for the Tour de France Saitama Criterium held in Japan from 2014 to 2016, and collected 636 usable responses. The results verified that the fit between host city and sporting event is a useful antecedent variable of city image. Furthermore, place attachment to host city was identified as an outcome variable. Development of these two variables could benefit behavioral intentions, suggesting that residents play an important role in sporting event development. In addition, the authors found that hosting a sporting event leads to place attachment among residents through fit between host city and sporting event and city image perceptions. Thus, hosting a sporting event has two potential impacts—one each on the event organizer and the host city—from the residents’ viewpoint. It benefits the organizers by developing the residents’ behavioral intentions and has a social impact on the host city through an enhancement in their place attachment.
KW - City image
KW - Fit
KW - Host residents
KW - Place attachment
KW - Social impact
KW - Sporting event
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U2 - 10.1016/j.smr.2018.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.smr.2018.04.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046138020
VL - 22
SP - 263
EP - 275
JO - Sport Management Review
JF - Sport Management Review
SN - 1441-3523
IS - 2
ER -