Der vorliegende Projektbericht entstand im Rahmen des vom Bundesministerium fürBildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten Projekts „Internationale Markenführungin Dienstleistungsnetzwerken (IMADI.net)“. Mit dem Projekt IMADI.net werden zweigrundsätzliche Zielsetzungen verfolgt: Zum einen...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the simultaneous effects of country of origin (COO) and corporate reputation on initial trust in a transition economy, and to compare these effects across two service industries. The model broadens COO research by incorporating initial...

Purpose – Existing research on sponsorship effects shows that the congruence (i.e. fit) between sponsor and sponsored cause is critical for a change in brand image. Congruence between sponsor and sponsored cause is seen as static in nature. From a dynamic perspective it is unclear why...