Although prior research examined sponsorship announcements, differences in abstraction and when sponsorships are announced have been neglected. Based on Construal Level Theory, the effects of sponsorship announcement informativeness (abstract/concrete), personal level of construal (PLC;...

The congruence or fit between a sponsored brand (i.e., brand of a team, league, or event) and sponsoring firm is a central tenet of sponsorship research. The influence of such congruence on the sponsored brand however, has received scant attention. This question is important because the strength...

Changes in eating habits comprise two major trends: The increasing demand for healthy products, and a stressful pace of life that leads to a growing convenience orientation. We link these trends by investigating whether stress, operationalized as time pressure and irregular daily routines,...