Purpose: As luxury goods are losing their importance for demonstrating status, wealth or power to others, individuals are searching for alternative status symbols. Recently, individuals have increasingly used conspicuous consumption and displays of experiences on social media to obtain...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise and measure the construct of fan engagement through social networking sites (SNS). Design/methodology/approach: A multi-stage procedure was completed to validate the proposed fan engagement through SNS model with three first-order...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of service quality on perceived positive and negative social impact of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Design/methodology/approach: A field study was conducted in Rio de Janeiro, and data were collected from residents who...

Purpose: Despite the recognition that citizens' perceptions of mega sport events' social impact is critical for the sustainable development of these events and host cities, most previous studies have not taken into consideration how these perceptions may change over time. This study examines...