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Social and charitable impacts of a charity-affiliated sport event: A mixed methods study

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  • Yuhei Inoue
  • Caroline Heffernan
  • Taku Yamaguchi
  • Kevin Filo

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•Social and charitable impacts of a charity-affiliated sport event were examined.•Interviews and surveys were conducted with host community residents.•Social impacts refer to promoting social capital, collective pride, and health.•Charitable impacts entail empathy for cause and informational and tangible support.•Empathy for cause had the strongest association with social impacts.In this mixed methods research, the authors examine a unique type of small-scale event – a charity-affiliated sport event – and define and measure its social and charitable impacts as perceived by residents. Findings from interviews (N = 37) and surveys (N = 459) with residents indicated that the event’s social impacts can be defined by its capacity to develop social capital, enhance collective identity and pride, and promote sport, health, and well-being. Three types of charitable impacts also emerged, including empathy for cause, informational support, and tangible support. Of them, empathy for cause, which addresses a central social issue in the host community, had the strongest association with residents’ perceptions of social impacts. These results provide evidence of a variety of positive impacts that a charity-affiliated sport event has on a community, which can be used to bolster appeals for corporate sponsorship and government support to assist in event delivery.

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  • Yuhei Inoue & Caroline Heffernan & Taku Yamaguchi & Kevin Filo, 2018. "Social and charitable impacts of a charity-affiliated sport event: A mixed methods study," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 202-218, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:21:y:2018:i:2:p:202-218
    DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2017.06.005
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    1. Rundio, Amy & Dixon, Marlene A. & Heere, Bob, 2020. "“I’m a completely different person now”: Extraordinary experiences and personal transformations in sport," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 23(4), pages 704-718.
    2. Kai Guo & Zhigang Wang & Chenya Li & Chengdan Guo, 2023. "Meaningful Sports Consumption Behavior Influences the Production of Individual Eudaimonic Well-Being: The Chain-Mediated Role of Perceived Social Support and Perceived Self-Esteem," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-20, September.
    3. Lea Rossi & Christoph Breuer & Svenja Feiler, 2020. "Determinants of non-profit sports clubs’ perceived competition from commercial sports providers," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(4), pages 736-749, October.
    4. Filo, Kevin & Fechner, David & Inoue, Yuhei, 2020. "Charity sport event participants and fundraising: An examination of constraints and negotiation strategies," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 23(3), pages 387-400.
    5. Rei Yamashita, 2021. "Mega-Para-Sporting Event Social Impacts Perceived by Tokyo Residents: Comparison of Residents’ Vitality," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-14, August.
    6. Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez & Francisco Segado Segado & Ferran Calabuig-Moreno & Ana Mª Gallardo Guerrero, 2020. "Measuring Residents’ Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility at Small- and Medium-Sized Sports Events," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-17, November.

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