2017 JGSM Best Paper Award

Professor Kihan Kim (Seoul National University) announces following papers published in Journal of Global Sport Management for ¡®2017 JGSM Best Paper Award¡¯. Award ceremony will be held at Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea on Nov. 11, 2017.

I. Premier Award

Sport Fan Evaluations of a Major League Baseball Season: Key Predictors and Influence on Future Evaluations and Consumption Behaviors (2017). Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol.2 Issue 3, 143-161.

Authors: Daniel L. Wann (Murray State University), Frederick G. Grieve (Western Kentucky University),

Cody T. Havard (University of Memphis), Ryan K. Zapalac (Sam Houston State University), Ted B. Peetz (Belmont University) & Jason Lanter (Kutztown University)

II. Excellence Award

1. An Outcome Determinant Analysis of NCWW Rules Violations: An Application of Multivariate Statistics to the Committee on Infractions¡¯ Decisions on Major Cases (2017). Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol.2 Issue 1, 1-21.

Authors: Joshua R. Smith (Eastern Illinois University in Charleston) & Sungho Cho (Bowling Green State University)

2. Do Snow-Based Sport Participants Intend to Purchase Products from Environmentally Friendly Companies? (2017). Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol.2 Issue 3, 182-195. .

Authors: Shintaro Sato (Montclair State University), Yong Jae Ko (University of Florida), Timothy B. Kellison (Georgia State University), Munehiko Harada (Waseda University) & Yoshifumi Bizen (Kokugakuin University)

III. Honorable Mention

1. Measuring Event Quality, Satisfaction and Intention to Return at an International Sport Event: The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2017). Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol.2 Issue 2, 79-95.

Author: David J. Shonk (James Madison University), Gonzalo A. Bravo (West Virginia University), Luisa Velez-Colon (Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico) & Cindy Lee (West Virginia University)

2. Effectiveness of In-game Advertisement: An Examination of Repetition Effect, Brand Familiarity and the Relationship between Gaming Skills and Advertising Execution (2017). Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol.2 Issue 1, 42-64.

Authors: Yongjae Kim (Kutztown University of Pennsylvania) & Ho Keat Leng (Nanyang Technological University)

For More Information:

Kyung Hoon Kim, DBA

Managing Editor of Journal of Global Sport Management

Professor of Marketing, Changwon National University

Changwon, Republic of Korea