Sports consumption behaviour among generation Y in mainland China

Johnson Morgan, Melissa and Summers, Jane and Jocumsen, Graham (2006) Sports consumption behaviour among generation Y in mainland China. In: International Conference of the Academy of Business Administration, 16-20 Aug 2006, Munich, Germany.

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Abstract

The Chinese Government has relaxed its tight control over sport (Stensholt 2004), the country is set to host the 2008 Olympic Games and every major sport franchise in the world is making plans for a full assault on the Chinese market. The game is on in mainland China, however despite the excitement about the market there is little understanding of sport consumption in China or the attitudes and behaviours of potential sport consumers. The bulk of the literature in consumer behaviour within sports relates specifically to developed industrialised nations, specifically USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. Of particular interest to academics and practitioners alike should be the potential of the huge generation Y market in China. Generation Y (those born after 1978) represent not only a current lucrative market but also represent the future development of sport and sport consumption in China. This exploratory study has revealed that generation Y consumers in China exhibit sports consumption behaviours which differ in numerous respects from their counterparts in the USA and deserve deeper study.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Authors retain copyright.
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Business - Department of Marketing and Tourism
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 00:50
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:39
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chinese consumption, sport consumption, generation Y
Fields of Research :	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1505 Marketing > 150504 Marketing Measurement 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1504 Commercial Services > 150499 Commercial Services not elsewhere classified
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1711

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