Are You Team Apple or Team Samsung? Investigating Rivalry in Sport and Mobile Phone Brands

Cody T. Havard (), Michael Hutchinson () and Timothy D. Ryan ()
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Cody T. Havard: The University of Memphis
Michael Hutchinson: The University of Memphis
Timothy D. Ryan: The University of Memphis

Chapter Chapter 4 in Rivalry and Group Behavior Among Consumers and Brands, 2021, pp 57-79 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The current study investigated rival perceptions and likely behaviors in the sport and mobile phone settings. In particular, perceptions and likely behaviors of relevant out-groups were compared in the sport setting with users of Apple and Samsung mobile phones. Findings indicate that fans of sport teams reported higher identification with their favorite brands and more negativity toward the out-group than did users/fans of Apple and Samsung mobile phones. Additionally, being a fan of both a sport team and either Apple or Samsung mobile phones was correlated with more positive perceptions of the in-group and out-group. Finally, users of Samsung phones reported more satisfaction when their favorite brand compares favorably to Apple than vice versa. Implications and future research are discussed.

Keywords: Rivalry; Sport; Mobile phones; Out-group derogation; Fan behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85245-0_4

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