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Consumers' Perceived Value of Adidas As a Casual UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS MASTER’S THESIS CONSUMERS’ PERCEIVED VALUE OF ADIDAS AS A CASUAL SPORTSWEAR BRAND Ljubljana, June 2018 GREGOR DEBELJAK MAJA MIKULIN AUTHORSHIP STATEMENT The undersigned Gregor Debeljak, a student at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, (hereafter: FELU), author of this written final work of studies with the title Consumers’ Perceived Value of Adidas as a Casual Sportswear Brand, prepared under supervision of Vesna Žabkar, PhD. DECLARE 1. this written final work of studies to be based on the results of my own research; 2. the printed form of this written final work of studies to be identical to its electronic form; 3. the text of this written final work of studies to be language-edited and technically in adherence with the FELU’s Technical Guidelines for Written Works, which means that I cited and/or quoted works and opinions of other authors in this written final work of studies in accordance with the FELU’s Technical Guidelines for Written Works; 4. to be aware of the fact that plagiarism (in written or graphical form) is a criminal offence and can be prosecuted in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia; 5. to be aware of the consequences a proven plagiarism charge based on the this written final work could have for my status at the FELU in accordance with the relevant FELU Rules; 6. to have obtained all the necessary permits to use the data and works of other authors which are (in written or graphical form) referred to in this written final work of studies and to have clearly marked them; 7. to have acted in accordance with ethical principles during the preparation of this written final work of studies and to have, where necessary, obtained permission of the Ethics Committee; 8. my consent to use the electronic form of this written final work of studies for the detection of content similarity with other written works, using similarity detection software that is connected with the FELU Study Information System; 9. to transfer to the University of Ljubljana free of charge, non-exclusively, geographically and time- wise unlimited the right of saving this written final work of studies in the electronic form, the right of its reproduction, as well as the right of making this written final work of studies available to the public on the World Wide Web via the Repository of the University of Ljubljana; 10. my consent to publication of my personal data that are included in this written final work of studies and in this declaration, when this written final work of studies is published. Ljubljana, June 13, 2018 Author’s signature: _________________________ AUTHORSHIP STATEMENT The undersigned Maja Mikulin, a student at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, (hereafter: FELU), author of this written final work of studies with the title Consumers’ Perceived Value of Adidas as a Casual Sportswear Brand, prepared under supervision of Vesna Žabkar, PhD. DECLARE 1. this written final work of studies to be based on the results of my own research; 2. the printed form of this written final work of studies to be identical to its electronic form; 3. the text of this written final work of studies to be language-edited and technically in adherence with the FELU’s Technical Guidelines for Written Works, which means that I cited and/or quoted works and opinions of other authors in this written final work of studies in accordance with the FELU’s Technical Guidelines for Written Works; 4. to be aware of the fact that plagiarism (in written or graphical form) is a criminal offence and can be prosecuted in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia; 5. to be aware of the consequences a proven plagiarism charge based on the this written final work could have for my status at the FELU in accordance with the relevant FELU Rules; 6. to have obtained all the necessary permits to use the data and works of other authors which are (in written or graphical form) referred to in this written final work of studies and to have clearly marked them; 7. to have acted in accordance with ethical principles during the preparation of this written final work of studies and to have, where necessary, obtained permission of the Ethics Committee; 8. my consent to use the electronic form of this written final work of studies for the detection of content similarity with other written works, using similarity detection software that is connected with the FELU Study Information System; 9. to transfer to the University of Ljubljana free of charge, non-exclusively, geographically and time- wise unlimited the right of saving this written final work of studies in the electronic form, the right of its reproduction, as well as the right of making this written final work of studies available to the public on the World Wide Web via the Repository of the University of Ljubljana; 10. my consent to publication of my personal data that are included in this written final work of studies and in this declaration, when this written final work of studies is published. Ljubljana, June 13, 2018 Author’s signature: _________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1 THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ............... 5 1.1 Consumer Perceived Value (CPV) ............................................................................ 5 1.1.1 Defining CPV ........................................................................................................ 5 1.1.2 Buyer’s value chain ............................................................................................... 7 1.1.3 Development of CPV ............................................................................................ 8 1.1.4 Multi-dimension value concept ............................................................................. 9 1.2 Celebrity Endorsement ............................................................................................. 13 1.2.1 Defining celebrity endorsement........................................................................... 14 1.2.2 Models of celebrity endorsement strategy ........................................................... 14 1.2.3 Celebrity endorsement in sports – Sport sponsorship ......................................... 18 1.2.4 Risk of celebrity endorsement ............................................................................. 19 1.3 Sustainability ............................................................................................................. 21 1.3.1 Definitions of sustainability and green consumerism ......................................... 21 1.3.2 Development of Sustainability ............................................................................ 22 1.3.3 Sustainable Fashion ............................................................................................. 23 1.3.4 Consumers and Sustainability ............................................................................. 23 1.4 Sportswear Industry ................................................................................................. 26 1.4.1 Nike ..................................................................................................................... 28 1.4.2 Adidas .................................................................................................................. 29 1.4.3 Other sportswear companies ................................................................................ 39 2 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS ........................................................................................... 40 2.1 Different aspects of how PRICE as part of CPV is perceived .................................... 40 2.2 Different aspects of how QUALITY as part of CPV is perceived ............................. 41 2.3 Different aspects of how EMOTIONAL VALUE as part of CPV is perceived ......... 41 2.4 Different aspects of how SOCIAL VALUE as part of CPV is perceived .................. 42 2.5 Different aspects of how ENDORSMENT VALUE as part of CPV is perceived ..... 43 2.6 Different aspects of how SUSTAINABILITY VALUE as part of CPV is perceived 44 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY.......................................................... 45 i 3.1 Sample Description ..................................................................................................... 45 3.2 Descriptive Statistics ................................................................................................... 46 4 SURVEY RESULTS AND MAIN FINDINGS .............................................................. 49 4.1 Different aspects of how PRICE as part of CPV is perceived .................................... 49 4.2 Different aspects of how QUALITY as part of CPV is perceived ............................. 51 4.3 Different aspects of how EMOTIONAL VALUE as part of CPV is perceived ......... 54 4.4 Different aspects of how SOCIAL VALUE as part of CPV is perceived .................. 57 4.5 Different aspects of how ENDORSMENT VALUE as part of CPV is perceived ..... 61 4.6 Different aspects of how SUSTAINABILITY VALUE as part of CPV is perceived 64 4.7 Which of the six values has the most influence on the overall CPV of Adidas? ........ 67 5 DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS........................................................................... 72 6 LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH .............................................................
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