“…awareness, image). Hence, one of the main topics in sponsorship literature has been the linkage between sponsorship and stock returns (Clark, Cornwell, & Pruitt, 2009;Cornwell, Pruitt, & Clark, 2005;Khvastunov, 2011;Mazodier & Rezaee, 2013; George S Spais & Filis, 2008; George S. Spais & Johnston, 2014). However, previous studies provided conflicted results indicating that the effects on stock returns caused by sponsorships are not same for all sponsorship deals and sensitive to firm and event characteristics.…”