This article examines the relative effectiveness of emotional advertising over rational advertising and combination advertising on sport consumer behavior.

This article analyzes the mediating role of self-efficacy, hope, and vitality in the relationship that future time perspective has with job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

This article draws on case analysis to present two frameworks for evaluating two types of business models, and, through open coding and axial coding on eight Chinese cases, identifies the main components for the evaluation frameworks and critical factors within each component. Using the coding results as a lens, the article applies a cross-case comparative data analysis to establish the multi-level evaluation systems and provides suggestions for entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to better their business model design in China’s rural markets.