Journal Articles

Zamparo, G, Mason, MC, Lock, D, Cappiello, G (2026) The relationship between dimensions of place attachment and local fans identity and loyalty, European Sport Management Quarterly, pp.1-26, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2026.2639550.

Mansfield, AC, Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Grix, J (2026) Sport fandom and physical health orientation: the roles of group norms and team identification, Sport Management Review, 29(3), pp.475-497, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2026.2618372.

Sato, M, Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Aizawa, K, Kohno, N, Mikura, A, Ogasawara, E (2026) Locations of leisure-time physical activity and well-being in middle-aged and older women in Japan, World Leisure Journal, ISSN: 1607-8055. DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2025.2606802.

Read, D and Lock, D (2025) A categorical reframing approach to crisis communications, Journal of Public Relations Research, 38(1), pp.4-19, ISSN: 1062-726X. DOI: 10.1080/1062726x.2025.2572554.

Portaluri, G, Lock, D, Inoue, Y, Mura, R, Vicentini, F (2025) Unveiling the emotional edge: how fans’ emotional attachment influences the relationships between fanship, fandom, subjective well-being, and attitudinal loyalty, Sport Management Review, 28(4), pp.796-822, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2025.2513100.

Inoue, Y, Sato, M, Swanson, S, Lock, D, Du, J, Funk, DC (2025) Psychosocial resources linking consumer identification and social well-being: Integrating the social identity approach with transformative service research, Journal of Business Research, 195, pp.115361-115361, ISSN: 0148-2963. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115361.

Lock, D, Delia, E, Inoue, Y, Gillooly, L (2024) Success interrupted: exploring how supporters interpret their team's success in a postponed competition, European Sport Management Quarterly, 24(5), pp.1070-1089, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2023.2251999.

Heere, B, Lock, D, Cooper, D (2024) Brand community formation in service management: lessons from the sport industry, Journal of Service Management, 35(1), pp.71-88, ISSN: 1757-5818. DOI: 10.1108/josm-05-2022-0147.

Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Sato, M, Aizawa, K, Mikura, A, Kohno, N, Ogasawara, E (2024) What explains the well-being benefits of physical activity? A mixed-methods analysis of the roles of participation frequency and social identification, Social Science & Medicine, 340, pp.116454-116454, ISSN: 0277-9536. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116454.

Read, D, Skinner, J, Smith, A, Lock, D, Stanic, M (2023) The challenges of harmonising anti-doping policy implementation, Sport Management Review, 27(3), pp.365-386, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2023.2288713.

Kunkel, T, Hayduk, T, Lock, D (2023) Push it real good: the effects of push notifications promoting motivational affordances on consumer behavior in a gamified mobile app, European Journal of Marketing, 57(9), pp.2592-2618, ISSN: 0309-0566. DOI: 10.1108/ejm-06-2021-0388.

Read, D and Lock, D (2022) Image repair using social identity leadership: An exploratory analysis of the National Football League’s response to the national anthem protests, Journal of Sport Management, 36(6), pp.587-599, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2021-0172.

Delia, EB, Melton, EN, Sveinson, K, Cunningham, GB, Lock, D (2022) Understanding the Lack of Diversity in Sport Consumer Behavior Research, Journal of Sport Management, 36(3), pp.265-276, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2021-0227.

Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Sato, M, Funk, DC (2022) Psychological processes connecting team identification and social well-being for middle-aged and older adults: moderated mediation of subjective and objective on-field performance, Sport Management Review, 25(2), pp.207-233, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1917246.

Fujak, H, Frawley, S, Lock, D, Adair, D (2022) Consumer behaviour toward a new league and teams: television audiences as a measure of market acceptance, European Sport Management Quarterly, 22(2), pp.161-181, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2020.1770310.

Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Gillooly, L, Shipway, R, Swanson, S (2021) The organizational identification and well-being framework: theorizing about how sport organizations contribute to crisis response and recovery, Sport Management Review, 25(1), pp.1-30, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1911496.

Kunkel, T, Lock, D, Doyle, JP (2021) Gamification via mobile applications: A longitudinal examination of its impact on attitudinal loyalty and behavior toward a core service, Psychology & Marketing, 38(6), pp.948-964, ISSN: 0742-6046. DOI: 10.1002/mar.21467.

Read, D, Skinner, J, Lock, D, Houlihan, B (2020) Field-configuring events as temporary sites for institutional change in sport: a case study of the Lausanne conference on anti-doping, European Sport Management Quarterly, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2020.1845763.

Read, D, Skinner, J, Lock, D, Houlihan, B (2020) Balancing mission creep, means, effectiveness and legitimacy at the World Anti-Doping Agency, Performance Enhancement & Health, 8(2-3), 100175, ISSN: 2211-2669. DOI: 10.1016/j.peh.2020.100175.

Inoue, Y, Wann, DL, Lock, D, Sato, M, Moore, C, Funk, DC (2020) Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-Being Through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support, Journal of Aging and Health, 32(7-8), pp.530-542, ISSN: 0898-2643. DOI: 10.1177/0898264319835654.

Kavanagh, E, Adams, A, Lock, D, Stewart, C, Cleland, J (2020) Managing abuse in sport: An introduction to the special issue, Sport Management Review, 23(1), pp.1-7, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2019.12.002.

Read, D, Skinner, J, Lock, D, Houlihan, B (2018) Legitimacy driven change at the World Anti-Doping Agency, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(2), pp.233-245, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI: 10.1080/19406940.2018.1544580.

Filo, K, Lock, D, Sherry, E, Huynh, HQ (2018) ‘You belonged to something’: exploring how fundraising teams add to the social leverage of events, European Sport Management Quarterly, 18(2), pp.216-236, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2017.1368684.

Cunningham, GB, Fairley, S, Ferkins, L, Kerwin, S, Lock, D, Shaw, S, Wicker, P (2018) eSport: Construct specifications and implications for sport management, Sport Management Review, 21(1), pp.1-6, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2017.11.002.

Lock, D and Heere, B (2017) Identity crisis: a theoretical analysis of ‘team identification’ research, European Sport Management Quarterly, 17(4), pp.413-435, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2017.1306872.

Kunkel, T, Funk, DC, Lock, D (2017) The Effect of League Brand on the Relationship Between the Team Brand and Behavioral Intentions: A Formative Approach Examining Brand Associations and Brand Relationships, Journal of Sport Management, 31(4), pp.317-332, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2016-0166.

Doyle, JP, Lock, D, Funk, DC, Filo, K, McDonald, H (2017) ‘I was there from the start’: The identity-maintenance strategies used by fans to combat the threat of losing, Sport Management Review, 20(2), pp.184-197, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2016.04.006.

Darcy, S, Lock, D, Taylor, T (2017) Enabling Inclusive Sport Participation: Effects of Disability and Support Needs on Constraints to Sport Participation, Leisure Sciences, 39(1), pp.20-41, ISSN: 0149-0400. DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2016.1151842.

Doyle, JP, Filo, K, Lock, D, Funk, DC, McDonald, H (2016) Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption, Sport Management Review, 19(5), pp.506-519, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2016.04.007.

Lock, D and Funk, DC (2016) The Multiple In-group Identity Framework, Sport Management Review, 19(2), pp.85-96, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2015.10.001.

Harding, J, Lock, D, Toohey, K (2016) A social identity analysis of technological innovation in an action sport: judging elite half-pipe snowboarding, European Sport Management Quarterly, 16(2), pp.214-232, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2016.1140796.

McDonald, H, Leckie, C, Karg, A, Zubcevic‐Basic, N, Lock, D (2016) Segmenting initial fans of a new team: A taxonomy of sport early adopters, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 15(2), pp.136-148, ISSN: 1472-0817. DOI: 10.1002/cb.1558.

Funk, D, Lock, D, Karg, A, Pritchard, M (2016) Sport Consumer Behavior Research: Improving Our Game, Journal of Sport Management, 30(2), pp.113-116, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2016-0028.

(2015) Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management, DOI: 10.4324/9781315753461.

Lock, D, Filo, K, Kunkel, T, Skinner, J (2015) The development of a framework to capture perceptions of sport organizations legitimacy, Journal of Sport Management, 29(4), pp.362-379, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/JSM.2014-0005.

Filo, K, Lock, D, Karg, A (2015) Sport and social media research: A review, Sport Management Review, 18(2), pp.166-181, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2014.11.001.

Lock, D, Funk, DC, Doyle, JP, McDonald, H (2014) Examining the Longitudinal Structure, Stability, and Dimensional Interrelationships of Team Identification, Journal of Sport Management, 28(2), pp.119-135, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2012-0191.

Lock, D, Filo, K, Kunkel, T, Skinner, J (2013) Thinking about the same things differently: Examining perceptions of a non-profit community sport organisation, Sport Management Review, 16(4), pp.438-450, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2013.02.001.

Lock, D and Filo, K (2012) The downside of being irrelevant and aloof: Exploring why individuals do not attend sport, Sport Management Review, 15(2), pp.187-199, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2011.08.006.

Lock, D, Taylor, T, Funk, D, Darcy, S (2012) Exploring the development of team identification, Journal of Sport Management, 26(4), pp.283-294, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.26.4.283.

Lock, D, Taylor, T, Darcy, S (2011) In the Absence of Achievement: The Formation of New Team Identification, European Sport Management Quarterly, 11(2), pp.171-192, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2011.559135.

McDonald, H, Karg, AJ, Lock, D (2010) Leveraging fans' global football allegiances to build domestic league support, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 22(1), pp.67-89, ISSN: 1355-5855. DOI: 10.1108/13555851011013164.

Taylor, T, Lock, D, Darcy, S (2009) The Janus face of diversity in Australian sport, Sport in Society, 12(7), pp.861-875, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI: 10.1080/17430430903053083.

Lock, D, Darcy, S, Taylor, T (2009) Starting with a clean slate: An analysis of member identification with a new sports team, Sport Management Review, 12(1), pp.15-25, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2008.09.001.

Lock, D (2009) Fan perspectives of change in the A‐League, Soccer & Society, 10(1), pp.109-123, ISSN: 1466-0970. DOI: 10.1080/14660970802472718.

Books

Read, D, Skinner, J, Lock, D, Smith, ACT (2021) WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, Routledge, DOI: 10.4324/9781003084297.

Frawley, S, Misener, L, Lock, D, Schulenkorf, N (2019) Global Sport Leadership, Routledge, DOI: 10.4324/9781315101835.

Chapters

Lock, D and Reghunathan, A (2022) COVID-19 and Sports Consumption. In Routledge Handbook of Sport and COVID-19, Routledge, pp.131-140, DOI: 10.4324/9781003176329-15.

Lock, D and Adams, A (2022) Learners and learning in the global industry of sport management. In M, R and T, W (ed) Sport Management Education Global Perspectives and Implications for Practice, Taylor & Francis, pp.75-85, ISBN: 9781000537406.

Karg, A and Lock, D (2016) New media development and strategies for sport mega-events: The Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. In Managing Sport Mega Events, pp.121-138, DOI: 10.4324/9781315757643.

Karg, A and Lock, D (2014) Using new media to engage consumers at the football world cup. In Managing the Football World Cup, pp.25-46, DOI: 10.1057/9781137373687.

Funk, DC and Lock, D (2013) Sport consumer attitudes: Formation, function, and effects on information processing. In Leveraging Brands in Sport Business, pp.37-50, DOI: 10.4324/9780203108994.

McGraw, P, Taylor, T, Lock, D (2013) THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT. In Routledge Handbook of Sport Management, pp.116-134, DOI: 10.4324/9780203807224-10.

Lock, D, Taylor, T, Darcy, S (2008) Soccer and social capital in Australia: Social networks in transition. In Sport and Social Capital, pp.317-338, DOI: 10.4324/9780080569727.

Lock, D, Taylor, T, Darcy, S (2008) Soccer and social capital in Australia: Social networks in transition. In Sport and Social Capital, pp.317-338, DOI: 10.4324/9780080569727-17.

Reports

Gennings, E and Lock, D (2024) An evaluation of Stormbreak Shine’s implementation in NHS Dorset’s care pathways for children and young people, Stormbreak.

Lock, D, Evans, G, Adams, A, Rees, T, Blake, A (2023) Evaluating Active Dorset’s learning partnership with Active Lincolnshire, Active Dorset.

Lock, D, Evans, G, Adams, A, Rees, T, Blake, A (2023) Dorset’s Active Ageing project evaluation, Active Dorset.

Lock, D, Evans, G, Adams, A, Blake, A, Rees, T, Loveman, E, Shome, R (2022) Evaluating the Active Ageing project in Dorset, Active Dorset.

Skinner, J, Read, D, Smith, A, Lock, D, Stanic, M (2022) An investigation into staff perceptions concerning the legitimacy of anti-doping policy implementation in regional anti-doping organisations, pp.1-40, World Anti-Doping Agency.

Darcy, S, Taylor, T, Murphy, A, Lock, D, Sherry, R (2021) Participation and non-participation of people with disability in sport and active recreation, Australian Sports Commission.

Caudwell, J and Lock, D (2020) Pride in our workforce, Energis Me.

Gratton, C, Cuskelly, G, Toohey, K, Lock, D, Kokolakakis, T (2017) Economic value of community club-based sport in Australia, Australian Sports Commission.

Lock, D, Filo, K, Sotiriadou, P, Zakus, D, Skinner, J, Wicker, P, Kunkel, T (2013) Social and economic value of basketball in Queensland, Basketball Queensland.

Sotiriadou, P, Lock, D, Filo, K, Zakus, D, Skinner, J, Wicker, P, Kunkel, T (2013) A facility needs study for basketball in Queensland, Basketball Queensland.

Adair, D, McCarroll, B, Darcy, S, Lock, D (2009) The cost of delivering community sport, New South Wales Sport and Recreation.

Datasets

Sato, M, Inoue, Y, Lock, D, Aizawa, K, Kohno, N, Mikura, A, Ogasawara, E (2026) Supplementary information files for "Locations of leisure-time physical activity and well-being in middle-aged and older women in Japan", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.32677923.