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Journal Articles
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.
Liu, S,
Skinner, J, Grosman, A (2020)
From rags to riches: Business model innovation shifts in the ecosystem of the Chinese Super League,
Journal of Global Sport Management, ISSN: 2470-4067. DOI:
10.1080/24704067.2020.1751675.
Swanson, S, Billsberry, J, Kent, A,
Skinner, J, Mueller, J (2019)
Leader prototypicality in sport: The implicit leadership theories of people entering sport management careers,
Sport Management Review, 23(4), pp.640-656, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2019.08.002.
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.
Peng, Q,
Skinner, J, Houlihan, B (2018)
An analysis of the Chinese Football Reform of 2015: why then and not earlier?,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(1), pp.1-18, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2018.1536075.
De Silva, V, Caine, M,
Skinner, J, Dogan, S, Kondoz, A, Peter, T, Axtell, E, Birnie, M, Smith, B (2018)
Player tracking data analytics as a tool for physical performance management in football: A case study from Chelsea Football Club Academy,
MDPI Sports, ISSN: 2075-4663. DOI:
10.3390/sports6040130.
Billsberry, J, Mueller, J,
Skinner, J, Swanson, S, Corbett, B, Ferkins, L (2018)
Reimagining leadership in sport management: lessons from the social construction of leadership,
Journal of Sport Management, 32(2), pp.170-182, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2017-0210.
Ferkins, L,
Skinner, J, Swanson, S (2018)
Sport leadership: A new generation of thinking [Editorial],
Journal of Sport Management, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2018-0054.
Skinner, J and Engelberg, ET (2017)
New problems, new challenges: embracing innovative approaches to sport research,
Sport in Society Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 21(2), pp.179-184, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI:
10.1080/17430437.2018.1406178.
Kihl, LA,
Skinner, J, Engelberg, ET (2016)
Corruption in sport: understanding the complexity of corruption,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 17(1), pp.1-5, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI:
10.1080/16184742.2016.1257553.
Engelberg, ET and
Skinner, J (2016)
Doping in sport: Whose problem is it?,
Sport Management Review, 19(1), pp.1-5, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2015.12.001.
Gowthorp, L, Toohey, K,
Skinner, J (2016)
Government involvement in high performance sport: an Australian national sporting organisation perspective,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, ISSN: 1940-6959. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2016.1220404.
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.
Moston, S, Engelberg, ET,
Skinner, J (2015)
Perceived incidence of drug use in Australian sport: a survey of athletes and coaches,
Sport in Society, 18(1), pp.91-105, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI:
10.1080/17430437.2014.927867.
Skinner, JL, Moston, S, Engelberg, T (2015)
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and the Future of Doping: Psychology of Sport & Exercise,
Psychology of Sport & Exercise, (16), pp.201-207, DOI:
10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.02.004.
Engelberg, ET, Moston, S,
Skinner, J (2014)
The final frontier of anti-doping: a study of athletes who have committed doping violations,
Sport Management Review, 18(2), pp.268-279, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2014.06.005.
Moston, S, Engelberg, T,
Skinner, J (2014)
Athletes’ and coaches’ perceptions of deterrents to performance-enhancing drug use,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 7(4), pp.623-636, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2014.936960.
Engelberg, T,
Skinner, J, Zakus, D (2014)
What does commitment mean to volunteers in youth sport organizations?,
Sport in Society, 17(1), pp.52-67, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI:
10.1080/17430437.2013.828900.
Skinner, JL, Moston, S, Engelberg, T (2013)
Investigative Interviewing and Anti-Doping Developments in Australia,
Investigative Interviewing: Research and Practice , 5(2), pp.144-149, ISSN: 2227-7420.
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.
Engelberg, T, Zakus, DH,
Skinner, JL, Campbell, A (2012)
Defining and Measuring Dimensionality and Targets of the Commitment of Sport Volunteers,
Journal of Sport Management, 26(2), pp.192-205, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.26.2.192.
Engelberg, T, Moston, S,
Skinner, J (2012)
Public perception of sport anti-doping policy in Australia,
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 19(1), pp.84-87, ISSN: 0968-7637. DOI:
10.3109/09687637.2011.590556.
Usher, W and
Skinner, J (2012)
EMPIRE and health website recommendations: Technologies of control,
Social Theory & Health, 10(1), pp.20-41, ISSN: 1477-8211. DOI:
10.1057/sth.2011.10.
Moston, S,
Skinner, J, Engelberg, T (2012)
Perceived incidence of drug use in Australian sport: a survey of public opinion,
Sport in Society, 15(1), pp.64-77, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI:
10.1080/03031853.2011.625277.
Skinner, JL and lizzio, A (2011) Adolescent Male Perceptions of Leadership in a Sporting Context,
Leading & Managing, 17(2), pp.98-109, ISSN: 1329-4539.
Skinner, JL, Andrews, D, LIzzio, A (2011) Searching for Authenticity in Student Understanding of Leadership: An approach using the methodology of Forum Theatre,
Leading and Managing, 17(2), pp.84-97, ISSN: 1329-4539.
Skinner, JL, engelberg, T, Zakus, D (2011)
Exploring the relationship between commitment, experience, and self-assessed performance in youth sport organizations,
Sport Management Review, 14(2), pp.117-125, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2010.05.003.
Usher, W and
Skinner, J (2011)
Categorizing health websites: E-knowledge, e-business and e-professional,
Health Education Journal, 70(3), pp.285-295, ISSN: 0017-8969. DOI:
10.1177/0017896910376125.
Dempster, N, Keeffe, M, Lizzio, A,
Skinner, J, Andrews, D (2010)
The contributions of research design and process facilitation in accessing adolescent views of leadership,
Leading and Managing, 16(2), pp.77-89, ISSN: 1329-4539.
Skinner, JL and Usher, W (2010)
Persuasion and types of enticements offered by pharmaceutical companies to Gold Coast general practitioners in an attempt to encourage a health website recommendation,
Health and Social Care in the Community, 18(1), pp.100-105, ISSN: 1365-2524. DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00879.x.
Neumann, R, Dempster, N,
Skinner, J (2009)
The impact of positional leadership on secondary school captains,
Leading and Managing, 15(2), pp.1-15, ISSN: 1329-4539.
Zakus, DH,
Skinner, J, Edwards, A (2009)
Sport and social capital in Australia,
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 12(7), pp.986-998, ISSN: 1743-0437. DOI:
10.1080/17430430903053224.
Skinner, JL and Usher, W (2008) Health Websites and Reliability Components,
ACHPER Healthy Lifestyle Journal, 4(2), pp.29-34.
Skinner, J, Zakus, DH, Cowell, J (2008)
Development through sport: Building social capital in disadvantaged communities,
Sport Management Review, 11(3), pp.253-275, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/S1441-3523(08)70112-8.
Zakus, DH and
Skinner, J (2008)
Modelling organizational change in the International Olympic Committee,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 8(4), pp.421-442, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI:
10.1080/16184740802461660.
Skinner, J, Zakus, DH, Edwards, A (2008)
Coming in from the margins: ethnicity, community support and the rebranding of Australian soccer,
Soccer & Society, 9(3), pp.394-404, ISSN: 1466-0970. DOI:
10.1080/14660970802009007.
Gilbert, CC,
Skinner, J, Dempster, N (2008)
Expectations of successful female small school principals,
Leading and Managing, 14(1), pp.72-91, ISSN: 1329-4539.
Stewart, B,
Skinner, J, Edwards, A (2008)
Cluster theory and competitive advantage: the Torquay surfing experience,
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3(3), pp.201-201, ISSN: 1475-8962. DOI:
10.1504/ijsmm.2008.017189.
Skinner, J and Gilbert, K (2007)
Sport Management Education: Teaching and learning for the future; an introduction to the special issue,
Sport Management Review, 10(2), pp.125-131, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/S1441-3523(07)70007-4.
Engelberg, ET, Zakus, DH,
Skinner, J (2007)
Organisational commitment: Implications for voluntary sport organisations,
Australian Journal on Volunteering, 12(1), pp.26-36, ISSN: 1836-0246.
Skinner, J and Edwards, A (2005)
Inventive pathways: fresh visions of sport management research,
Journal of Sport Management, 19(4), pp.404-421, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.19.4.404.
Skinner, J, Edwards, A, Gilbert, K (2005)
Towards a critical theory of sport management,
International Journal of Sport Management, 6(3), pp.233-251, ISSN: 1546-234X.
Skinner, JL, Stewart, B, Edwards, A (2004)
Interpreting Policy Language and Managing Organisational Change. The Case of Queensland Rugby Union,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 4(2), pp.77-94, ISSN: 1746-031X. DOI:
10.1080/16184740408737470.
Skinner, JL, Stewart, B, Edwards, A (2004) Governmentality and Organisational Change,
International Journal of Sport Management, 5(1), pp.72-89, ISSN: 1546-234X.
Edwards, A,
Skinner, J, Gilbert, K (2004)
Sport management: varying directions towards the narrative,
Kinesiology: International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Kinesiology, 36(2), pp.220-231, ISSN: 1331-1441.
Burgess, I, Edwards, A,
Skinner, J (2003)
Football Culture in an Australian School Setting: The Construction of Masculine Identity,
Sport, Education and Society, 8(2), pp.199-212, ISSN: 1357-3322. DOI:
10.1080/13573320309250.
Burgess, I, Edwards, A,
Skinner, J (2003)
Football Culture in an Australian School Setting: The Construction of Masculine Identity,
Sport, Education and Society, 8(2), pp.199-212, ISSN: 1357-3322. DOI:
10.1080/13573320309250.
Conferences
Mueller, J,
Skinner, J, Swanson, S, Billsberry, J (2019)
Content and structure of implicit effective leadership theories in sports {Abstract]. In
27th European Association for Sport Management Conference, Seville.
Mueller, J,
Skinner, J, Swanson, S, Billsberry, J (2018)
Surfacing implicit leadership theories in a professional sport context - A comparison of four research techniques in two Bundesliga handball clubs. In
, Adelaide, pp.54-54.
Swanson, S, Kent, A, Smith, A,
Skinner, J (2018)
Innovative cultures in professional sports: The role of servant leadership in fostering employee cooperation, creativity, and satisfaction [Abstract]. In
European Association for Sport Management, Malmo, Sweden,ISBN: 9789171049483.
Caine, M, De Silva, V,
Skinner, J, Kondoz, A, Axtell, E, Birnie, M, Peter, T, Smith, B (2018)
Quantifying intra-seasonal variations in physical performance measures using player tracking data from an elite football (soccer) academy. In
, Boston.
Swanson, S and
Skinner, J (2017)
Leading in multiple contexts: Investigating the meaning of leadership for sport officials [Abstract]. In
European Association for Sport Management, Bern, Switzerland.
Mueller, J,
Skinner, J, Swanson, S, Billsberry, J (2017)
Implicit leadership theories - A phenomenographic study within a sporting context. In
EASM, Magglingen, Switzerland.
Corbett, BD,
Skinner, J, O'Brien, D, Auld, C (2014) Olympic pressures to centralise Sevens training in rugby unions. In
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne.
Corbett, BD,
Skinner, , O'Brien, D, Auld, C (2012) A theoretical map to explore rugby national governing body strategic changes following Olympic inclusion. In
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney.
Books
SKINNER, , Edwards, A, Smith, ACT (Accepted for publication) Qualitative Research in Sport Management, Routledge, ISBN: 9780367426590.
Smith, A,
Skinner, J, Read, D (2020)
Philosophies of organizational change: perspectives, models and theories for managing change, Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN: 9781839105098. DOI:
10.4337/9781839105098.
Skinner, JL and Engelberg, T (ed) (2018)
Research Methodologies for Sport Scholarship, Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 9781138588325.
Skinner, J, Smith, ACT, Swanson, S (2018)
Fostering Innovative Cultures in Sport, Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 9783319786216. DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-78622-3.
Skinner, J and Strewart, B (2017)
Organisational Behaviour in Sport, Routledge.
Barry, M,
Skinner, J, Engelberg, T (2016)
Research handbook of employment relations in sport,ISBN: 9781783470457. DOI:
10.4337/9781783470464.
Skinner, J, Edwards, A, Corbett, B (2014)
Research methods for sport management, © Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 9781135147969.
Skinner, J (2012)
Sport social responsibility,ISBN: 9780080886114. DOI:
10.4324/9780080886114.
Edwards, A and
Skinner, J (2009)
Qualitative Research in Sport Management, Routledge, ISBN: 9780750685986.
Garrick, B, Poed, S,
Skinner, J (2009)
Educational Planet Shapers Researching, Hypothesising, Dreaming the Future,ISBN: 9781921214585.
Edwards, A and
Skinner, J (2006)
Sport Empire, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, ISBN: 9781841261683.
Edwards, A,
Skinner, J, Gilbert, K (2003)
Some Like it Hot The Beach as a Cultural Dimension, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, ISBN: 9781841260983.
Edwards, A and Gilbert, K (2002)
Extending the Boundaries Theoretical Frameworks for Research in Sport Management, Common Ground, ISBN: 9781863351072.
Chapters
Skinner, J, Mueller, J, Swanson, S (2019) Professional Sport Leagues, and Tours. In MacIntosh, E, Bravo, G, Li, M (ed)
International Sport Management, Human Kinetics, pp.211-226, ISBN: 9781492556787.
Skinner, J, Mueller, J, Swanson, S (Accepted for publication) Professional Sport Leagues and Tours. In Bravo, G, MacIntosh, E, Li, M (ed) International Sport Management - 2nd Edition, Human Kinetics, pp.211-225.
Skinner, J, Woolcock, G, Milroy, A (2018)
SDP and social capital. In
Unknown Parent Title, Routledge, pp.296-307, ISBN: 9781138210486. DOI:
10.4324/9781315455174.
Skinner, J, Read, D, Kihl, LA (2017)
Applying a conceptual model of policy regime effectiveness to national and international anti-doping policy in sport. In
Corruption in Sport: Causes, Consequences, and Reform, pp.62-78, ISBN: 9781138935709. DOI:
10.4324/9781315677217.
Skinner, J, Engelberg, ET, Moston, S (2016)
The evolution of anti-doping policy: workplace implications for athletes. In
Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport, © Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.310-330, ISBN: 9781783470457.
Barry, M,
Skinner, J, Engelberg, ET (2016)
Sidelined: employment relations in professional sports. In
Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport, © Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.1-15, ISBN: 9781783470457.
Moston, S, Engelberg, ET,
Skinner, J (2014)
Non-analytical positives: forensic interviewing and the detection of doping in sport. In
Drugs and Sport: Writings from the Edge, Dry Ink Press, pp.125-154, ISBN: 9780987477613.
Skinner, JL and Zakus, D (2013) Sport and Social Capital in Australia. In Toohey, K and Taylor, T (ed)
Australian Sport Antipodean Waves of Change, Routledge, pp.150-162, ISBN: 9781317969143.
Skinner, JL and Hopwood, M (2013) Sport Communication and Social Responsibility. In Pedersen, PM (ed)
Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication, Routledge, pp.421-430, ISBN: 9780415518192.
Skinner, J and Usher, W (2012)
Professional sport leagues, tours and organisations. In
International Sport Management, © Human Kinetics, pp.267-282, ISBN: 9781450422413.
Edwards, A,
Skinner, J, Usher, W (2012)
Researching sport management. In
Managing the business of sport, © Taylor & Francis (Routledge), pp.427-446, ISBN: 9780415570299.
Skinner, J, Lizzio, A, Dempster, N (2011)
Leadership for learning: student perspectives. In
International Handbook of Leadership for Learning, © Springer Science & Business Media, pp.829-845, ISBN: 9789400713505.
Skinner, J (2010)
Sports marketing and sponsorship. In
Managing Football: An International Perspective, pp.103-117, ISBN: 9780080949765. DOI:
10.4324/9780080949765.
Skinner, J (2010)
Sport sponsorship and marketing. In
Managing Football, Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, pp.103-118, ISBN: 9781856175449.
Hopwood, MK, Kitchin, PJ,
Skinner, J (2010)
Bringing public relations and communication studies to sport. In
Sport Public Relations and Communications, © Taylor & Francis, pp.1-12, ISBN: 9781856176156.
Skinner, J (2010)
Sport social responsibility. In
Sport Public Relations and Communication, © Taylor & Francis, pp.69-86, ISBN: 9781856176156.
Skinner, J (2010)
Public relations for players. In
Sport Public Relations and Communications, © Taylor & Francis, pp.215-232, ISBN: 9781856176156.
Skinner, J and Toohey, K (2010)
International sport public relations. In
Sport Public Relations and Communications, © Taylor & Francis, pp.233-250, ISBN: 9781856176156.
Skinner, JL, Garrick, B, Poed, S, Standage, S (2009) Planet Shapers: Researching, Hypothesising, and Dreaming the Possibilities. In Garrick, B, Poed, S,
Skinner, J (ed)
Planet Shapers: Researching, Hypothesising, and Dreaming the Possibilities, pp.9-18, ISBN: 978-1-921214-58-5.
Skinner, JL and Edwards, A (2008) Critical Theory and the Paralympic Movement. In Gilbert, K and Schantz, O (ed)
The Paralympic Games: Empowerment of Side Show, pp.246-251, ISBN: 978-1-84126- 265-9.
Skinner, JL, Gilbert, K, Edwards, A (2003) Prologue to the Beach. In Gilbert, K,
Skinner, J, Edwards, A (ed)
Some Like it Hot: The Beach as a Cultural Dimension, pp.9-23, ISBN: 9781841260983.
Other
De Silva, VD, Kondoz, A, Skinner, J, Smith, B, Peter, T Tracking data analytics as a tool for performance management of football players: A case study from Chelsea Football Academy.