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Journal Articles

Pinto, F, Rahulamathavan, Y, Skinner, J (2022) Blockchain for doping control applications in sports: a conceptual approach, Future Internet, 14(7), 210, ISSN: 1999-5903. DOI: 10.3390/fi14070210.

Read, D, Smith, A, Skinner, J (2022) Theorising painkiller (mis)use in football using Bourdieu's practice theory and physical capital, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 58(1), pp.66-86, ISSN: 1012-6902. DOI: 10.1177/10126902221082483.

Smith, A and Skinner, J (2021) Sport management and COVID-19: trends and legacies, European Sport Management Quarterly, 22(1), pp.1-10, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2021.1993952.

Read, D, Smith, A, Skinner, J (2021) A comparative analysis of competitive balance between a closed and an open league in rugby league, Journal of Sports Economics, 22(8), pp.871-892, ISSN: 1527-0025. DOI: 10.1177/15270025211022243.

Skinner, J and Smith, A (2021) Introduction: sport and COVID-19: impacts and challenges for the future (Volume 1), European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(3), pp.323-332, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2021.1925725.

Peng, Q, Skinner, J, Houlihan, B, Kihl, L, Zheng, J (2021) Towards understanding change-supportive organisational behaviours in China: an investigation of the 2015 Chinese national football reform, Journal of Global Sport Management, 8(4), pp.817-837, ISSN: 2470-4067. DOI: 10.1080/24704067.2021.1910059.

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, 7(3), pp.406-426, 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, 6(4), 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.

Moston, S, Engelberg, T, Skinner, J (2015) Self-fulfilling prophecy and the future of doping, Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 16(2), pp.201-207, ISSN: 1469-0292. 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.

Moston, S, Engelberg, T, Skinner, J (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 Ströbel, T, Breitbarth, T, Kempf, H, Germelmann, CC, Nagel, S (ed) 25th EASM Conference; The 25th EASM Conference, 5-8 September 2017, Bern and Magglingen, Switzerland, Challenges and Developments of Sport Organisations, Book of Abstracts, Bern and Magglingen, Switzerland, pp.143-144, ISBN: 9783906813448. DOI: 10.7892/boris.105238.

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

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

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

Liu, S, Skinner, J, Grosman, A (2022) Business model innovation towards ecosystem sustainability: A case study of the Chinese super league. In Khare, A, Ojala, A, Baber, WW (ed) Sustainable International Business Models in a Digitally Transforming World, Routledge, pp.207-221, ISBN: 9781032050928. DOI: 10.4324/9781003195986.

Liu, S, Skinner, J, Grosman, A (2022) Business model innovation towards ecosystem sustainability: A case study of the Chinese super league. In Sustainable International Business Models in a Digitally Transforming World, pp.207-221, ISBN: 9781032050928. DOI: 10.4324/9781003195986-16.

Mueller, J, Skinner, J, Swanson, S, Naraine, M, Fransen, K (2021) Investigating shared leadership in elite sport: a social network study of USA Rugby 7s. In Andersen, SS, Hansen, PØ, Houlihan, B (ed) Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Elite Sport, Routledge, pp.161-183, ISBN: 9780367552770. DOI: 10.4324/9781003092728.

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 and Corbett, B (2018) Researching sport management. In Managing Sport Business: An Introduction: Second edition, pp.607-627, ISBN: 9781138291362. DOI: 10.4324/9781315265476-30.

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, J (2010) Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. In Managing Football, pp.103-117, ISBN: 9781856175449. DOI: 10.4324/9780080949765-14.

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.



Reports

Swanson, S, Collison, H, Burnett, C, Skinner, J, Meeks, F (2021) Sport for development and Olympic Movement stakeholders: a social network analysis.



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.



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