Geoff Dickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3748473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoff Dickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoff |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickson |
| SIGNATURE | DICKSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9913-0125 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sport and climate change
Community sport is the foundation of sport systems, yet it faces a contemporary challenge: climate hazards and a diverse set of impacts associated with climate change. Sport policy research gives little guidance to policymakers about climate hazards or how to adapt to their impacts. The aim of this study is to examine managers’ perceptions of climate impacts on sport at a community level, how managers at this level interpret and respond to such i…
Sulaymaniyah FC vs Erbil SC
Transparency and accountability in Brazilian National Sport Organisations
This study examines the prevalence of transparency and accountability in Brazilian National Sports Organizations. Transparency is an organization’s ability to acquire and disseminate accurate and relevant information and knowledge. Accountability refers to an organization’s duty or obligation to provide an account or explanation of their actions. Both transparency and accountability are associated with modernization and good governance. In this s…
The Financial Corruption Process in the Iranian Football Governance
This study explains the process of financial corruption in Iranian Football Governance. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with players, coaches, agents, television and newspaper journalists, and sport management academics. This article uses grounded theory to generate a conceptualization of the causes, catalysts and consequences of financial corruption in Iranian football. The theoretical storyline of corruption in Iranian footba…
Market Share Instability and Market Concentration
This article examines sport/discipline-specific market concentrations in the context of the eight Summer Olympic Games held between 1992 and 2020. Three market concentration-related debates underpin this study: (1) the number of competing firms; (2) market size; and (3) time. A normalized version of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHIN) is calculated for gold medal and medal concentrations for all 42 sports/disciplines. The analyses included pane…
Exploring oppositionality and support of Counter-Strike redditors for the World ESports Association
This study explores sentiments towards the World ESports Association (WESA) within a Counter-Strike Reddit community. Esports communities have not embraced the various self-proclaimed domestic and international esports governing organisations and are notoriously hostile to any organisation perceived as exploiting them. Our sentiment analysis was based on a review of 5359 comments (distributed across 29 threads and five subreddits) made by Counter…
Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games
Coaching legacies
We study the lineage network of coaches in the Australian Football League (AFL) using a novel process of influence propagation through temporal social networks. Coaching and being coached are considered major opportunities for learning, and the vast majority of AFL coaches are former AFL players. We, therefore, establish influence via two antagonistic components: as players, future coaches are influenced by their coaches, and later liberate thems…
The Financial Impact of World Series Cricket on Australia’s State Cricket Associations, 1974–1982
World Series Cricket (WSC), a breakaway competition established by the Australian media proprietor Kerry Packer that operated between 1977 and 1979, was arguably the biggest shock to occur in world cricket. While there is some commentary about the financial cost of WSC, there has been little empirical analysis on the monetary effects of WSC on State Cricket Associations affiliated to the Australian Cricket Board (ACB). Analysis of state cricket a…
The Corruption Formation Process in Iranian Football
This study investigates the corruption formation process in Iranian football. Data was collected using library studies as well as 18 in-depth and semi-structured interviews with football industry stakeholders. The research data were analyzed through the coding process in three stages: open, pivotal and selective. Grounded Theory was used to determine the initial list of corruption causes. Then, interpretive structural modeling and MICMAC analysis…
Esports Associations and the Pursuit of Legitimacy
The dominant position of esports game publishers is a fundamental difference between the systemic governance of esports and traditional sports. There are no such equivalent organizations in traditional sports. As for-profit corporations, the publishers develop and market the electronic games as their commercial products and thus, possess exclusive property rights. Publishers control the virtual sporting environment and the rules of the game. In c…
Chinese Perceptions of Rio's destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics
This study investigates Chinese perceptions of Rio’s destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics. Samples of 573 and 564 residents from Shanghai were surveyed before and after the event. The Olympics raised awareness of Rio and as an Olympic host city. Post-games perceptions of affective image and tourist attractions were higher for people aware that Rio had hosted the Olympics. However, pre-games perceptions of tourism infrastructure an…
Determinants of Image and Image Fit
This study examined the determinants of image and image fit between a sport and its domestic and international governing bodies. Data were collected using eight online surveys ( n = 1,862). Each of the eight surveys focused on a single sport and either its national or international governing organization (e.g., athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) or athletics and the German Athletics Federation). Regression…
An Organizational Life Cycle Approach to Exploring the Elite Sport Legacy of Summer Olympic Host Nations
This paper investigates the elite sport legacies of hosting the Summer Olympics for China (Beijing 2008) and Australia (Sydney 2000). The classic organizational life cycle approach provides the conceptual framework for this retroductive study. The data for both cases are sourced from official publications, academic research, and documents from various government departments and organizations. Additional data are drawn from three semi-structured i…
Social network analysis in sport research
While network analysis is a major methodological approach in many disciplines of the social and natural sciences, it has only recently come into the focus of sport researchers. This article assesses the utility of network analysis to analyze sport phenomena. We begin with an overview of social network analysis (SNA) and related concepts. To explore research topics and approaches, we conduct a systematic review of empirical literature of SNA and i…
The invisible norm
The gender leadership problem is not the underrepresentation of women, but the dominant presence of groups of men and valued forms of masculinities. We argue that critical leadership studies would benefit by considering sport to explain the nuanced relationships between leadership, sport, men and masculinity and the ensuing invisible norms that marginalise women. In doing so, we respond to calls for critical leadership scholars to examine situate…
Learning and knowledge transfer processes in a mega-events context
Women-only mass participation sporting events
There is little evidence supporting the claim that mass participation sporting events (MPSE) increase the population's physical activity (PA). This research aimed to identify the demographic, motivational and PA profile of participants in a women-only non-elite triathlon race series. It also aimed to identify whether PA in previously insufficiently active participants increased before the event, and remained elevated three months after the event.…
Commemorative events
Social network analysis in sport research
While network analysis is a major methodological approach in many disciplines of the social and natural sciences, it has only recently come into the focus of sport researchers. This article assesses the utility of network analysis to analyze sport phenomena. We begin with an overview of social network analysis (SNA) and related concepts. To explore research topics and approaches, we conduct a systematic review of empirical literature of SNA and i…
The invisible norm
The gender leadership problem is not the underrepresentation of women, but the dominant presence of groups of men and valued forms of masculinities. We argue that critical leadership studies would benefit by considering sport to explain the nuanced relationships between leadership, sport, men and masculinity and the ensuing invisible norms that marginalise women. In doing so, we respond to calls for critical leadership scholars to examine situate…
Esports Associations and the Pursuit of Legitimacy
The dominant position of esports game publishers is a fundamental difference between the systemic governance of esports and traditional sports. There are no such equivalent organizations in traditional sports. As for-profit corporations, the publishers develop and market the electronic games as their commercial products and thus, possess exclusive property rights. Publishers control the virtual sporting environment and the rules of the game. In c…
Chinese Perceptions of Rio's destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics
This study investigates Chinese perceptions of Rio’s destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics. Samples of 573 and 564 residents from Shanghai were surveyed before and after the event. The Olympics raised awareness of Rio and as an Olympic host city. Post-games perceptions of affective image and tourist attractions were higher for people aware that Rio had hosted the Olympics. However, pre-games perceptions of tourism infrastructure an…
Determinants of Image and Image Fit
This study examined the determinants of image and image fit between a sport and its domestic and international governing bodies. Data were collected using eight online surveys ( n = 1,862). Each of the eight surveys focused on a single sport and either its national or international governing organization (e.g., athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) or athletics and the German Athletics Federation). Regression…
Learning and knowledge transfer processes in a mega-events context
Women-only mass participation sporting events
There is little evidence supporting the claim that mass participation sporting events (MPSE) increase the population's physical activity (PA). This research aimed to identify the demographic, motivational and PA profile of participants in a women-only non-elite triathlon race series. It also aimed to identify whether PA in previously insufficiently active participants increased before the event, and remained elevated three months after the event.…
Commemorative events
Women-only mass participation sporting events
There is little evidence supporting the claim that mass participation sporting events (MPSE) increase the population's physical activity (PA). This research aimed to identify the demographic, motivational and PA profile of participants in a women-only non-elite triathlon race series. It also aimed to identify whether PA in previously insufficiently active participants increased before the event, and remained elevated three months after the event.…
Learning and knowledge transfer processes in a mega-events context
The invisible norm
The gender leadership problem is not the underrepresentation of women, but the dominant presence of groups of men and valued forms of masculinities. We argue that critical leadership studies would benefit by considering sport to explain the nuanced relationships between leadership, sport, men and masculinity and the ensuing invisible norms that marginalise women. In doing so, we respond to calls for critical leadership scholars to examine situate…
Social network analysis in sport research
While network analysis is a major methodological approach in many disciplines of the social and natural sciences, it has only recently come into the focus of sport researchers. This article assesses the utility of network analysis to analyze sport phenomena. We begin with an overview of social network analysis (SNA) and related concepts. To explore research topics and approaches, we conduct a systematic review of empirical literature of SNA and i…
An Organizational Life Cycle Approach to Exploring the Elite Sport Legacy of Summer Olympic Host Nations
This paper investigates the elite sport legacies of hosting the Summer Olympics for China (Beijing 2008) and Australia (Sydney 2000). The classic organizational life cycle approach provides the conceptual framework for this retroductive study. The data for both cases are sourced from official publications, academic research, and documents from various government departments and organizations. Additional data are drawn from three semi-structured i…
Determinants of Image and Image Fit
This study examined the determinants of image and image fit between a sport and its domestic and international governing bodies. Data were collected using eight online surveys ( n = 1,862). Each of the eight surveys focused on a single sport and either its national or international governing organization (e.g., athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) or athletics and the German Athletics Federation). Regression…
Chinese Perceptions of Rio's destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics
This study investigates Chinese perceptions of Rio’s destination image before and after the 2016 Olympics. Samples of 573 and 564 residents from Shanghai were surveyed before and after the event. The Olympics raised awareness of Rio and as an Olympic host city. Post-games perceptions of affective image and tourist attractions were higher for people aware that Rio had hosted the Olympics. However, pre-games perceptions of tourism infrastructure an…
The Corruption Formation Process in Iranian Football
This study investigates the corruption formation process in Iranian football. Data was collected using library studies as well as 18 in-depth and semi-structured interviews with football industry stakeholders. The research data were analyzed through the coding process in three stages: open, pivotal and selective. Grounded Theory was used to determine the initial list of corruption causes. Then, interpretive structural modeling and MICMAC analysis…
Esports Associations and the Pursuit of Legitimacy
The dominant position of esports game publishers is a fundamental difference between the systemic governance of esports and traditional sports. There are no such equivalent organizations in traditional sports. As for-profit corporations, the publishers develop and market the electronic games as their commercial products and thus, possess exclusive property rights. Publishers control the virtual sporting environment and the rules of the game. In c…
Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games
Coaching legacies
We study the lineage network of coaches in the Australian Football League (AFL) using a novel process of influence propagation through temporal social networks. Coaching and being coached are considered major opportunities for learning, and the vast majority of AFL coaches are former AFL players. We, therefore, establish influence via two antagonistic components: as players, future coaches are influenced by their coaches, and later liberate thems…
The Financial Impact of World Series Cricket on Australia’s State Cricket Associations, 1974–1982
World Series Cricket (WSC), a breakaway competition established by the Australian media proprietor Kerry Packer that operated between 1977 and 1979, was arguably the biggest shock to occur in world cricket. While there is some commentary about the financial cost of WSC, there has been little empirical analysis on the monetary effects of WSC on State Cricket Associations affiliated to the Australian Cricket Board (ACB). Analysis of state cricket a…
Transparency and accountability in Brazilian National Sport Organisations
This study examines the prevalence of transparency and accountability in Brazilian National Sports Organizations. Transparency is an organization’s ability to acquire and disseminate accurate and relevant information and knowledge. Accountability refers to an organization’s duty or obligation to provide an account or explanation of their actions. Both transparency and accountability are associated with modernization and good governance. In this s…
The Financial Corruption Process in the Iranian Football Governance
This study explains the process of financial corruption in Iranian Football Governance. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with players, coaches, agents, television and newspaper journalists, and sport management academics. This article uses grounded theory to generate a conceptualization of the causes, catalysts and consequences of financial corruption in Iranian football. The theoretical storyline of corruption in Iranian footba…
Market Share Instability and Market Concentration
This article examines sport/discipline-specific market concentrations in the context of the eight Summer Olympic Games held between 1992 and 2020. Three market concentration-related debates underpin this study: (1) the number of competing firms; (2) market size; and (3) time. A normalized version of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHIN) is calculated for gold medal and medal concentrations for all 42 sports/disciplines. The analyses included pane…
Exploring oppositionality and support of Counter-Strike redditors for the World ESports Association
This study explores sentiments towards the World ESports Association (WESA) within a Counter-Strike Reddit community. Esports communities have not embraced the various self-proclaimed domestic and international esports governing organisations and are notoriously hostile to any organisation perceived as exploiting them. Our sentiment analysis was based on a review of 5359 comments (distributed across 29 threads and five subreddits) made by Counter…
Sulaymaniyah FC vs Erbil SC
Sport and climate change
Community sport is the foundation of sport systems, yet it faces a contemporary challenge: climate hazards and a diverse set of impacts associated with climate change. Sport policy research gives little guidance to policymakers about climate hazards or how to adapt to their impacts. The aim of this study is to examine managers’ perceptions of climate impacts on sport at a community level, how managers at this level interpret and respond to such i…
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Football (5 works) · Geography (5 works)