Research

My research has attracted interest both domestically and overseas. These research findings have been presented at conferences in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Turkey and Denmark. I have also published journal papers in The International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Sport Management Review and The Journal of Sport Management. A selection of my academic papers can be found below.

 

Refereed Journal Articles – Accepted for Publication (8)

  • Doyle, J.P., Filo, K., Lock, D.L., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H. (in press). PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption. Sport Management Review.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Lock, D.L., Funk, D.C., Filo, K., & McDonald, H. (in press).  ‘I was there from the start’: The identity maintenance strategies used by fans to combat the threat of losing. Sport Management Review.

 

  • Kunkel, T., Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., Du, J., & McDonald, H. (2016). The development and change of brand associations and their influence on team loyalty over time. Journal of Sport Management, 30, 117-134.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Pentecost, R., & Funk, D.C. (2014). The effect of familiarity on associated sponsor and event brand attitudes following negative celebrity endorser publicity. Sport Management Review, 17 (3), 310-323.

 

  • Lock, D., Funk, D.C., Doyle, J.P., & McDonald, H. (2014). Examining the longitudinal structure, stability, and dimensional interrelationships of team identification. Journal of Sport Management, 28 (2), 119-135.

 

  • Kunkel, T., Doyle, J.P., & Funk, D.C., (2014). Exploring sport brand development strategies to strengthen consumer involvement with the product – The case of the Australian A-League. Sport Management Review, 17 (4), 470-483.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Filo, K., McDonald, H., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Exploring sport brand double jeopardy: The link between team market share and attitudinal loyalty. Sport Management Review, 16 (3), 285-297.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Kunkel, T., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Sports spectator segmentation: Examining the differing psychological connections amongst spectators of leagues and teams. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 14 (2), 95-111.

 

Textbook Chapter Contributions (1)

  • Shilbury, D., Westerbeek, H., Quick, S., Funk, D.C., & Karg, A. (2014). Strategic Sport Marketing (4th Ed). Understanding the Sport Consumer (Chapter 3) – Case Study Contribution.

 

Refereed Abstracts in Conference Proceedings (14)

  • Kunkel, T., Lock, D., & Doyle, J.P. (2016). How consumers respond to league brand development actions. To be presented at the 2016 European Association of Sport Management conference, Warsaw, Poland.

 

  • Scott, O., Doyle, J.P., Beaton, A., & Watkins, J. (2016). Online sport consumer segmentation: Examining the differing psychological connections of a team’s online following. To be presented at the 2016 North American Association of Sport Management conference, Orlando, United States of America.

 

  • Kunkel, T., Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., Du, J., & McDonald, H. (2015). The strength and stability of brand associations and their influence on team loyalty over time. Presented at the 2015 Sport Marketing Association conference, Atlanta, United States of America.

 

  • Doyle, J.P. & Funk, D.C. (2014). Basking in Future Glory? New team vicarious achievement. Presented at the 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H. (2014). Examining the dimensions of well-being associated with sport fandom. Presented at the 2014 North American Society for Sport Management conference, Pittsburgh, United States of America.

 

  • Lee, M.A., Du, J., Doyle, J.P., & Funk, D.C. (2014). Examining the role of team identification to predict team related goal-directed behaviors. Presented at the 2014 North American Society for Sport Management conference, Pittsburgh, United States of America.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., Kunkel, T., & McDonald, H. (2013). A longitudinal examination of the relationship between sport team brand associations and loyalty. Presented at the 2013 European Association for Sport Management conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., Lock, D., & Filo, K. (2013). The activation and development of psychological connections to new sport teams. Presented at the 2013 North American Society for Sport Management conference, Austin, Texas, United States of America.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., & Funk, D.C. (2012). Exploring the causes and consequences of supporting new sport teams. Presented at the 2012 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Sydney, Australia.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H. (2012). Exploring the stability of sport team brand associations. Presented at the 2012 European Association for Sport Management conference, Aalborg, Denmark.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H. (2011). Sport brand double jeopardy: Fact, fiction, or paradox? Presented at the 2011 North American Society for Sport Management conference, London, Ontario, Canada.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., Kunkel, T., Funk, D.C., Lock, D., & Filo, K. (2011). Comparing the TEAM*ID scale at varying stages of sport team involvement. Presented at the 2011 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

  • Kunkel, T., Doyle, J.P., Funk, D.C., & Hill, B. (2011). The influence of league brand associations on consumers’ attitudes towards their favourite team. Presented at the 2011 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Melbourne, Australia.

 

  • Doyle, J.P., & Funk, D.C. (2010). A look at spectators: Segmentation by involvement. Presented at the 2010 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Wellington, New Zealand.