Sport Leadership & Management Alumni
2018 PhD's
Shima Behnoosh: Celebrity athlete endorsement and social marketing: Promoting participation in sport and physical activity
2018 Master of Philosophy
Susan Emerson: Access to informal leadership opportunities for secondary school students
2018 Master of Sport and Exercise
Scott Crawford: Sports club capability: Leadership and governance assessment and development
2018 Master of Business
Nicole Manuela:The benefits of sports-based positive youth development programmes in low SES areas
2017 Master of Sport and Exercise
Philippa (Pip) Thomas: The effect of an adult behaviour intervention on children’s experiences of youth sport
Siona Fernandes: When culture speaks: Indian immigrant families participation in sport and physical activity
2015 PhD's
Chloe Lau: The role of migrants in the host community as mega sporting event stakeholders: Chinese-New Zealanders and the Rugby World Cup 2011.
2014 PhD's
Anna Gerke: The relationship between interorganisational behaviours and innovation within sport clusters (University of Paris Sud).
Byungseok Kang: Online endurance sport communities and knowledge sharing behaviour.
2013 PhD's
Kim Werner: Mega-events and the development of collaborative capacity between and amongst destination management organisations.
2013 Master of Business
Johnston, M: The legitimating effects of hosting world championship events for national sports organisations.
2012 PhD's
Mowbray, D: Searching for the "mythical unicorn" - The missing link between boards of directors and organisational effectiveness.
Michelle Cox: Responsibility for children's physical activity.
2012 Master of Business
Luck, M: The impact of education and employment on the sport-related drinking motives of professional footballers: A study of National Rugby League players.
2012 Master of Philosophy
Katharine Hoskyn: Major sports events and their ability to benefit local sports clubs: A case study of the Auckland professional tennis tournaments.
2011 Master of Philosophy
Catherine Crofts: The ability of female-only triathlon events to facilitate sustained physical activity increases in adults who were previously insufficiently active or sedentary.
Kim Kwok: Tactical coaching innovations – A grounded theory approach.
2010 Master of Business
Trevor Meiklejohn: The formation, processes and impact of interorganisational cliques: A study of New Zealand provincial rugby.
Ann Tidey: Social capital production: Sport event volunteer perceptions and impacts.
2008 Master of Business
Cleary, P: National Sporting Organisations and private franchise relationships: A New Zealand comparative case study of inter-organistional learning.
2008 BHSc (Hons)
Kate Elliott: The effect of sport participant satisfaction in determining a favourable attitude towards the naming-rights sponsor.
2006 Master of Business
Jenkins, C: Corporate governance, leader-member exchanges, and board performance of nonprofit organisations: A replication and extension.
Sweeney, B: The influence of brand image and reputation on sustained competitive advantage.
Grant, N: New sports teams and the development of brand community.