Biography
Dr Jonathan Robertson is a Senior Lecturer in the Sports Management Program and Co-Director of the Master of Business (Sport Management) within the Deakin Business School. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in related to sports ethics, integrity, and social issues. His primary research interests are in the areas of social change, ethics and integrity, innovation, and organisational theory.
Read more on Jonathan's profileResearch interests
- Social responsibility in sport organisations
- Sport ethics and integrity in sport systems
- Social performance and organisational change
- Virtual reality and behavioral change
Affiliations
- Member, Sport Management Association Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ).
- Member, North American Association for Sport Management (NASSM).
- Member, European Association for Sport Management (EASM).
Teaching interests
- Sport and Social Issues
- Sport Ethics and Integrity
- Social Responsibility in Sport
- Organisation Theory
Units taught
- MMS201 - Sport in Society
- MMS704 - Sport Ethics and Integrity
Conferences
- Robertson, J., Dowling, M., Washington, M., Leopkey, B., Ellis, D., and Smith, L. (2021) "Institutional Theory in Sport: A Scoping Review" SMAANZ, Canberra, Australia.
- Robertson, J., Storr, R., O'Brien, D., and Bakos, A. (2019) “My Ideal Is Where It Is Just Jane The Cricketer, Rather Than Jane The Gay Cricketer”: An Institutional Entrepreneurship Perspective Of Lesbian Inclusion In EASM, Seville, Spain.
- Walzel, S., Robertson, J., and Anagnostopolous, C. (2018) "Taking stock of CSR research in professional team sport organizations: Current knowledge and future research directions', NASSM, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Rowe, K., Karg, A., and Robertson, J. (2018) 'Examining the community practices of professional sport teams: Strategic rationales and design choices. NASSM, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Robertson, J., Polonsky, M., and Karg, A., 'The Impact of Sports Goods' Social Responsibility on Consumers' Assessment of Perceived Value', North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM Conference), USA, 2017.
- Robertson, J. and Saviadis, N., 'FairTrade, Social Entrepreneurship and Sport: A Case Study of Jinta Sport', European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Poland, 2016.
- Robertson, J., Westerbeek, H., Eime, R., and Harvey, J., 'Reconceptualising Corporate Social Responsibility for Non- Profit Sort Organisations: Investigating The Social Obligations of a Local Sports Club', World Association For Sport Management (WASM) Inaugural Conference, Spain, 1-3 October 2014.
- Robertson, J., Westerbeek, H., and Eime, R., 'An Examination Of Social Responsibility Expectations Across Ideal Type Sports Organisations: A Delphi Approach', 19th SMAANZ Conference University of Otago, New Zealand, 20-22 November 2012.
Research groups
- Centre for Sport Research - Deakin University
- Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organisations - Deakin University
Awards
- Sport Youth Tourism Foundation Scholarship, Tourism & Transport Forum, $10,000.
Projects
- Robertson, J., Vincent, J., Bowtell., G., Fink, J., Walker, N., Melton, N., Phillips, P., Bearman, M. (2020) Utilizing virtual reality to build empathy and challenge institutionalized biases in sport management. Faculty Research Grant Scheme, Deakin University, ($15,000).
- Robertson, J. (2019) Utilizing educational technologies to build empathy and challenge institutionalized biases. Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) Fellowship ($15,000).
- Rowe, K., Phillips, P., Robertson, J., Wear, H. (2018) 'Empowering women and girls to shine through netball - Creating inclusive netball communities', Netball Australia, ($29,844).
- Phillips, P., Rowe, K., Salmon, J., Robertson, J., Schoenberg, G., Naraine, M., Wear, H. (2018) 'Evaluation of the Supporting Victorian Sport and Recreation (SVSR) Program', Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, ($87,753).
- Robertson, J. (2017)Virtual Simulations of Board Conflict in Sport Management, Centre for Sport Research, Deakin University ($5000).
- Robertson, J. (2016) Virtual Reality and Gender Perceptions in Sport Management, Centre for Sport Research, Deakin University ($4000).
Publications
No publications found
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Best practice in facilitating sport and recreation for CALD communities.
Dr Jonathan Robertson
Monash City Council
- 2022: $8,406
Developing an AW&E Toolkit: A qualitative study of athlete wellbeing and engagement (AW&E) management in Australian high-performance sport.
Dr Jonathan Robertson, A/Prof Steve Swanson, A/Prof Katie Rowe, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Timothy Piatkowski
AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport
- 2023: $44,400
The coach-athlete wellbeing nexus: A qualitative study of wellbeing in Australian high-performance sport
A/Prof Steve Swanson, Dr Jonathan Robertson, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Katie Rowe, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Tim Piatkowski
AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport
- 2024: $35,798
Industry and Other Funding
DRIVERS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS OF FEMALE BUYERS OF ACTIVE-WEAR
Dr Jonathan Robertson
Australian Sporting Goods Association
- 2017: $3,000
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS TO SHINE THROUGH NETBALL: CREATING INCLUSIVE NETBALL COMMUNITIES
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, Dr Jonathan Robertson, Dr Henry Wear
Netball Australia Limited
- 2019: $27,131
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report