Biography
Dr Joshua McLeod is a Lecturer in Sport Management at Deakin University, and is based at the Burwood campus. Joshua’s research interests centre on sport governance, sport regulation and organisational change. He has published research in leading sport journals including the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review and European Sport Management Quarterly. Joshua has lectured in sport business and governance in business schools in Scotland, England, Australia and frequently delivers guest lectures in India and the United States. He received his PhD from Heriot-Watt University following a three-year study into the governance of Scottish football clubs.
Read more on Joshua's profileResearch interests
Sport governance
Sport business
Organisational change
Affiliations
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ)
European Association of Sport Management (EASM)
Teaching interests
Sport governance
The regulation of sport
Knowledge areas
Sport business
Sport governance
Sport regulation
Publications
"Seven Weeks Is Not a Lot of Time": Temporal Work and Institutional Change in Australian Football
Joshua McLeod, Géraldine Zeimers, Jonathan Robertson, Catherine Ordway, Lee McGowan, David Shilbury
(2024), pp. 1-14, Journal of Sport Management, Champaign, Ill., C1
Board Composition in National Sport Federations: An Examination of BRICS Countries
James McKeag, Joshua McLead, Shaun Star, Sergey Altukhov, Gang Yuan, David Shilbury
(2023), pp. 1-22, Journal of Global Sport Management, London, Eng., C1
Examining sport board leadership: How chairs manage passion
Geraldine Zeimers, David Shilbury, Joshua McLeod
(2023), pp. 1-17, Managing Sport and Leisure, London, Eng., C1
Joshua McLeod, David Shilbury, Daniel Parnell, Ian O'Boyle
(2023), pp. 1-18, Managing Sport and Leisure, London, Eng., C1
Reflecting, prioritising, and energising for a new generation of sport governance research
Joshua McLeod, Lesley Ferkins, Ian O'Boyle
(2022), pp. 77-94, A Research Agenda for Sport Management, Cheltenham, Eng., B1
A Qualitative Study Examining How Passion Impacts Sport Board Functioning
G Zeimers, D Shilbury, J McLeod
(2022), Leisure Sciences, C1
An institutional framework for governance convergence in sport: The case of India
J McLeod, D Shilbury, G Zeimers
(2021), Vol. 35, pp. 144-157, Journal of Sport Management, C1
Power and rent-seeking on boards: A case study of national sport federations in India
Joshua McLeod, David Shilbury, Geraldine Zeimers
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 697-721, Sport Management Review, London, Eng., C1
The role and performance of supporter directors: A social exchange theory perspective
J McLeod, A Jenkin, G Walters, R Irving
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 862-885, Sport Management Review, C1
J McLeod, S Star, D Shilbury
(2021), Managing Sport and Leisure, C1
Role of the board and directors Board structure and composition
Josh McLeod
(2020), pp. 243-253, Routledge handbook of sport governance, Abindgon, Eng., B1
Ethical strategists in Scottish football: The role of social capital in stakeholder engagement
J McLeod, A Adams, K Sang
(2020), Vol. 14, pp. 298-316, International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Olney, Eng., C1
A content analysis of governance convergence in Indian sport
Joshua McLeod, David Shilbury
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 26-53, International journal of sport management, Boston, Mass., C1
Board roles in Scottish football: an integrative stewardship-resource dependency theory
J McLeod, D Shilbury, L Ferkins
(2019), Vol. 21, pp. 39-57, European sport management quarterly, Abingdon, Eng., C1
A qualitative inquiry into supporter representation on Scottish football club boards
Josh McLeod
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 889-902, Soccer and society, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Board effectiveness in Scottish football: a social capital approach
Joshua McLeod
(2016), EASM 2016 : Memories and identities in sport management in Europe : Proceedings of the European Sport Management Conference 2016, Warsaw, Poland, E1-1
R McIntosh, K Andrews, Joshua McLeod
(2015), pp. 93-110, Introducing management in a global context, Oxford, Eng., B1-1
M Powell, H McWilliam, J McLeod, S Nankervis, R Butler, T Toop
(2008), Vol. 24, pp. 373-378, Fish and shellfish immunology, London, England, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
An Educational and Partnership Approach to Transforming Sport Governance in India
Prof David Shilbury, Dr Geoff Schoenberg, Dr Joshua McLeod
DFAT Australia-India Council Grants Program
- 2018: $16,750
- 2017: $36,400
Balancing the Board: Women in Sport Leadership in Victoria
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, A/Prof Steve Swanson, Dr Joshua McLeod
Office for Women in Sport and Recreation Change Our Game Research Grants
- 2023: $2,274
- 2022: $20,473
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report