Dr Dwight Zakus

GCert Higher Education, B Physical Education, M Physical Education, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Dr Dwight Zakus

Research expertise

• Social Theory and Social Capital
• Social sciences of sport, physical education, leisure, and culture (including sociology, political economy, history, cultural studies, popular culture, gender studies, philosophy, comparative studies, state theory, policy)
• Sport and recreation / leisure management (including organisation theory, human resource management)
• The Olympic movement and the International Olympic Committee

Publications

Refereed journal articles

• D. C. Malloy and D. H. Zakus. (2004). Harassment Issues in Sport Organisations: Commentaries on Utilitarian, Justice, Kantian, and Existential Approaches to Moral Ontology. Quest, 56, 3, 321-336.
• D. C. Malloy and D. H. Zakus. (2002). Ethics in Drug Testing in Sport: An Invasion of Privacy Justified? Sport, Education and Society, 17, 2, 203-218.
• J. Warnken, D. H. Zakus, and D. Thompson. (2001). Golf course development in a major tourist destination: implications for planning and management. Environmental Management, 27, 5, 681-696.

Books and monographs

• D. C. Malloy, S. Ross, and D. H. Zakus. (2004). Instructor’s Manual for Sport Ethics: Cases and Concepts in Sport and Recreation. Toronto: Thompson Educational Press.
• D. Malloy, S. Ross and D. H. Zakus. (2003). Sport Ethics: Concepts and Cases in Sport and Recreation. (2nd ed.) Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing. ISBN: 1-55077-129-9.
• D. Malloy, S. Ross and D. H. Zakus. (2000). Sport Ethics: Concepts and Cases in Sport and Recreation. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing. ISBN: 1-55077-107-8.

Book chapters

• D. H. Zakus. (2005). The Olympic Charter: A Historical Analysis of a Hegemonic Document for Global Sport. In N. Guoth, D. Adair, and B. Coe (Eds.). Beyond the Torch - Olympics and the Australian Culture, pp. 5-14. Melbourne: ASSH Publications.
• D. H. Zakus. (2004). The International Olympic Committee. J. Findling and K. Pelle (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, pp.439-452. Westport, CN: Greenwood. ISBN: 0-313-322278-3 / Prager ISBN: 0-275-97659-9.
• D. H. Zakus. (2003). Contemporary Trends and the Future of Sport in Canada. In J. Crossman (Ed.), Canadian Sport Sociology pp. 206-223. Toronto: Nelson. ISBN / ISSN: 0774737808.
• D. H. Zakus. (2002). Understanding Nostalgia Sport Tourism: The Old Course as 'Mecca' and as Museum Without Walls. In E. Thain (Ed.), Science and Golf IV: Proceedings of the Fourth World Scientific Congress on Golf pp. 843-852. London: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-28302-7.

Book reviews and other contributions

• J. Skinner, A. Edwards, and D.H. Zakus. (2004). Modelling Organisational Change in the International Olympic Committee. Published in the 12th European Association of Sport Management European Sport Management Congress Proceedings (CDRom PDF), pp. 325-328.
• D. H. Zakus. (2001). Book Review - Power, Politics, and the Olympic Games: A History of the Power Brokers by Alfred Senn. International Journal of the History of Sport, 18, 4, 172-173.

Refereed conference papers

• D. H. Zakus. (2000). Change and development of the International Olympic Committee. In K. B. Wamsley, S. G. Martyn, G. H. MacDonald, and R. K. Barney (Eds.), Bridging Three Centuries: Intellectual Crossroads and the Modern Olympic Movement (Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium for Olympic Research), pp. 165-175. London, Canada: International Centre for Olympic Studies, The University of Western Ontario. ISBN: 0-7714-2254-7.

Conference presentations

• T. Engelberg, J. Skinner, and D. H. Zakus. (2006). The Commitment of Volunteers in Sport: A Study of Little Athletics Centres. Paper presented at the Inaugural Volunteering Research Symposium, Volunteering Australia. 708 March. Melbourne.
• A. Edwards, and D. H. Zakus. (2006). Commonwealth Games: The Spectacle of the British Empire. Paper presented at the 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference. March. Melbourne. Abstract published on p. 64 of proceedings.
• D. H. Zakus, J. Skinner, and A. Edwards. (2006). A Case Study of Organisational Change: The International Olympic Committee. Paper presented at the 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference. March. Melbourne. Abstract published on p. 172 of proceedings.
• R. Milne, A. Edwards, and D. H. Zakus. (2006). Case Studies on Preparing PE Teachers for Roles as School Sport Managers: Gaps and Inconsistencies. Paper presented at the 13th Commonwealth International Sport Conference. March. Melbourne. Abstract published on p. 181 of proceedings.
• T. Moston, D. H. Zakus, and J. Skinner. (2005). The Commitment of Volunteers in Little Athletics Centres. Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, November, 2005. Canberra.
• D. H. Zakus, B. Stewart, and M. Bird. (2005). The Centrality of Sport History to Sport Management Practice. Paper presented at Sporting Traditions XV, Melbourne, July. Abstract published in book of abstracts, p. 38.
• D. H. Zakus and P. Smolianov. (2005). Managing High Performance Athletes in Sport Management Settings. Paper submitted for presentation to the European Sport Management Association conference, September. England.
• T. Moston, J. Skinner, and D. H. Zakus. (2005). Exploring the Dimensions and Targets of the Commitment of Volunteers in Junior Athletics. Paper submitted for presentation to the European Sport Management Association conference, September. England.
• D. H. Zakus, A. Edwards, R. Gapp, and J. Skinner. (2005). Referees: The Game’s Front Line Managers. Paper submitted for presentation to the European Sport Management Association conference, September. England.
• D. H. Zakus. (2004). The Olympic Charter: A Historical Analysis of a Hegemonic Document for Global Sport. Presented at Australian Society for Sport History (ACT) Beyond the Torch: Olympics and the Australian Culture Conference, Canberra, April.
• J. Skinner, A. Edwards, and D. H. Zakus. (2004). Modelling Organisational Change in the International Olympic Committee. Presented at the European Association of Sport Management conference, Ghent, Belgium. September.
• Murray Bird and D. H. Zakus. (2004). The AFL in Queensland: Managementscapes and Sport History Inform Sport Management. Presentation at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference, Melbourne, November.
• M. Bird and D. H. Zakus. (2003).Globalisation Patterns in the Expansion of Australian Rules Football into Queensland. Presented at the Australian Society for Sport History conference, Sydney, July.
• D. H. Zakus and D. C. Malloy. (2003). Critical and Ethical Thinking in Sport Management. Presented at the European Sport Management Congress, Stockholm, September.
• D. H. Zakus. (2003). Change and Development of the International Olympic Committee: Structural and Governance Issues. Presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, November.
• G. Dickson and D. H. Zakus.(2003). Determinants of sport marketing course content and the bias of corporate sport. Presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, November.
• D. H. Zakus and M. Bird. (2002). Integrating Sport Science Specialists Structures and Systems into Sport Organisations: The Exemplar of the Brisbane Lions. Presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Rockhampton, November-December.
• D. H. Zakus. (2002). Understanding Nostalgia Sport Tourism: The Old Course as 'Mecca' and a 'Museum Without Walls'. Presented at the Fourth World Congress of Golf, St Andrews, Scotland, July 22-27.
• M. Bird and D. H. Zakus. (2002). Organisational Change in Australian Rules Football: Strategic Responses to Institutional Pressures for Globalisation. At the 10th European Sport Management Congress, Jyväskylä, Finland. September 4-7. Poster presentation.
• D. C. Malloy and D. H. Zakus. (2002). Harassment Issues in Sport Organizations: Commentaries on Utilitarian, Justice, and Existential Approaches to Rectification. At the 10th European Sport Management Congress, Jyväskylä, Finland. September 4-7.
• D. H. Zakus. Sport Nostalgia Tourism: A Conceptual Modelling. (2001). Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference. Melbourne, Australia. (November 29- December 1).
• B. Stewart and D. H. Zakus. (2001). The Nexus of Sport History and Sport Management. Australian Society for Sport History Conference, Adelaide, SA. July 10-14.
• D. C. Malloy and D. H. Zakus. (2001). Ethics in Drug Testing in Sport: An Invasion of Privacy Justified? 9th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport, Komotini, Greece, May.
• D. H. Zakus. (2000). Organisational change and development of the International Olympic Committee. Presented at the Fifth International Symposium for Olympic Research, Sydney, Australia. 8-10 September.
• D.H. Zakus. (2000). Fear and Favour: Governance and Management of the International Olympic Movement. Presented at the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport Conference. Sunshine Coast, Australia. 29 August-3 September.

Recent research grants

• D. Funk, K. Toohey, D. H. Zakus, and A. Edwards. ($20,000) Community Partnership Project application submitted to Griffith University, Office of Equity and Community Partnerships. Sports Rage: The Role of Junior Rugby League in Developing Life Skills, Culture, and Community. With Gold Coast District Junior Rugby League, Southern Division of Queensland Rugby League, Queensland Rugby League, and Australian Rugby League.
• D. H. Zakus, K. Toohey, and M. Davidson. ($19,377.89). Teaching and Learning Quality Initiatives for the Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management. Griffith Business School Teaching and Learning Performance Improvement Fund Grants.
• J. Nyland, D. H. Zakus, and M. Jeh. ($12,000). Youth Connect Sports and Recreation Project - Activities Manual for BoysTown Trainers. Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Contracted by BoysTown to complete a grant they obtained from the state government.
• J. Skinner, D. H. Zakus, and A. Edwards. ($123,317). Sport and the Development of Social Capital in Rural, Regional, and Urban Communities. ARC Linkage Grant with Queensland Rugby Union. (Under Review.)
• D. H. Zakus, J. Skinner, and A. Edwards. ($19,453). Sport and the Development of Social Capital. Griffith University Industry Collaborative Scheme grant.
• D.H. Zakus. ($2,348). A Taxonomy of Executive-Types, Volunteer Management, and Structures of Sport Organisations in Queensland. Faculty of Commerce and Management grant.
• D. H. Zakus. ($2374). Data collection for study on nostalgia sport tourism. School of Marketing and Management, Griffith University.