Dr Duncan Murray is a Senior Lecturer - Sport and Leisure at the University of South Australia Business School.
Dr Murray holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Applied Science, and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and qualified fitness instructor. He is a founding member of Centre for Tourism and Leisure Management and is recognised nationally in the leisure and sport management field for his work in consumer behaviour in sport and fitness settings. His research interests are in the areas of Leisure/consumer behaviour, leadership (particularly toxic or harmful leadership), attractiveness in organisations, body image and constraints to fitness participation, sport celebrity endorsement, social capital and community well-being,... Read more
About me
Dr Duncan Murray is a Senior Lecturer - Sport and Leisure at the University of South Australia Business School.
Dr Murray holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Applied Science, and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and qualified fitness instructor. He is a founding member of Centre for Tourism and Leisure Management and is recognised nationally in the leisure and sport management field for his work in consumer behaviour in sport and fitness settings. His research interests are in the areas of Leisure/consumer behaviour, leadership (particularly toxic or harmful leadership), attractiveness in organisations, body image and constraints to fitness participation, sport celebrity endorsement, social capital and community well-being, generational theory, serious leisure and work-life balance, and social media as an educational tool. He’s been a keynote and invited speaker at multiple conferences and seminars, including Parks and Leisure Australia. His research has been published in a range of international journals, including Leadership and Organization Behavior, Sport Management Review, Managing Leisure, Sport, Business, Management: An International Journal and European Sport Marketing Quarterly. He has also been a highly successful research supervisor, with a number of his PhD students going on to successful careers in academia.
Duncan’s teaching has been recognised through several awards from the University of South Australia and recognition by UniJobs in their Lecturer of the Year 2010 (ranked in top ten lecturers at UniSA). He was the recipient of Supported Teacher Awards in 2012 and 2011, and an Enhancing Learning Award in 2008. He was also a finalist in the Business School’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010, and nominated for the Business School’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011. In addition, he has contributed to the school by taking the roles of Program Director and Curriculum Leader for Sport and Recreation Management over a number of years.
Finally, he has engaged national stakeholders and organisations through a number of applied research projects, including a strategic analysis of Polocrosse Australia and most significantly with his work with the Indigenous Land Council in their review of the National Indigenous Land Strategy. With his strong academic background Duncan brings years of experience in teaching and research to the UniSA Business School.
About me
Member Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management 2015-2016
Qualified fitness instructor, 2002
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental & Recreation Management) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Recreation Planning and Management) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) University of South Australia
Senior Lecturer - Sport and Leisure, University of South Australia Business School 2005-present
Program Director (Sport and Recreation Management), University of South Australia Business School 2005-2009
Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management, Griffith University 2002-2004
Head of College, Girraween and Carnarvon, Campus Life, Griffith University 2004
Lecturer, School of Environmental and Recreation Management, University of South Australia 1997-2002
Research Associate - CERM Performance Indicators Project, University of South Australia 1995-2002
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
City of Holdfast Bay Organisational Culture Study 2025, City of Holdfast Bay, 30/04/2025 - 30/11/2025
Bayside Council Staff Report, Bayside City Council (NSW), 18/02/2025 - 30/11/2025
Boulia Shire Council Organisational Culture Study 2025, Boulia Shire Council, 03/03/2025 - 30/11/2025
Meander Valley Council Organisational Culture Study 2025, Meander Valley Council, 01/04/2025 - 30/11/2025
Fairfield City Council, City of Fairfield, 24/03/2025 - 30/11/2025
Longreach Regional Council Organisational Culture Study 2025, Longreach Regional Council, 01/04/2025 - 30/11/2025
Shire of Toodyay Organisational Culture Study 2023-2024, Shire of Toodyay, 23/10/2023 - 31/12/2024
BLAYNEY SHIRE COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICE DELIVERY REVIEW 2024, Blayney Shire Council, 05/08/2024 - 20/12/2024
Shire of Mundaring Library CSQ 2024, Shire of Mundaring, 18/09/2024 - 30/11/2024
Dubbo Regional Council Organisational Culture Study 2023, Dubbo Regional Council, 26/06/2023 - 31/12/2023
CERM Performance Indicators for the Strathfield Council Library and Innovation Hub CSQ 2023, Strathfield Municipal Council, 21/08/2023 - 30/11/2023
Longreach Regional Council Organisational Culture Study 2023, Longreach Regional Council, 28/08/2023 - 30/11/2023
Goldfields Library Corporation - Library CSQ 2021, North Central Goldfields Library Corporation, 15/02/2021 - 15/04/2021
Benchmarking User Experience in Public Library Services 2019, Local Government Association of South Australia, 30/09/2019 - 31/08/2020
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
O'Boyle, I, Murray, D & Cummins, P 2015, Leadership in sport, Routledge, UK.
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
1
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| 2019 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
12
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
4
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| 2022 |
3
2
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
10
10
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| 2019 |
Open access
38
29
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
33
25
3
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| 2015 |
19
13
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| 2015 |
9
9
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| 2014 |
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| 2014 |
9
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| 2014 |
12
6
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| 2012 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
15
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
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| 2009 |
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Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| MARA University of Technology (Malaysia) | MALAYSIA |
| Open University Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Ulster | UNITED KINGDOM |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAustralia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) |
2017 |
MemberInternational Academy of Business and Economics (IABE) |
2017 |
MemberAustralia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) |
2016 |
MemberAustralia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) |
2015 |
Qualified fitness instructor
Psychology of leisure. The Leisure and Tourism experience, Research methods and analysis, Leisure, sport and tourism: Theorertical discourse and conceptual analysis, Planning for leisure, sport and tourism, Decision making and leadership
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| In her shoes - using virtual reality to change male mine workers' sexual harassment attitudes | Current |
| Integration of corporate social responsibility CSR activities into business strategy at professional sporting clubs | Current |
| Assessing the relative importance of service quality and constraints in predicting loyalty within private health and fitness centres | Completed |
| Capturing the 'Liquid City' : a theoretical and empirical inquiry into new urban tourism precincts | Completed |
| Examining the effects of adventure tours as a complementary treatment approach for depression: a focus on male military veterans | Completed |
| Examining Trans Inclusion Sport Policy, and responses to it by the media and fans: a qualitative case study of the AFL and Cricket Australia | Completed |
| Exploring schematic-based responses to sexual harassment complaints: how characteristics of the target, perpetrator and perceiver influence how sexual harassment is perceived | Completed |
| Exploring the role of authentic leadership in AFL club board member interactions and perceptions | Completed |
| Gender-composition, task-type, task-structure, group-interaction, member-ability and leadership as determinants of small group performance | Completed |
| Progressing zoo conservation-education evaluation: application of theory to practice | Completed |
| Questioning the halo: exploring the role of physical attractiveness for women in the staff-customer interface | Completed |
| Some leaders are born women: examining interactions among gender, leadership style, culture, and physical attractiveness in how leaders are perceived | Completed |
