Dr Nick Takos is a lecturer and researcher within UniSA Business. Nick is a specialist in the areas of leadership, organisational culture, management, and commercial operations, particularly in the sport and recreation context.
Nick holds a BEc, a MBA in sport management, a Diploma in Marketing, and has completed his PhD in leadership and organisational culture. Nick's research has been published in the leading international sport journal - Journal of Sport Management. He is consistently rated as a high performing teacher within the University of South Australia and continues to be committed to contributing to many of the ongoing successes of the business school including increasing the volume of high quality... Read more
About me
Dr Nick Takos is a lecturer and researcher within UniSA Business. Nick is a specialist in the areas of leadership, organisational culture, management, and commercial operations, particularly in the sport and recreation context.
Nick holds a BEc, a MBA in sport management, a Diploma in Marketing, and has completed his PhD in leadership and organisational culture. Nick's research has been published in the leading international sport journal - Journal of Sport Management. He is consistently rated as a high performing teacher within the University of South Australia and continues to be committed to contributing to many of the ongoing successes of the business school including increasing the volume of high quality publications within the school.
Finally, Nick's backgound in the sport and recreation industry includes 14 years in various senior roles with AFL team the Adelaide Crows, and he has also held senior management positions within netball (Adelaide Thunderbirds) and cricket (Adelaide Strikers, South Australian Redbacks and Scorpians). In 2021 he was a board member of the Adelaide Football Club, where he was the Chair of its inaugural member Enagagement Committee. With his strong industry and academic background Nick brings years of experience as a proven practitioner and teacher within UniSA Business.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Business (Sport Management) Deakin University
Bachelor of Economics Flinders University
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
O'Boyle, I, McLeod, J & Takos, N 2024, Leadership in sport governance, Routledge, US. |
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
33
25
3
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Awarded the Graham Arnold Prize for the best PhD dissertation in the area of Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, International Management and international Business. Awarded 9 August 2021.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Ulster | UNITED KINGDOM |
External engagement & recognition
Member-elected Director, Adelaide Football Club’s Board of Directors 2021
Received Staff Excellence - Early Career Teaching Award, in 2022
Teaching & student supervision
