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2024

Gupta, K., Su, Y., Kunkel, D. & Funk, D.C (in press). Paying while playing: Examining the influence of gamified elements in fantasy sports on in-app spending. European Sport Management Quarterly.


Kunkel, K., & Funk, D.C. (2024).  The sport x service experience: an opportunity for sport service management research.  Journal of Service Management, 35, 1, 46-52. Download


McDonald, H., Pallant, J., Funk, D.C., Kunkel, T. (in press).  Who doesn’t like sport? A taxonomy of non-fans of professional sport. Sport Management Review. Download


2023

Kennedy, H., Bredikhina, N., Athanas-Linden, G., Kunkel, T., & Funk, D.C. (2023).  Managing social media through crisis: A content analysis of Instragram post before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 32, 4, 284-301. Download


Abdolmaleki, H, Mohammadi, S., Babaei, M., Soheili, B., Dickson, G., & Funk, D. (2023).  Co-branding drivers between professional sport organizations and on-field sports apparel sponsors.  International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship,24, 5, 985-1001. Download


Kennedy, H, & Funk, D.C. (2023). Habitually scrolling: An examination into how sport consumers use social media.  International Journal of Sport Communication, 16, 2, 187-201. Download


2022

Gupta, K., Su, Y., Kunkel, T., & Funk, D.C. (2022).  The super engagers of freemium gamified service: Using multimethod approach to examine why highly interactive consumers become paying consumers.  Internet Research, 32, 6, 1891-1909. Download


Pizzo, A.D., Kunkel, T., Jones, G.J, Baker, B.J., & Funk, D.C. (2022).  The Strategic Advantage of mature-stage firms: Digitalization and diversification of professional sport into esports.  Journal of Business Research, 139, February, 257-266. Download


Inoue, Y., Lock, D., Sato, M., & Funk, D.C. (2022).  Psychological Processes Connecting Team Identification and Social Well-Being for Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Moderated Mediation of Subjective and Objective On-Field Performance.  Sport Management Review, 25, 2, 207-233. Download


Pizzo, A., Baker, B., Jones, G., Funk, D.C., & Kunkel, T. (2022).  Sensemaking of novelty: The dynamic nature of integrating esports within a traditional sport organization.  Sport Management Review, 25, 3, 383-405. Download


2021

Lopez, C., Pizzo, A., Gupta, K., Kennedy, H., & Funk, D.C. (2021).  Corporate Growth Strategies in an Era of Digitalization: A Network Analysis of the National Basketball Association’s 2K League Sponsors.  Journal of Business Research, 139, 257-266. Download


Kennedy, H., Kunkel, T., & Funk, D.C. (2021).  Using Predictive Analytics to Measure Effectiveness of Social Media Engagement: A Digital Measurement Perspective.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 30, 265-277. Download


Lee, W., Jones, G.J., Hyun, M., Funk, D.C., Taylor, E.A., & Welty Peachey, J. (2021). Development and Transference of Intentional Self-Regulation through a Sport-Based Youth Development Program. Sport Management Review, 24, 5, 770-790. Download


Pizzo, A., Baker, B., Jones., G., & Funk, D.C. (2021).  Sport Experience Design: Wearable Fitness Technology in the Health and Fitness Industry.  Journal of Sport Management, 35, 130-143. Download


Zhou, X., Funk, D.C., Lu, L., & Kunkel, T. (2021).   Solving the athleisure myth: A means-end chain analysis of female activewear consumption. Journal of Sport Management, 35, 81-93. Download


Du, J., Floyd, C., Kim, A., Baker, B., Sato, M., James, J. & Funk, D.C. (2021).  To Be or Not to Be: Negotiating Leisure Constraints with Technology and Data Analytics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Leisure Studies, 40, 4, 561-574 Download


Zhou, X., Pizzo, A., &. Funk, D.C. (2021).  Outsiders Within: College Sport as an Avenue to Integrate International Students.  Journal of Intercollegiate Athletics, 14, 2, 42-65. Download


2020

Baker, B., Du, J., Sato, M., & Funk, D.C. (2020).  Rethinking Segmentation within the Psychological Continuum Model using Bayesian Analysis.  Sport Management Review, 23, 4, 764-755. Download


Lee, M., Kunkel, T, Funk, D.C., Karg, A., & McDonald, H. (2020). Built to last: Relationship Quality Management for Season Ticket Holders.  European Sport Management Quarterly, 20, 3, 364-384. Download


Du, J., Kennedy, H., Funk, D.C., & James, J. (2020).  Leveraging Event Participation Benefits Beyond the Running Course: Deciphering the Motivational Basis of Event Satisfaction.  Journal of Sport Management, 34, 5, 435-446. Download


Sato, M., Du, J., Inoue, Y., Funk, D.C., & Weaver, F. (2020).  Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Health Care Costs, 2003-2014.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58, 5, 141-148. Download


Lopez, C., Taylor, E., Jones, G., Huml, M., & Funk, D.C. (2020).  Examining Work Experiences Among Collegiate Recreation Employees.  Recreational Sports Journal, 44, 1, 15-23. Download


Inoue, Y., Wann, D., Lock, D., Sato, M., Moore, C., & Funk, D.C. (2020).  Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-being through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support.  Journal of Aging and Health, 32, 7-8, 530-542. Download


2019

Funk, D. (2019). Spreading Research Uncomfortably Slow: Insight for Emerging Sport Management Scholars.  Journal of Sport Management, 30, 1, 1-11. Download


Pizzo, A.D., Jones, G. J., & Funk, D. C. (2019). Navigating the iron cage: An institutional creation perspective of collegiate esports. International Journal of Sport Management. 20(2), 1-27. Download


Sato, M., Jordan, J., & Funk, D.C. (2019). Behavioral Correlates of Psychological Involvement: A Two-Year Study.  Journal of Sport Management, 33, 2, 148-160Download


Kennedy, H., Baker, B., Jordan, J., & Funk, D.C. (2019). Running Recession: A trend analysis of running involvement and runner characteristics to understand declining participation. Journal of Sport Management, 33, 3, 215-228. Download


Sato, M., Inoue, Y., Du, J., & Funk, D.C. (2019).  Access to Parks and Recreational Facilities, Physical Activity, and Healthcare Costs for Older Adults: Evidence From U.S. Counties.  Journal of Leisure Research, 50, 3, 220-238. Download


2018

Funk, D.C., Pizzo, A.D., & Baker, B.J. (2018). eSport Management: Embracing eSport Education and Research Opportunities. Sport Management Review, 21, 7-13. Download


Pizzo, A., Baker, B.J., Na, S., Lee, M., Kim, D. & Funk, D.C. (2018). eSport vs Sport: A Comparison of Spectator Motives. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 27, 2, 108-123. Download


Zhou, X., Hanlon, C., Robertson, J., Spaaij, R., Westerbeek, H., Hossack, A., & Funk, D.C. (2018). Dress for Fit: An Exploration of Female Activewear Consumption. Sport Management Review, 21, 4, 403-415. Download


Baker, B.J., Jordan, J.S., & Funk, D.C. (2018). Run Again another Day: The Role of Consumer Characteristics and Satisfaction in Repeat Consumption of a Sport-Related Experience Product.  Journal of Sport Management, 32, 38-52. Download


Sato, M., Jordan, J.S., Funk, D.C., & Sachs, M. (2018). Running Involvement and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Personality. Journal of Leisure Research, 49, 1, 28-45. Download


Cater, C., Funk, D.C., & Low, T. (2018). Adventure Racing and Active Lifestyles.  Annals of Leisure Research, 21, 5, 605-611. Download


2017

Funk, D.C. (2017).  Introducing a Sport Experience Design (SX) Framework For Sport Consumer Behaviour Research. Sport Management Review, 20, 145-158. Download


Kunkel, T., Funk, D.C., & Lock, D. (2017).  The effect of the league brand on the relationship between the team brand and behavioral intentions: A formative approach examining brand associations and brand relationships.  Journal of Sport Management, 31, 317-332. Download 


Doyle, J., Lock, D., Funk, D.C., Filo, K., & McDonald, H. (2017). I was there from the start: The identity maintenance strategies used by fans to combat the threat of losing. Sport Management Review, 20, 2, 184-197. Download


Alexandris, K., Du, J., Funk, D.C., & Theodorakis, N. (2017). Leisure Constraints and the Psychological Continuum Model: A Study among Recreational Mountain Skiers. Leisure Studies,36, 5, 670-683 Download


Inoue, Y., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H.  (2017).  Predicting behavioral loyalty through corporate social responsibility: The mediating role of involvement and commitment.  Journal of Business Research, 75, 46-56. Download


Baker, B.J., Zhou, X., Pizzo, A.D., Du, J., & Funk, D.C. (2017).  Collaborative self-study: Lessons from a study on wearable fitness technology and physical activity.  Sport Management Review, 20, 1, 114-127. Download


Inoue, I, Sato, M., Du, J., Filo, K., & Funk, D.C. (2017).  Sport Spectatorship and Life Satisfaction: A Multi-Country Investigation.  Journal of Sport Management, 31, 4, 419-432. Download


2016

Funk, D.C., Lock, D., Karg, A., & Pritchard, M. (2016). Sport consumer behavior: Improving our game. Journal of Sport Management, 30, 113-116. Download


Baker, B., McDonald, H., & Funk, D.C. (2016). The Uniqueness of Sport: Testing against Marketing’s Empirical Laws.  Sport Management Review, 19, 4, 378-390 Download


Alexandris, K., Du, J., & Funk, D.C. (2016). The influence of sport activity personality on the stage-based development of attitude formation among recreational mountain skiers.  Managing Sport and Leisure, 21, 4, 218-238. Download


Sato, M., Jordan, J., & Funk, D.C. (2016). A Distance-Running Event and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Roles of Involvement. Sport Management Review, 19,5, 536-549. Download


Lock, D., & Funk, D.C. (2016). The Multiple In-Group Identity Framework. Sport Management Review, 2, 85-96. Download


Wegner, C., Jordan, J., Funk, D.C., & Clark, B. (2016). Black Girls Run: Facilitating a Connection for Black Women to the “White” Sport of Running. Journal of Sport Management, 30, 4, 382-395. Download


Kunkel, T., Doyle, J., Funk, D.C., Du, J., & McDonald, H. (2016). The development and change of brand associations and their influence on team loyalty over time.  Journal of Sport Management, 30, 117-134. Download


Doyle, J., Filo, K., Lock, D., Funk, D.C., & McDonald, H. (2016). Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption.  Sport Management Review, 19, 5, 506-519. Download


Nair, U.S., Jordan, J., Funk, D.C., Gavin, K., Tibbetts, E., & Collins, B.N. (2016). Integrating health education and physical activity programming for cardiovascular health promotion among female inmates: A proof of concept study.  Contemporary Clinical Trials, 48, 65-69. Download


Goldman, M., Chadwick, S., Funk, D.C., & Wocke, A. (2016). I am distinctive when I belong: Meeting the need for optimal distinctiveness through team identification.  International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 16, 3, 198-220 Download


2015

Du, J., Jordan, J., & Funk, D.C. (2015). Managing Mass Sport Participation: Adding a Personal Performance Perspective to Remodel Antecedents and Consequences of Participant Sport Event Satisfaction.  Journal of Sport Management, 29(6), 688-704. Download


Inoue, Y, Wegner, C., Jordan, J.S., & Funk, D.C. (2015). Relationships between Self-Determined Motivation and Developmental Outcomes in Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27, 4, 371-383. Download


Brandon-Lai, S., Funk, D.C., & Jordan J.S. (2015). The Stage-Based Development of Behavioral Regulation Within a Framework of Physically Active Leisure. Journal of Leisure Research, 47, 4, 401-424. Download


Sato, M., Jordan, J., & Funk, D.C. (2015). Distance Running Events and Life Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study.  Journal of Sport Management, 4, 29, 347-361. Download


Lee, SK., Jee, W., Funk, D.C., & Jordan, J. (2015). Analysis of Attendees’ Expenditure Patterns to Recurring Annual Events: Examining the Joint Effects of Repeat Attendance and Travel Distance. Tourism Management, 46, 177-186. Download


King, C., Chen, N., & Funk, D.C. (2015). Exploring Destination Image Decay: A Study of Sport Tourists’ Destination Image Change after Event Participation.  Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 39, 1, 3-31. Download


Inoue, Y., Funk, D.C., Wann, D.L., Yoshida, M., Nakazawa, M. (2015). Team Identification and Postdisaster Social Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Social Support.  Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 19(1), 31-44. Download


Wegner, C.E., Ridinger, L.L., Jordan, J.S., & Funk, D.C. (2015). Get Serious: Gender Constraints to Long Distance Running.  Journal of Leisure Research, 47, 3, 305-321. Download


Mahan, J., Seo, W., Jordan, J., Funk, D.C. (2015). Exploring the Role of Social Networking Sites in the Relationship Between Running Involvement, Running Behavior, and Social Life Satisfaction.  Sport Management Review, 18, 2, 182-192. Download


2014

Sato, M., Jordan, J., Funk, D.C. (2014). The Role of Physically Active Leisure for Enhancing Quality of Life.  Leisure Sciences, 3, 293-313. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien, D. (2014). An Empirical Investigation of the Role of Camaraderie, Cause, Competency and Participation Motives in the Development of Attachment to a Charity Sport Event.  Managing Leisure, 19, 4, 245-262. Download


Doyle, J., Pentecost, R., & Funk, D.C. (2014). The Effect of Familiarity on Associated Sponsor and Event Brand Attitudes Following Negative Celebrity Endorser Publicity.  Sport Management Review. 17, 3, 310-323. Download


Sato, M., Jordan, J., Kaplanidou, K., & Funk, D.C. (2014). Determinants of Tourists’ Expenditure at Mass Participant Sport Events: A 5-Year Analysis.  Current Issues in Tourism, 17, 9, 763-771. Download


Lock, D., Funk, D.C., Doyle, J., & McDonald, H. (2014). Examining the Longitudinal Structure, Stability and Dimensional Interrelationships of Team Identification.  Journal of Sport Management, 28, 119-135. Download


Kunkel, T., Doyle, J., & Funk, D.C. (2014). Exploring Sport Brand Development Strategies to Strengthen Consumer Involvement with the Product – The Case of the Australian A-League. Sport Management Review, 17, 4, 470-483. Download


Kunkel, T., Funk, D.C., & King, C. (2014). Developing a conceptual understanding of consumer-based league brand associations. Journal of Sport Management, 28, 49-67. Download


Chen, N., Ji, S., & Funk, D.C. (2014). An Extended Study on Destination Image Decay of Sport Tourists over Time. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2, 241–252. Download


Jordan, J.S., Brandon-Lai, S., Sato, M., Kent, A., & Funk, D.C. (2014). The Impact of Fan Identification and Notification on Survey Response and Data Quality. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 1, 27-36. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C. & Jordan, J. (2014). Exploring Activity-Contingent Volunteerism: A Preliminary Investigation of Volunteers within an Organisation Working with Homeless individuals (Back on My Feet). European Sport Management Quarterly, 14, 4, 397-421. Download


2013

Doyle, J., Filo, K., McDonald, H., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Exploring Sport Brand Double Jeopardy: The Link Between Market Share and Attitudinal Loyalty.  Sport Management Review, 16, 3, 285-297. Download


Kunkel, T., Funk, D.C., & Hill, B. (2013). Brand Architecture, Drivers of Consumer Involvement, and Brand Loyalty with Professional Sport Leagues and Teams. Journal of Sport Management. 27, 177-192. Download


Filo, K., King, C., Chen, N., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Sport Tourists’ Involvement with a Destination: A Stage-Based Examination. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 37, 100-124. Download


Doyle, J., Kunkel, T., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Sport Spectator Segmentation: Examining the Differing Psychological Connections among Spectators of Leagues and Teams. International Journal of Sport Management and Sponsorship, 14, 2, 95-111. Download


Inoue, Y., Funk, D.C., & Jordan, J. (2014). The Role of Running Involvement in Creating Self-Sufficiency for Homeless Individuals through a Community-Based Running Program.  Journal of Sport Management, 27, 439-452. Download


2012

Funk, D.C., Beaton, A., & Alexandris, K. (2012). Sport Consumer Motivation: Autonomy and Control Orientations that Regulate Fan Behaviors. Sport Management Review, 15, 355-367. Download


Lock, D., Taylor, T., Funk, D.C., & Darcy, S. (2012). Exploring the Development of Team Identification.  Journal of Sport Management, 26, 283-294. Download


Ridinger, L., Funk, D.C., Jordan, L., & Kaplanidou, K. (2012). Marathons for the Masses: Exploring the Role of Negotiation-Efficacy and Involvement on Running Commitment. Journal of Leisure Research, 44, 155-178. Download


Kaplanidou, K., Jordan, J., Funk, D.C., & Ridinger, L. (2012). Recurring Sport Events and Destination Image Perceptions: Impact on Active Sport Tourist Behavioral Intentions and Place Attachment.  Journal of Sport Management, 26, 237-248. Download


Alexandris, K., Kouthouris, C., Funk, D.C., & Oga, T. (2012). The use of negotiation strategies among recreational participants with different involvement levels: The case of Recreational Swimmers.  Leisure Studies, 1, 1-19. Download


King, C., Grace, D. & Funk, D.C. (2012). Employee Brand Equity: Scale Development and Validation. Journal of Brand Management, 4, 268-288. Download


Crofts, C., Dickson, G., Schofield, G., & Funk, D.C. (2012). Post-Event Behavioral Intentions of Participants in a Women-Only Mass Participation Sporting Event. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 12, 260-274. Download


2011

Funk, D.C., Beaton, A.A., Pritchard, M. (2011). The Stage-Based Development of Physically Active Leisure: A Recreational Golf Context. Journal of Leisure Research, 43, 268-269.Download


Funk, D.C., James, J., Alexandris, K. & King, C. (2011). Participation in Sport Activities: A Study of Motivation, Constraints, and Internalization.  Applied Research In Coaching And Athletics Annual, 1, 1-23.Download


Funk, D.C., Jordan, J., Ridinger, L, & Kaplanidou, K. (2011). Capacity of Mass Participant Sport Events for the Development of Activity Commitment and Future Exercise Intention.  Leisure Sciences, 33, 250-268. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien. (2011). Examining Motivation for Charity Sport Event Participation: A Comparison of Recreation-Based and Charity-Based Motives. Journal of Leisure Research, 43, 491-518. Download


Beaton, A.A., Funk, D.C., Ridinger, L., & Jordan, J. (2011). Sport Involvement: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis.  Sport Management Review, 14, 126-140. Download


Alexandris, K., Funk, D.C., & Pritchard, M. (2011). The Impact of Constraints on Motivation, Activity Attachment and Skier Intentions to Continue.  Journal of Leisure Research, 43, 56-79. Download


Lee, Y.S. & Funk, D.C. (2011). Recreational Sports Participation and Migrants’ Acculturation.  Managing Leisure, 16, 1-16. Download


King, C., Funk, D.C., & Wilkins, H. (2011). Bridging the Gap: An examination of the relative alignment of hospitality research and industry priorities.  International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30, 157-166. Download


2010

Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien, D. (2010). The Antecedents and Outcomes of Attachment and Sponsor Image within Charity Sport Events. Journal of Sport Management, 24, 623-648. Download


Pritchard, M., & Funk, D.C. (2010). The Formation and Effect of Attitude Importance in Professional Sport.  European Journal of Marketing, 44, 1017-1036. Download


Chen, N. & Funk, D.C. (2010). Exploring Destination Image, Experience and Revisit Intention: A Comparison of Sport and Non-Sport Tourist Perceptions.  Journal of Sport & Tourism, 15, 239-259. Download


Swank, A., Funk, D.C., Manire, J.T., Allard, A.L., & Denny, D.M. (2010). Effect of resistance training and aerobic conditioning on muscular strength and submaximal fitness for individuals with chronic heart failure: Influence of age and gender.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24, 1298-1305. Download


2009

Funk, D.C., Filo, K., Beaton, A., & Pritchard, M. (2009). Measuring Motives for Sport Event Attendance: Bridging the Academic-Practitioner Divide.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 18, 126-138. Download


Alexandris, C. Kouthouris, Funk, D.C, & Giovani, R. (2009). Segmenting Winter Sport Tourists by Motivation: The Case of Recreational Skiers. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 18, 480-499. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien, D. (2009). The Meaning Behind Attachment: Exploring Camaraderie, Cause, and Competency at a Charity Sport Event.  Journal of Sport Management, 23, 361-387. Download


Beaton, A., Funk, D.C., & Alexandris, A. (2009). Operationalizing a Theory of Participation in physically active leisure. Journal of Leisure Research, 41, 177-203. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C. & Hornby, G. (2009). The Role of Website Content on Motive and Attitude Change for Sport Events.  Journal of Sport Management, 23, 21-40. Download


Funk, D.C., Alexandris, K., & Ping, Y. (2009). To Go or Stay Home and Watch: Exploring the Balance between Motives and Constraints for Major Events: A Case Study of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.  International Journal of Tourism Research, 11, 41-53. Download


Pritchard, M., Funk, D.C., & Alexandris, A. (2009). Barriers to Repeat Patronage: The Impact of Spectator Constraints.  European Journal of Marketing, 43, 169-187. Download


Terson de Paleville, P., Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C., Bradley, S., & Topp, R. (2009). Adding weights to low intensity exercise increases isometric muscular strength and functional ability in healthy older adults. International Journal of Fitness, 5(1), 51-59. Download


2008

Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien, D. (2008). It’s Really Not About the Bike: Exploring Attraction and Attachment to the Events of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  Journal of Sport Management, 22, 501-525. Download


Beaton, A.A. & Funk, D.C. (2008). An Evaluation of Theoretical Frameworks for Studying Physically Active Leisure.  Leisure Sciences, 30, 53-70. Download


Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & Alexandris, K. (2008). Exploring the Impact of Brand Trust on the Relationship between Brand Associations and Brand Loyalty in Sport and Fitness. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3, 39-57. Download


Alexandris, K., Kouthouris, C., Funk, D.C., & Chatzigianni, E. (2008). Examining the Relationships among Leisure Constraints, Involvement and Attitudinal Loyalty among Recreational Skiers.  European Sport Management Quarterly, 8, 247-264. Download


2007

Ping, Yang, & Funk, D.C. (2007). The Attractions and Constraints for Potential Foreign Tourists Travelling to 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Journal of Beijing Sport University, Vol 30 No. 2, 158-160. Download


Funk, D.C., Toohey, K., & Bruun, T. (2007). International Sport Event Participation: Prior Sport Involvement; Destination Image; and Travel Motives.  European Sport Management Quarterly, 7, 227-248. Download


Funk, D.C. & Bruun, T. (2007). The Role of Socio-Psychological and Culture-Education Motives in Marketing International Sport Tourism: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Tourism Management, 28, 806-819. Download


Liu, T., Funk, D.C., Swank, A.M., & Farr, B. (2007). Effects of Knee Brace on Balance, Knee Stability and Proprioception. Applied Research In Coaching And Athletics Annual, 77-96. Download


2006

Funk, D.C., & Pritchard, M. (2006). Responses to Publicity in Sports: Commitment’s Moderation of Message Effects. Journal of Business Research, 59, 613-621. Download


Funk, D.C., & James, J., (2006). Consumer Loyalty: The Meaning of Attachment in the Development of Sport Team Allegiance. Journal of Sport Management, 20, 189-217. Download


Funk, D.C., Nakasawa, M., Mahony, D.F., & Thrasher, R. (2006). The Social Impact of the National Sport Lottery and the FIFA World Cup on Attendance, Spectator Motives, and J. League Marketing Strategies. International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship 3, 267-285. Download


Pritchard, M., & Funk, D.C. (2006). Dual Routes to Consumption:  Examining the Symbiotic and Substitutionary Nature of Sport Attendance and Media Use.  Journal of Sport Management, 20(3), 299-321. Download


Neale, L. & Funk, D.C. (2006). Investigating Motivation, Attitudinal Loyalty and Attendance Behavior with Fans of Australian Football. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 3, 307-317. Download


Ridinger, L. & Funk, D.C. (2006). Looking at Gender Differences Through the Lens of Sport Spectators.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 3, 123-134. Download


2005

Funk, D.C. (2005). From Sport Spectator to Loyal Fan: Exploring the Development of Team Loyalty in Professional Sport.  Current Issue of International Sport Marketing, July, 33-46.


Funk, D., & Pritchard, M.P. (2005). Assessing the Impact of Sport Editorials and Cognitive Complexity on Social Behavior.  Where Sport Marketing Theory Meets Practice. Selected Papers from the Second Annual Conference of the Sport Marketing Association B. Pitts (Ed.), (pp. 101-115).  Morgantown WV: Fitness Information Technology. Download


Filo, K., & Funk, D.C. (2005). Congruence between Attractive Product Features and Virtual Content Delivery for Internet Marketing Communication. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 14, 112-122. Download


Robinson, D.H., Funk, D.C., Beth. A., & Bush, A.M. (2005). Changing beliefs about corporal punishment: Increasing knowledge about ineffectiveness to build more consistent moral and informational beliefs.  Journal of Behavioral Education, 14(2), 117-139. Download


Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C., Steinel, L., Heigelber, A., & Manire, J. (2005). Independence and reliability of differentiated ratings of perceived exertion during modest incremental exercise.  Perceptual & Motor Skills, 100, 841-850. Download


Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C., Mamire, J.T., DuGruccio, L.A., Dimitriadis, C.K., & Marty Denny, D. (2005). Echocardiographic evaluation of stress test for determining safety of participation in strength training.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19, 389-393. Download


2004

Funk, D.C., Ridinger, L., & Moorman, A.J. (2004). Exploring Origins of Involvement: Understanding the Relationship between Consumer Motives and Involvement with Professional Sport Teams.  Leisure Sciences, 26, 35-61. Download


Funk, D.C., & James, J.D. (2004). The Fan Attitude Network (FAN) Model: Propositions for Exploring Identity and Attitude Formation among Sport Consumers.  Sport Management Review, 7, 1-26. Download


Charles, C., Farr, B., Liu, T., Nigrini, C., Funk. D.C., & Swank, A.M. (2004). The Temporal Efficacy of Ankle Taping Verse Brace on Restriction of Ankle Inversion Over an Extended Period of Activity. Applied Research In Coaching And Athletics Annual, 52-65. Download


Essig, F., Sinclair, D. Hare, J., Moreillon, J., Funk, D., & Swank, A. (2004). Cross-Sectional analysis of cardiovascular risk factor for participants of a university faculty and staff wellness program.  Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline, 7, 37-43. Download


2003

Funk, D.C., Mahony, D.F. Havitz, M. (2003). Sport consumer behavior: Assessment and direction.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 12, 200-205. Download


Funk, D.C., Ridinger, L., & Moorman, A.J. (2003). Understanding Consumer Support: Extending the Sport Interest Inventory (SII) to Examine Individual Differences among Women’s Professional Sport Consumers. Sport Management Review, 6, 1-32. Download


Mahony, D.F., Gladden, J.M., & Funk, D.C. (2003). An examination of athletic Donors at NCAA Division I institutions.  International Journal of Sport Management, Winter, 9-27. Download


Robinson, D. H., Funk, D. C., Halbur, D., & O’Ryan, L. (2003). The .05 level of significance in educational research: Traditional, arbitrary, sacred, magical, or simply psychological? Research in the Schools, 10, 79-86. Download


Funk, D.C., Swank, A.M., Mikla, B., Fagen, T., & Farr, B.K. (2003). Impact of prior exercise on hamstring flexibility: A comparison of PNF and static stretching routines. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17, 489-492. Download


Swank A.M., Funk D.C., Durham M.P. & Roberts, S. (2003). Adding weights to stretching exercise increases passive range of motion for healthy elderly.  Journal of Strength Conditioning Research, 17(2), 374-378. Download


2002

Funk, D.C. (2002). Consumer-Based Marketing: The Use of Micro-Segmentation Strategies to Understand Sport Consumption.  International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 4, 231-256. Download


Jordon, J.S., Pastore, D.L., & Funk, D.C. (2002). Exploring the relationship between moral reasoning and individual characteristics: A preliminary study to guide future research.  Journal of MAPHERD, 19, 13-19.


Mahony, D.F., Nakazawa, M., Funk, D.C., James, J., & Gladden, J.M. (2002). Motivational factors impacting the behavior of J. League spectators: Implications for league marketing efforts.  Sport Management Review, 5, 1-24. Download


Funk, D.C., Mahony, D.F., & Ridinger, L. (2002). Characterizing Consumer Motivation as Individual Difference Factors: Augmenting the Sport Interest Inventory (SII) to Explain Level of Spectator Support.  Sport Marketing Quarterly 11, 33-43. Download


Gladden, J.M., & Funk, D.C. (2002). Developing and understanding of brand association in team sport: Empirical evidence from professional sport consumers.  Journal of Sport Management, 16, 54-81. Download


Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C., Baily, C., Pinkham, K.K., & Soldner, K.R. (2002). Cardiovascular and Subjective Responses to One and Three Repetition Maximum Strength Testing.  Clinical Exercise Physiology, 4(2), 96-100. Download


Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C., Adams, K.J., O’Daniel, K., Walker, J., & Denny, D.M., (2002). Combined high intensity strength and aerobic training enhances quality of life for individuals with CHF.  Journal of Exercise Physiology online, 5(2), 36-41. Download


2001

Funk, D.C., & James, J. (2001). The psychological continuum model: A conceptual framework for understanding an individual’s psychological connection to sport.  Sport Management Review, 2, 119-150. Download


Funk, D.C., Mahony, D.F., Nakazawa, M., & Hirakawa, S. (2001). Development of the Sports Interest Inventory (SII): Implications for measuring unique consumer motives at sporting events.  International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 3, 291-316. Download


Gladden J. M., & Funk, D.C. (2001). Understanding brand loyalty in professional sport: Examining the link between brand association and brand loyalty.  International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 3, 67-94. Download


Swank, A.M., Serapiglia, L., Funk, D.C., Adams, K.J., Durham, M., & Berning, J.M. (2001). Development and validation of a sub-maximal treadmill test for predicting VO2max. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 15, 302-308. Download


Funk, D.C., Swank, A., Adams, K. J., & Treolo, D.T. (2001). Efficacy of moist heat pack application over static stretching on hamstring flexibility.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 15, 123-126. Download


2000

Funk, D.C., Haugtvedt, C.P., & Howard, D.R. (2000). Contemporary attitude theory in sport: Theoretical considerations and implications.  Sport Management Review, 3, 125-144. Download


Funk, D.C., & Pastore, D.L. (2000). Equating attitudes to allegiance: The usefulness of selected attitudinal information in segmenting loyalty to professional sports teams.  Sport Marketing Quarterly. 9, 175-184. Download


Funk, D.C., Mahony, D.F., Nakazawa, M., & Hirakawa, S. (2000). Spectator motives: Differentiating among objects of attraction in professional football.  European Journal of Sport Management, 7, 51-67. Download


1999

Nakazawa, M., Mahony, D.F., Funk, D.C. & Hirakawa, S. (1999). Segmenting J. League spectators based upon length of time as a fan.  Sport Marketing Quarterly, 8, 55-65. Download


BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Funk, D.C. & James, J. (2016). The Psychological Continuum Model: An Evolutionary Perspective.  In Cunninghman, G., Fink, J., & Doherty, A. Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management, Routledge Press.
  • Alexandris, K., & Funk, D.C. (2016). Marketing Sports and Recreation Participation. In Desbordes,M., Chanavat, N., & Chadwick, S., Routledge Handbook of Sports Marketing, Routledge Press.
  • Filo, K., & Funk, D.C. (2013). Leveraging eStrategies and the Online Environment (pp. 204-220). In M. Pritchard and J. Stinson Leveraging Brands in Sport Business, Routledge Press; New York.
  • Funk, D.C., & Lock, D. (2013). Sport Consumer Attitudes: Formation, Function, and Effects on Information Processing (pp. 37-50).  In M. Pritchard and J. Stinson Leveraging Brands in Sport Business, Routledge Press; New York.
  • Filo, K., Funk, D.C., & O’Brien, D. (2013). Social Responsibility and LIVESTRONG (pp. 79-90).  In Paramio-Salcines, L., Babiak, K, and Wolfe, R. Routledge Handbook of Sport And Corporate Social Responsibility.  Routledge Press: New York.
  • Funk, D.C., & Filo, K. (2012). Sport Promotion through Communication:  A Mass Media Perspective.  In Robinson, G. Bodet, P. Downward and P. Chelladurai (Ed.) Handbook of Sport Management (pp. 281-295). Routledge; London.
  • Funk, D.C., Filo, K., Beaton, A., & Pritchard, M. (2011). Measuring Motives for Sport Event Attendance: Bridging the Academic-Practitioner Divide. In N. Lough and B. Sutton Handbook of Sport Marketing Research, Fitness Information Technology.
  • Funk, D.C., Mahony, D.F., & Ridinger, L. (2011). Characterizing Consumer Motivation as Individual Difference Factors: Augmenting the Sport Interest Inventory (SII) to Explain  Level of Spectator Support.  In N. Lough and B. Sutton Handbook of Sport Marketing Research, Fitness Information Technology.
  • Swank, A.M., Funk, D.C. & Manire, J., (2005). Effect of low intensity exercise on perception of exertion for leisure and daily living activities in healthy elderly men and women. In R.L Swan (Ed.) Trends in Exercise and Health Research (pp. 223-234).  Hauuppauge, NY: Nova Science Publisher, Inc.