DrAdam Karg

Professor of Sport Management

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School

  • Professor of Sport Management
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sport marketing and consumer behaviour
Fan development, sport services, satisfaction and relationship marketing
Innovation and technology in the sport industry
Organisation structure and strategy within complex sport organisations
Sport consumption, social media and broadcasting
Branding and sponsorship

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Costs of National Sport Systems: A Comparison of Governance and Business Models in Australian Sport
    1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport - F2025/0446 - $98,788.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Deakin University and ASC collaboration to optimise the implementation of the Play Well Research unit deliverables: New proposed model
    30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Sports Commission - $351,628.63
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Customer Equity in Leisure Services
    1 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Adam Karg
    Whitehorse City Council - $10,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    ARC Linkage - Projects - LP220100351 - $37,327.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Touch Football Australia - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Gymnastics Australia Limited - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Football Australia Limited - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Basketball Australia Limited - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited - $1,034.30
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Surf Lifesaving Australia Limited - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Social Impact and Connection Outcomes Associated with Community Sport
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Boyle I,
    • Karg A,
    • Eime R,
    • Farmer J
    Golf Australia - $30,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Membership in the National Rugby League: A customer equity approach (Pilot)
    1 Jul 2016 - 30 Mar 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Karg A,
    • McDonald H
    National Rugby League - $15,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    An Analytical Approach to Customer Equity Measurement in Leisure Services
    25 Feb 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Adam Karg
    Peninsula Aquatic and Recreation Centre - $48,500.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Branding and perceptions of a professional sport league: Segment analysis towards strategies for league growth
    1 Jul 2015 - 30 Aug 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Adam Karg
    Netball Australia (ANZ Championship) - $11,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    A stakeholder assessment of Junior Sport (Hockey) Competition Structure in Victoria
    30 Apr 2012 - 31 Aug 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Adam Karg
    Hockey Victoria - $5,000.00