Prof Stephen Boyle ~ Dean, Business, Law and Governance

Professor Stephen Boyle is Dean of the College of Business, Law and Governance at James Cook University. Prior to that he was Dean:Academic at the University of South Australia Business School.

Professor Stephen Boyle trained originally as a musician completing an Honours degree in Music Performance at the University of Adelaide and worked with many national and international artists during his career. He undertook his MBA at UniSA and then completed his PhD in cultural economics at Macquarie University. He studied with cultural economist, Professor David Throsby examining the economics of symphony orchestras in Australia. Professor Stephen Boyle won best paper in the Economic Papers journal in 2012 for his work on productivity analysis of symphony orchestras. Prior to his role as Dean: Academic of the UniSA Business School, he was the inaugural Academic Director of UniSA College which he established to provide pathways for non-traditional students to successfully enter university. He was also instrumental in establishing the James Morrison Academy of Music @ UniSA. Professor Stephen Boyle's teaching and research interests are in cultural policy, arts management and the creative economy. He chaired the 41st International Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts and is an Executive Editor of the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society. He is an Adjunct Researcher at the Culture and Leisure Industry Research Centre at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing, China. He is also a Visiting Professor at UIBE where he teaches classes in the Creative Industries in the Asia Pacific Region.

Interests

Professional

• Executive Editor, Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society

Research

• Arts and Cultural Management, Cultural Economics, Creative Industries

Research Disciplines

• Tourism (1506)
• Computer Software (0803)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Tourism (9003)
• Arts and Leisure (9501)

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Journal Articles

• Boyle S, Reaiche C, Abdullah A and Murad M (2018) Understanding influences affecting local visitors to an international arts festival. Tourism Analysis, 23 (3), pp. 427-432, DOI:10.3727/108354218X15305419108038.
• Torten R, Reaiche C and Boyle S (2018) The impact of security awareness on information technology professionals' behavior. Computers & Security, 79, pp. 68-79, DOI:10.1016/j.cose.2018.08.007.
• Boyle S, Reaiche C, Abdullah A and Murad M (2016) Predicting international visitors' interest in Hong Kong arts festival. Event Management, 20 (4), pp. 593-605, DOI:10.3727/152599516X14745497664550.
• Zumrah A and Boyle S (2015) The effects of perceived organizational support and job satisfaction on transfer of training. Personnel Review, 44 (2), pp. 236-254, DOI:10.1108/PR-02-2013-0029.

Conference Papers

• Hall G, Sigala M, Rentschler R and Boyle S (2019) Motivations, mobility and work practices; the conceptual realities of digital nomads. Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2019 : proceedings of the International Conference. 30 January – 1 February 2019, Nicosia, Cyprus

Other research outputs

• Boyle S (2016) Guest Editor's Introduction. Journal of Arts Management Law and Society, 46 (4), pp. 139-140, DOI:10.1080/10632921.2016.1233012.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Repeat Tourist Behaviour: Understanding motivation and experience of repeat tourists and identifying the stakeholders' perspective (PhD , Advisor Mentor)