Overview
Background
Michael joined the Business School in 2019 after completing a PhD in Organisation and Management at UNSW Business School in 2016. Prior to this he served as a Commissioned Officer in the Australian Defence Force for 15 years and as a Director of a management consultancy until 2018.
During this period he gained extensive front-line to executive leadership experience across a diverse range of organisations and cultures. He has worked across a broad range of industries, including finance, mining, rail and government, and his consulting expertise encompasses organisation development and learning, talent management and leadership assessment and development.
Availability
- Dr Michael Collins is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma, Curtin University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, University of Technology Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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Leadership
The causes and consequences of constructive and destructive leadership.
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Personality and Leadership
The influence of personality and individual differences on leader behavior and organizational outcomes
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Crisis Leadership
The role and impact of leaders before, during, and after an organizational crisis.
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Train Driving Performance
The influence of personality and individual differences on train driving performance.
Research impacts
Michael’s research examines individual performance in complex, ambiguous and demanding situations. He draws on contemporary theories of personality and intelligence to explain how the performance context impacts attention, emotions and behaviour. For example, he has examined how demanding performance tasks influence leader emotions and behaviour, and how emotions and attention impact safe train driving performance. His research has been published in leading journals including Psychological Bulletin, The Leadership Quarterly and Safety Science.
Works
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
A multiperspective approach to paradoxical leadership: the moderating effect of intelligence and trait emotions on leader behavior
Collins, Michael D. (2023). A multiperspective approach to paradoxical leadership: the moderating effect of intelligence and trait emotions on leader behavior. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 44 (6), 812-832. doi: 10.1108/lodj-02-2023-0077
Featured
2023
Journal Article
Traversing the storm: an interdisciplinary review of crisis leadership
Collins, Michael D., Dasborough, Marie T., Gregg, Heath R., Xu, Changmeng, Midel Deen, Catherine, He, Yaqing and Restubog, Simon Lloyd D. (2023). Traversing the storm: an interdisciplinary review of crisis leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 34 (1) 101661, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2022.101661
Featured
2021
Journal Article
The effect of trait anger and impulsiveness on ethical leadership and support for organizational change
Collins, Michael D. and Restubog, Simon Lloyd D. (2021). The effect of trait anger and impulsiveness on ethical leadership and support for organizational change. Journal of Research in Personality, 91 104072, 104072. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104072
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Integrating the context-appropriate balanced attention model and reinforcement sensitivity theory: towards a domain-general personality process model
Collins, Michael D., Jackson, Chris J., Walker, Benjamin R., O'Connor, Peter J. and Gardiner, Elliroma (2017). Integrating the context-appropriate balanced attention model and reinforcement sensitivity theory: towards a domain-general personality process model. Psychological Bulletin, 143 (1), 91-106. doi: 10.1037/bul0000082
Featured
2015
Journal Article
A process model of self-regulation and leadership: How attentional resource capacity and negative emotions influence constructive and destructive leadership
Collins, Michael D. and Jackson, Chris J. (2015). A process model of self-regulation and leadership: How attentional resource capacity and negative emotions influence constructive and destructive leadership. Leadership Quarterly, 26 (3), 386-401. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.02.005
2024
Conference Publication
Goal driven and emotionally self-aware: shedding light on narcissistic leadership
Collins, M.D. (2024). Goal driven and emotionally self-aware: shedding light on narcissistic leadership. 33rd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic, 21-26 July 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Crisis leadership and trust repair: think crisis-think female?
Collins, M.D., Brienza, J. P. and Langdon, R. (2024). Crisis leadership and trust repair: think crisis-think female?. 40th European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Milan, Italy, 4-6 July 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Goal driven and wise: Shedding light on the different shades of dark side leadership
Collins, M.D. (2024). Goal driven and wise: Shedding light on the different shades of dark side leadership. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Bath, United Kingdom, 25-28 June 2024. EURAM.
2024
Journal Article
Train driver selection: the impact of cognitive ability on train driving performance
Collins, Michael D. (2024). Train driver selection: the impact of cognitive ability on train driving performance. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 32 (2), 249-260. doi: 10.1111/ijsa.12461
2023
Conference Publication
A Review of Crisis Leadership: Implications for Crisis Communication Research and Practice
Collins, M.D. (2023). A Review of Crisis Leadership: Implications for Crisis Communication Research and Practice. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Lyon, France, 26 June - 13 July 2023. International Association for Media and Communication Research.
2023
Conference Publication
Out of control: how trait impulsiveness and intelligence influence abusive supervision and leader effectiveness
Collins, Michael, Li, Yiqiong and Restubog, Simon (2023). Out of control: how trait impulsiveness and intelligence influence abusive supervision and leader effectiveness. European Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, 14-16 June 2023.
2021
Other Outputs
Centre for Australian Army Leadership Research Report 1-2021
Collins, Michael, Brienza, Justin and O'Quinn, Richard (2021). Centre for Australian Army Leadership Research Report 1-2021. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Business School. doi: 10.14264/3640893
2020
Other Outputs
Leading to serve: a community-centred approach to leadership in the Queensland Police Service
Collins, Michael, McKenna, Bernard and Intezari, Ali (2020). Leading to serve: a community-centred approach to leadership in the Queensland Police Service. Brisbane, Queensland: The University of Queensland.
2017
Journal Article
Disinhibition and train driver performance
Hickey, Anthea R. and Collins, Michael D. (2017). Disinhibition and train driver performance. Safety Science, 95, 104-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2017.02.016
2017
Conference Publication
Leading in a digital age: a competition for attention
Collins, Michael (2017). Leading in a digital age: a competition for attention. 31st Annual ANZAM Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 6-8 December 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Selecting high performing train drivers: the role of attention and cognitive flexibility
Collins, M. D. and Hickey, A. R. (2017). Selecting high performing train drivers: the role of attention and cognitive flexibility. Sixth International Human Factors Rail Conference, London, United Kingdom, 6 – 9 November 2017.
2015
Conference Publication
How the interaction of attentional resource capacity and negative trait emotions predicts constructive and destructive leadership
Collins, M. D. and Jackson, C. J. (2015). How the interaction of attentional resource capacity and negative trait emotions predicts constructive and destructive leadership. Frontiers in Managerial and Organizational Cognition Conference, Roskilde University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2015.
2014
Conference Publication
Causing harm: attentional resource capacity and abusive supervision
Collins, M. D., Rafferty, A. R. and Jackson, C. J. (2014). Causing harm: attentional resource capacity and abusive supervision. 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3 – 5 December 2014. Otago, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
2013
Conference Publication
Emotions, motivation and self-regulation: a neurocognitive leadership theory
Collins, M. D. (2013). Emotions, motivation and self-regulation: a neurocognitive leadership theory. 2013 Annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Brisbane, Australia, 22-23 November 2013.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Michael Collins is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Perspective of Leadership: An Exploration of The Processes Underlying Employee Well-Being
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy
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Master Philosophy
Examining destructive forms of leadership and workplace culture in paramilitary organisations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard O'Quinn
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Master Philosophy
The influence of geographic distance on the leader-follower relationship
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Justin Brienza, Dr Richard O'Quinn
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Doctor Philosophy
How to enhance the probability of success in a complex project via Risk Leadership
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sam MacAulay
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of applying traditional intelligence techniques to complex business problems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Hornsey
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