Senior Lecturer
Overview
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.
Research Interests
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Leadership
The causes and consequences of constructive and destructive leadership. -
Personality and Leadership
The influence of personality and individual differences on leader behavior and organizational outcomes -
Crisis Leadership
The role and impact of leaders before, during, and after an organizational crisis. -
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.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, University of Technology Sydney
- Postgraduate Diploma, Curtin University of Technology
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Publications
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Grants
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Organisational Culture, Agility & Initiative in Future Military Command and Control (C2)
(2022) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
Supervision
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A Social Identity Perspective of Leadership: An Exploration of The Processes Underlying Employee Well-Being
Doctor Philosophy
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The influence of geographic distance on the leader-follower relationship
Master Philosophy
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Examining destructive forms of leadership and workplace culture in paramilitary organisations
Master Philosophy
Publications
Featured Publications
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Journal Article
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Train driver selection: The impact of cognitive ability on train driving performance
Collins, Michael D. (2023). Train driver selection: The impact of cognitive ability on train driving performance. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. doi: 10.1111/ijsa.12461
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Conference Publication
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Other Outputs
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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
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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.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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Organisational Culture, Agility & Initiative in Future Military Command and Control (C2)
(2022) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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A Social Identity Perspective of Leadership: An Exploration of The Processes Underlying Employee Well-Being
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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The influence of geographic distance on the leader-follower relationship
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Examining destructive forms of leadership and workplace culture in paramilitary organisations
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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How to enhance the probability of success in a complex project via Risk Leadership
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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The impact of applying traditional intelligence techniques to complex business problems
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
