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Associate Professor Catherine Collins

Associate Professor Catherine Collins

Associate Professor
Business School
School of Management and Governance

Catherine researches how to develop and sustain team effectiveness. She examines how these changes are created from individuals’ proactivity, team processes, work design, organisational structures and systems. Her recent work focuses on how organisational ambidexterity – balancing the tension of coordination across business units for efficiency alongside front line flexibility for innovation and engagement – is needed for teams to thrive. Other research interests include seeking to understand why managers do (or don’t!) use research findings (i.e., evidence-based management) as well as employee well-being. Her applied research in organisations has attracted more than $1M of research funding and is published in top tier journals.

 
Phone
9385 9716
E-mail
c.g.collins@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 576A, UNSW Business School
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Barbour J; Collins C; Gibson C, 2023, 'Managing Uncertainty with Ambidexterity: Good for Business but Bad for the Employee', in The Oxford Handbook of Uncertainty Management in Work Organizations, Oxford Academic, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197501061.013.11
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Yu N; Collins CG; Cavanagh M; White K; Fairbrother G, 2020, 'Positive Coaching with Frontline Managers: Enhancing Their Effectiveness and Understanding Why', in Coaching Researched: A Coaching Psychology Reader for Practitioners and Researchers, pp. 269 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119656913.ch14
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Carpini JA; Luksyte A; Parker SK; Collins CG, 2023, 'Can a familiar gender stereotype create a not-so-familiar benefit for women? Evidence of gendered differences in ascribed stereotypes and effects of team member adaptivity on performance evaluations', Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44, pp. 590 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.2702
    Journal articles | 2023
    Criado-Perez C; Jackson C; Collins CG, 2023, 'Evidence collection and use when making management decisions', Applied Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apps.12503
    Journal articles | 2023
    Criado-Perez C; Jackson C; Minbashian A; Collins CG, 2023, 'Cognitive Reflection and Decision-Making Accuracy: Examining Their Relation and Boundary Conditions in the Context of Evidence-based Management', Journal of Business and Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10869-023-09883-x
    Journal articles | 2022
    Criado-Perez C; Shinkle GA; Höllerer MA; Sharma A; Collins C; Gardner N; Hank Haeusler M; Pan S, 2022, 'Digital Transformation in the Australian AEC Industry: Prevailing Issues and Prospective Leadership Thinking', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002214
    Journal articles | 2020
    Collins C; Earl J; Parker S; Wood R, 2020, 'Looking back and looking ahead: Applying organisational behaviour to explain the changing face of work', Australian Journal of Management, 45, pp. 369 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896220934857
    Journal articles | 2020
    Criado-Perez C; Collins CG; Jackson C, 2020, 'Enablers of evidence-based management: Clues from the absorptive capacity literature', Australian Journal of Management, 45, pp. 468 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896220919784
    Journal articles | 2020
    Criado-Perez C; Collins CG; Jackson CJ; Oldfield P; Pollard B; Sanders K; Criado-Perez Chanin C, 2020, 'Beyond an ‘informed opinion’: evidence-based practice in the built environment', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16, pp. 23 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1617670
    Journal articles | 2018
    Quigley NR; Collins CG; Gibson CB; Parker SK, 2018, 'Team Performance Archetypes: Toward a New Conceptualization of Team Performance Over Time', Group and Organization Management, 43, pp. 787 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059601118794344
    Journal articles | 2017
    Nguyen H; Johnson A; Collins CG; Parker S, 2017, 'Confidence Matters: Self-Efficacy Moderates the Credit that Supervisors Give to Adaptive and Proactive Role Behaviours', British Journal of Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12149
    Journal articles | 2016
    Collins CG; Gibson CB; Quigley N; Parker SK, 2016, 'Unpacking Team Dynamics with Growth Modeling: An Approach to Test, Refine and Integrate Theory', Organizational Psychology Review, 6, pp. 63 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041386614561249
    Journal articles | 2014
    Muratore AM; Earl JK; Collins CG, 2014, 'Understanding Heterogeneity in Adaptation to Retirement: A Growth Mixture Modelling Approach', International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 79, pp. 131 - 156
    Journal articles | 2013
    Parker SK; Johnson A; Collins C; Nguyen H, 2013, 'Making the most of structural support: Moderating influence of employees' clarity and negative affect', Academy of Management Journal, 56, pp. 867 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2010.0927
    Journal articles | 2010
    Parker SK; Collins CG, 2010, 'Taking Stock: Integrating and Differentiating Multiple Proactive Behaviors', Journal of Management, 36, pp. 633 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206308321554
    Journal articles | 2009
    Grant AM; Parker SK; Collins CG, 2009, 'Getting credit for proactive behavior: Supervisor reactions depend on what you value and how you feel', Personnel Psychology, 62, pp. 31 - 55
    Journal articles | 2008
    Collins CG, 2008, 'Positive coaching with frontline managers: Enhancing their effectiveness and understanding why.', International Coaching Psychology Review, 3, pp. 30 - 42
    Journal articles | 2008
    Yu N; Collins CG; Cavanagh M; White K; Fairbrother G, 2008, 'Positive coaching with frontline managers: Enhancing their effectiveness and understanding why', International Coaching Psychology Review, 3, pp. 110 - 122
  • Conference Papers | 2019
    Collins C; Quigley N; Fong M, 2019, 'An empirical exploration of team performance archetypes', Boston, USA, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Boston, USA, 09 August 2019 - 14 August 2019
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Fong M; Collins C, 2019, 'Understanding employees’ perceived parenting self-efficacy: Exploring it’s the impact on work and wellbeing', Adelaide, Australia, presented at Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Adelaide, Australia, 11 January 2019 - 13 January 2019
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Barbour J; Collins C, 2018, 'Helping or Harming? Organizational Ambidexterity as a Buffer between Demands and Employee Well-Being', in Atinc G (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings 2018, Academy of Management, Chicago, pp. 15357, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, 10 August 2018 - 14 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.15357symposium
    Reports | 2018
    Criado-Perez C; Pollard B; Oldfield PF; Collins C; Jackson C; Sanders K, 2018, Building Better Decisions: Why Good Evidence is Used (and Ignored) in the Built Environment Sector, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living Ltd, Sydney, http://www.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.au/sites/all/files/publications_file_attachments/building_better_decisions_final_230318.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Fong MM; Collins C; Bainbridge H, 2018, 'A longitudinal study of the impact of work-to-family strain on parenting self-efficacy', Chicago, USA, presented at Academy of Management, Chicago, USA, 01 August 2018
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Barbour JP; Collins CG; Gibson CB, 2017, 'The Impact of External Environmental Demands on Employee Well-being', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 13 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Collins CG; Barbour JP; Gibson CB, 2017, 'How Team Leaders Facilitate Ambidexterity at the Frontline: Creating Adaptability through Organizational Alignment', Saint Louis, Missouri,USA, presented at 12th INGRoup Conference, Saint Louis, Missouri,USA, 20 July 2017 - 22 July 2017
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Collins CG; Budiawan A; Johnson A; Nguyen H; Parker S; Gibson CB, 2017, 'Supporting proactive performance: Unpacking the interactive effect of provided and wanted support with conservation of resources theory', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 13 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Collins CG; Gibson CG; van der Kamp M, 2016, 'Reconciling Paradoxical Tensions: A Theoretical Model for Achieving Flexibility Through Coordination', Anaheim, USA, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, USA, 05 August 2016 - 09 August 2016
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Nguyen H; Johnson A; Parker SK; Cangiano F; Collins CG, 2015, 'Experimental Study of Social Support and Negative Affect on Performance and Resources', Melbourne, Australia, presented at Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne, Australia, 02 July 2015 - 04 July 2015
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Chew E; Collins CG; Gibson CB, 2014, 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go?’ Context Moderates Whether Thriving Employees Turnover', Philadelphia, USA, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, USA, 01 August 2014 - 05 August 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Collins CG; Gibson CB; Byington E, 2014, 'Is Your Team Leader Training not Impacting Team Effectiveness? Organizational Alignment as a Constraining Factor', Honolulu, USA, presented at Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Honolulu, USA, 15 May 2014 - 17 May 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Collins CG; Gibson CB, 2014, 'Turning Teams Around: Creating Inflection Points in Team Performance with a Team Work Redesign Intervention', in Shapiro DL (ed.), presented at Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, 01 August 2014 - 05 August 2014
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Chew E; Collins CG; Gibson CB, 2013, 'When do thriving employees choose to turnover or stay with an organisation? The importance of work design', Perth, presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Perth, 03 July 2013 - 06 July 2013
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Collins CG; Gibson C, 2011, 'Simulating Positive Turning Points in Team Performance: A Latent Growth Model Approach', Minneapolis, USA, presented at 6th Annual INGRoup Conference, Minneapolis, USA, 21 July 2011 - 23 July 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Collins CG; Parker S, 2011, 'Boosting team process efficacy with coaching and multisource feedback: A growth modelling perspective', Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, presented at Time and Change in Teams, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, 24 February 2011 - 26 February 2011, http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/hsw/psychologie/professuren/sozpsy/sgm.php
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Collins CG; Walker B, 2011, 'Extreme personalities in teams: How long does it take for a ‘bad apple’ to spoil the barrel?', Chicago, USA, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA, 12 August 2011 - 16 August 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Griffin MA; Collins CG; Horton K, 2011, 'Analysing emergent constructs', Brisbane, presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Brisbane, 23 June 2011 - 26 June 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Walker B; Collins CG, 2011, 'The unconscientiousness ‘bad apple’: The effect of the conscientiousness facets on team emergent states and team effectiveness', Brisbane, presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Brisbane, 23 June 2011 - 26 June 2011
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Chow Y; Collins CG, 2010, 'Unpacking multisource feedback systems as a development tool: Outcomes are more positive for conscientiousness feedback recipients', in Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Tour Hosts Pty Ltd, Australia, presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Collins CG; Gibson C; Quigley N; Parker SK, 2010, 'Team effectiveness trajectories: Entrained archetypes of team change and catalysts for critical leverage points', Virginia, USA, presented at Annual INGRoup Conference, Virginia, USA, 22 July 2010 - 24 July 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Collins CG; Jambrak J; Chow Y, 2010, 'Training Undergraduates to Work in Organisational Teams: Differentiating the Impact of Various Educational Initiatives', in Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Tour Hosts Pty Ltd, Australia, presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Madigan R; Collins CG, 2010, 'Cohesion and team effectiveness: Can a leader really make a difference?', Sheffield, UK, presented at bi-annual Institute of Work Psychology Conference ‘Work, Well-being and Performance’, Sheffield, UK, 29 June 2010 - 01 July 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Yu N; Collins CG; White K, 2010, 'Evidence-based, positive coaching increases clinical leaders’ proactivity and core behaviours: An outcome study', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australian Evidence Based Coaching Conference, Sydney, Australia, 11 June 2010 - 12 June 2010
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Bindl U; Parker SK; Growth M; Collins CG; Johnson AM, 2009, 'Disentangling the Motivational Drivers of Nurses’ Voice and Proactive Care', presented at 8th Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Sydney, 25 June 2009 - 28 June 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Collins CG; Parker SK; Mccarthy S; Johnson AM, 2009, 'Leading Emergency Department Junior Doctors to be Proactive: Balancing Inspiration & Error Management With Work Design', presented at 8th Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Sydney, 25 June 2009 - 28 June 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Collins CG, 2009, 'How conscientiousness influences team processes and team effectiveness over time', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 07 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Parker SK; Calvard T; Collins CG, 2009, 'A dynamic perspective on perspective taking and its role in mitigating conflict within teams', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 07 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Parker SK; Collins CG, 2009, 'Life Values, Goal Orientations, & Proactive Behaviour in the Workplace', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 07 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Collins CG; Horton K; Horton K, 2008, 'Enhancing team proactivty: The role of external leadership, team efficacy, and interdependence', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA, 08 August 2008 - 13 August 2008
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Collins CG; Parker SK; Gibson C; Quigley N, 2008, 'The shape, speed and direction of team development: Promoting positive change trajectories', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA, 08 August 2008 - 13 August 2008
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Collins CG, 2008, 'Best Practice for team interventions: A focused exploration of teams with fluid and less clearly defined membership', presented at Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield, UK
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Collins CG, 2008, 'Teamwork performance and well-being: Seeking to understand and mitigate unresolved contradictory findings and negative outcomes in teams', presented at Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield, UK
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Parker SK; Bindl U; Collins CG; Growth M; Johnson AM, 2008, 'Why don’t people speak out? Investigating active and passive silence', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA, 08 August 2008 - 13 August 2008
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Parker SK; Collins CG; Grant AM, 2008, 'The role of positive affect in making things happen', presented at Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference 2008, San Francisco, USA, 10 April 2008 - 12 April 2008
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Parker S; Collins CG, 2007, 'Proving oneself or developing oneself? How goal orientations relate to proactive behaviour at work', presented at Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 08 October 2007 - 12 October 2007
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Parker SK; Collins CG; Johnson AM; Hong H, 2007, 'The effect of a work design intervention on junior doctors: A collaborative approach to patient care', presented at 21st ANZAM 2007 Conference: Managing our intellectual and social capital, Sydney, 04 December 2007 - 07 December 2007
    Conference Presentations | 2006
    Collins CG; Mathieu JE, 2006, 'Recent developments in efficacy research: Interventions and temporal relationships', presented at Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference 2006, Dallas, USA
    Conference Presentations | 2006
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2006, 'Enhancing team efficacy: A longitudinal evaluation of a mentoring and data feedback intervention', presented at Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference 2006, Dallas, USA
    Conference Presentations | 2006
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2006, 'How is proactivity fostered over the team lifespan? An investigation of motivation and behavioural antecedents', presented at Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference 2006, Dallas, USA
    Conference Presentations | 2006
    Parker SK; Collins CG; Johnson AM, 2006, 'Enhancing proactive patient care: An intervention study', presented at Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 11 August 2006 - 16 August 2006
    Conference Presentations | 2005
    Collins CG; Mason C, 2005, 'Exploring the differential effects of group processes on aggregate and consensus measures', presented at Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, 05 August 2005 - 10 August 2005
    Conference Presentations | 2005
    Collins CG; Mason C, 2005, 'Measuring group constructs: Alternative methods to provide novel insights into group-level effects', presented at Academy of Management 2005 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    Theses / Dissertations | 2005
    Collins CG, 2005, How and why does group efficacy develop across the group lifespan? A latent growth curve modelling approach
    Conference Presentations | 2005
    Parker SK; Collins CG, 2005, 'Beyond task and citizenship performance: The importance of proactive behavior at work', presented at 6th Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 30 June 2005 - 03 July 2005
    Conference Presentations | 2004
    Parker SK; Collins CG, 2004, 'Proactivity: Enhancing understanding of self-starting and dynamic action within organizations.', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, 06 August 2004 - 11 August 2004
    Conference Presentations | 2004
    Parker SK; Collins CG, 2004, 'Understanding different types of proactivity: An analysis of active, self-starting behaviors', presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, 06 August 2004 - 11 August 2004
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2003, 'Designing project teams to enhance their collective efficacy', in Reddy P; Langan-Fox J; Code S (eds.), 5th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, pp. 33 - 33, presented at 5th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, 26 June 2003 - 29 June 2003
    Conference Presentations | 2003
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2003, 'Do the big five personality factors influence the collective outcome and process efficacy of self-managed project teams? A longitudinal study', presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington, USA, 01 August 2003 - 06 August 2003
    Conference Presentations | 2002
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2002, 'Collective efficacy and team performance: The moderating role of task interdependence and personality', presented at Academy of Management Meetings, Denver, CO, USA, 09 August 2002 - 14 August 2002
    Conference Presentations | 2002
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2002, 'Collective efficacy: New directions for predicting team effectiveness', presented at Academy of Management Meetings, Denver, CO, USA, 09 August 2002 - 14 August 2002
    Conference Papers | 2001
    Collins CG; Caputi P, 2001, 'Self-efficacy and performance: The difference between behaviours and outcomes with Novel software', in Noble W (ed.), 4th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Sydney, pp. 53 - 54, presented at 4th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Sydney, 21 June 2001 - 24 June 2001
    Conference Presentations | 2001
    Collins CG; Parker SK, 2001, 'Creating effective teams through closer attention to cognitive and motivational outcomes', presented at 4th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Sydney, 21 June 2001 - 24 June 2001
    Conference Presentations | 1999
    Collins CG; Caputi P; Rawstorne P; Jayasuriya R, 1999, 'Correlates of end-user performance and satisfaction with the implementation of a statistical software package', presented at Conference on Information Systems, Wellington, New Zealand
    Conference Presentations | 1999
    Collins CG; Caputi P, 1999, 'Broadening our horizons with qualitative methodologies: Investigating antecedents of end-user satisfaction and performance', presented at OzCHI, Wagga Wagga, Australia
    Theses / Dissertations | 1999
    Collins CG, 1999, Correlates of end-user performance and satisfaction with the implementation of a statistical software package

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