Catherine is an Associate Professor at UNSW Business School. She researches how to develop and sustain team effectiveness. Dr. Collins 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.
Her applied research in organisations has attracted more than $1M of research funding and is published in top tier journals.