Dr Samuel Wilson
PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia; MPsych, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Business and Law
- Swinburne Business School
- Department of Management and Marketing
- BA1216 Hawthorn campus
Biography
Samuel is a social psychologist whose research spans psychological studies of entrepreneurship and wellbeing to public opinion studies of socially responsible leadership. He is co-creator of the Australian Leadership Index, co-leader of the Society 4.0 program of the Social Innovation Research Institute, and Deputy Director of the Social Psychology of Innovation Research Group. His roles at Swinburne have also included Director of the Swinburne Leadership Institute, Course Director of the MBA, and Course Director of the Global Leadership Program.
PhD candidate and honours supervision
Higher degrees by research
Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Principal Supervisor.
Honours
Available to supervise honours students.
Fields of Research
- Social And Community Psychology - 170113
- Corporate Governance And Stakeholder Engagement - 150303
- Organisation And Management Theory - 150310
Publications
Also published as: Wilson, Samuel; Wilson, S.; Wilson, S. G.; Wilson, Sam; Wilson, Sam G.; Wilson, Samuel G.
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Recent research grants awarded
- 2019: Efficiently Doing Good *; Australian Red Cross
- 2018: Building leadership capability models for different levels with ACEM *; ACEM
- 2018: Psychology of Entrepreneurs *; Armas Investments Fund Scheme
- 2018: Strategic Partnership - Research InstitutesSeed Grant 2017 *; Australian Red Cross
- 2018: The Australian Leadership Index *; SteveGraham
* Chief Investigator
Recent media
- 2019-07-31: Promoting humanitarian action in a digital world - Swinburne News
- 2019-07-25: Damning report card of the performance of Australian leaders across all sectors - news.com.au
- 2019-07-25: New research reveals lack of faith in religious institutions - CathNews
- 2019-07-25: Swinburne launches Australian Leadership Index - Swinburne News
- 2019-07-25: What makes a good leader? - ABC Drive
- 2019-07-24: Leadership index reveals public distrust in NFP sector - Pro Bono News
- 2019-04-17: New research shows Australians lack faith in our political parties to provide real leadership - The Conversation
- 2019-02-14: One-third of Australians think banks do nothing for the greater public good - The Conversation
- 2017-08-30: Change Agents: Darren Kindleysides and Don Rothwell on how Australia briefly stopped Japanese whaling - The Conversation
- 2017-06-28: Change Agents: Amee Meredith and Caterina Politi on reforming ‘one-punch’ laws - The Conversation
- 2017-05-02: Change Agents: David Buchanan and Fr Paul Kelly on ending the gay panic defence - The Conversation
- 2016-12-19: Change Agents: Alex Wodak and Lucy Haslam on the push to legalise medicinal cannabis - The Conversation
- 2016-10-25: Change Agents: Stuart Morris and Leonie Hemingway on Australia’s most radical reform of local government - The Conversation
- 2016-09-01: Change Agents: Susan Alberti and Debbie Lee on establishing a national women’s football league - The Conversation
- 2016-08-10: Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS - The Conversation
- 2015-05-12: Explainer: the greater good and why it matters more than ever - The Conversation
- 2015-04-13: Australians to our leaders: ‘lift your game and think long term’ - The Conversation
- 2014-04-27: Leadership: what it is (and isn’t) - The Conversation
- 2013-07-04: Creating space for the leadership Australia needs - The Conversation