Biography

Neil is Professor of Organizational Psychology at The University of San Francisco’s School of Management. His principle area of research is the role of virtue and morality (or the lack thereof) in organizations, specifically the presence of courage and cowardice within organizational life. His work explores the psychological mechanisms and consequences of virtuous behavior as part of occupational roles. By focusing on high-risk occupations such as ordnance disposal, private military contracting, and air traffic control, Neil attempts to develop greater insight into how workers construct and enact virtuous behavior in the workplace. 

Select Publications

Walshe, N. D. (2022). Designing research in the face of adversity: adopting methodological resilience in a study of fear at work. In SAGE Research Methods. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529602968

Kanov, J., Powley, E. H., & Walshe, N. D. (2017). Is it ok to care? How compassion falters and is courageously accomplished in the midst of uncertainty. Human Relations, 70(6), 751-777

Briner, R. B., & Walshe, N. D. (2015). An evidence‐based approach to improving the quality of resource‐oriented well‐being interventions at work. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88(3), 563-586. 

Briner, R. B. & Walshe, N. D. (2014) From passively received wisdom to actively constructed knowledge: Teaching systematic review skills as a foundation of evidence-based management, Academy of Management Learning and Education, 13: 415-432

 Briner, R. B. & Walshe, N. D. (2013) The causes and consequences of a scientific literature we cannot trust: An evidence based practice perspective, Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 6(3): 269-282

 Briner, R. B. & Walshe, N. D. (2013) Evidence-based Management and Leadership, in The Wiley- Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change, and Organizational Development (Eds. H. S. Leonard, R. Lewis, A. M. Freedman and J. Passmore), John Wiley & Sons, Oxford.

Press

Is it time to bring data to management?

Trendy office layouts. Performance reviews that crush morale. There’s plenty of evidence on how to get the best out of workers, but businesses often ignore it.

Knowable Magazine - from Annual Reviews

June 2018

Courage in the Workplace: Creating a Culture of Compassion

Huffington Post

Start-up Cultures

Panel discussion with people operations directors from Lyft, Stripe and Pintrest around the myths and realities of creating and sustaining workplace culture.

YouTube

Links

Neil at University of San Francisco

Centre for Evidence Based Management

The Honor Foundation

Defense Industry Initiative on Ethics