David Keating, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management
Department of Management

David received his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship with a minor in Marketing at the University of Illinois–Chicago. After completing his undergraduate studies, David worked in restaurant management and small business consulting. In 2012, David earned an MBA with a double concentration in Management & Marketing at Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois. After which, David worked at Walgreens Corporate in Internet marketing where he oversaw $500 million in annual ad expenditures. In 2016, David founded the restaurant group, Bridges & Bourbon, in Pittsburgh, PA, which upon opening was ranked as one of the top 50 cocktail bars in the world. David’s professional experiences motivated his pursuit of a research career with a particular interest in negative work behavior, and in 2020, David returned to complete his PhD in Management at Ole Miss. David prides himself on using his academic and professional experiences to conduct research that is interesting to both scholars and practitioners. As a developing scholar, David’s research has begun to extend beyond negative work behaviors to also include the future of work, employee emotions, and high-maintenance employees. To date, David’s research program includes three refereed journal articles published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, and Journal of Management, and a refereed book chapter published in the Sage Handbook of Survey Development and Application, as well as a strong pipeline of research projects nearing submission.