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Professor Ansgar Richter (1969) is Dean of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). He is a professor of Corporate Strategy, Organisation and Governance. His research interests are at the interface of strategy, organisation and governance: dynamic capabilities, organisational design, incentives, ownership and justice in organisations, and the strategy and structure of professional service firms. Professor Richter studied Philosophy and Economics in Frankfurt and Bochum (Germany), before continuing his studies at London School of Economics (LSE), where he earned an MSc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, and a PhD in Management. Following his studies, he worked for over three years as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, advising international clients on matters of strategy and organisation, before moving on to EBS Business School, Liverpool Management School and Surrey Business School. At various points in his academic career, Ansgar Richter was a visiting scholar at Berkeley, Stanford, and INSEAD. He has also taught at several major institutions internationally. In addition, he has provided a wide range of executive education programmes for companies in the automotive, chemical, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and professional service sectors. Prior to joining RSM, he was the dean of Surrey Business School. He has published extensively in journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Leadership Quarterly, and many others. Five of his papers have been included in the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of Journal of Management, Long-Range Planning, and serves as a reviewer for many other journals on a regular basis. He has also served as Chair of the Management Consulting Division of the Academy of Management. Meet the Dean: video message from Prof. Ansgar Richter
Publications
Article (21)
Academic (19)
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Edacherian, S., Richter, A., Karna, A., & Gopalakrishnan, B. (2024). Connecting the Right Knots: The Impact of Board Committee Interlocks on the Performance of Indian Firms. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32(1), 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12523
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Sarnecki, A., Diehl, M.-R., & Richter, A. (2023). Organizational Injustice and Employee Affective Health: The Moderating Effects of Labor Market Conditions. European Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.08.005
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Karna, A., Mavrovitis, C., & Richter, A. (2022). Disentangling reciprocal relationships between R&D intensity, profitability and capital market performance: A panel VAR analysis. Long Range Planning, 55(5), Article 102247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2022.102247
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Schommer, M., Richter, A., & Karma, A. (2019). Does the Diversification – Firm Performance Relationship Change Over Time? A Meta-Analytical Review. Journal of Management Studies, 56(1), 270-298. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12393
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Mavis, CP., Richter, A., Landau, C., Schmidt, S. L., Simons, T., & Steinbock, K. (2019). What Happens when Companies (don’t) Do What they Said they would? Stock Market Reactions to Strategic Integrity. European Management Review, 16(3), 815-831. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12175
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Heirati, N., Henneberg, SC., Richter, A., & Harste, R. (2019). Differential importance of social and economic determinants of relationship performance in professional services. Industrial Marketing Management, 76, 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.07.009
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Diehl, MR., Richter, A., & Sarnecki, A. (2018). Variations in Employee Performance in Response to Organizational Justice: The Sensitizing Effect of Socioeconomic Conditions. Journal of Management, 44(6), 2375-2404. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206316671581
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Richter, A., & Schrader, S. (2017). Levels of Employee Share Ownership and the Performance of Listed Companies in Europe. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(2), 396-420. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12169
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Richter, A., & Schrader, S. (2017). Financial Participation and Recruitment and Retention: Causes and Consequences. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(11), 1563-1590. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1128456
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Karna, A., Richter, A., & Riesenkampff, E. (2016). Revisiting the Role of the Environment in the Capabilities–Financial Performance Relationship. Strategic Management Journal, 37(6), 1154-1173. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2379
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Landau, C., Karna, A., Richter, A., & Uhlenbruck, K. (2016). Institutional Leverage Capability: Using Home-Country Institutional Advantages for Internationalization. Global Strategy Journal, 6, 50-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1108
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Richter, A., & Weiss, C. (2013). Determinants of Ownership Concentration in Public Firms: The Importance of Firm-, Industry- and Country-Level Factors. International Review of Law and Economics, 33(March 2013), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2012.08.003
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Hilger, S., Richter, A., & Schaffer, U. (2013). Hanging Together, Together Hung? Career Implications of Relationship Ties with the CEO for Top Managers. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, 6(1), 8-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03342740
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Hilger, S., Mankel, S., & Richter, A. (2013). The Use and Effectiveness of Top Executive Dismissal. The Leadership Quarterly, 24(2013), 9-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.07.001
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Ennen, E., & Richter, A. (2010). The Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts, or Is It? A Review of the Empirical Literature on Complementarities. Journal of Management, 36(1), 207-233. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206309350083
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Richter, A., & Niewiem, S. (2009). Knowledge Transfer Across Permeable Boundaries: An Empirical Study of Clients’ Decisions to Involve Management Consultants. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 25(3), 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2009.05.007
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Richter, A., & Schmidt, S. (2008). The Effectiveness of University Level Management Consulting Courses. Journal of Management Education, 32(1), 84-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562907300809
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Richter, A., Dickmann, M., & Graubner, M. (2008). Patterns of Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms. Personnel Review, 37(2), 184-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480810850533
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Richter, A., & Schroder, K. (2008). Determinants and Performance Effects of the Allocation of Ownership Rights in Consulting Firms. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(6), 1049-1074. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.555
Professional (2)
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Richter, A. (2021). The evolving role of the “professions”. Global Focus, 15(1), 120-123. https://www.globalfocusmagazine.com/the-evolving-role-of-the-professions/
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Ulrich, P., Richter, A., Schommer, M., & Karna, A. (2019). A New Playbook for Diversified Companies. Here’s How Strong Performers Are Defying Expectations about the Demise of Multi-Business Enterprise. MIT Sloan Management Review, 60(2), 56-62. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/125077
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Academic (1)
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Richter, A., & Schommer, M. (2018). Veränderung der Organisationsstruktur von Unternehmen: Redimensionierung. In T. C. Knecht, U. Hommel, & H. Wohlenberg (Eds.), Handbuch Unternehmensrestrukturierung (pp. 827-843). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04116-8_20
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Principle 11 - Adapting in Changing Times with RSM Dean, Ansgar Richter
Podcast about: 'How can we thrive in changing times? Tom explores Principle 11: "Change is the only constant. Engage in lifelong learning at a pace that equals the pace of change." Together with guest Professor Ansgar Richter,…
Monday, 4 January 2021 -
Wie durft: een MBA van €30.000 volgen in een crisis
Article about the pro's and cons of beginning an MBA during Corona Times. Dean Ansgar Richter of the RSM thinks that Dutch universities can benefit from the corona crisis."I think international students earlier to a university…
Monday, 5 October 2020 -
Moving beyond Covid-19: Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
RSM Dean, Ansgar Richter, on how Covid-19 has accelerated the School’s plans to make technology more prominent in its thinking and why Business Schools must avoid turning inwards
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 -
Moving Management Education Past COVID-19
Expert insights from Europe, Asia and the Americas into how the management education landscape has been affected by Covid-19, and how Business Schools are already working hard to move past the pandemic, both in the short and…
Friday, 14 August 2020 -
How Business Schools Are Finding Global Solutions For Global Challenges
Article on how Business Schools strive for global solutions and challenges. The RSM, Erasmus University is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools, helping students, academics and people in business become a force in positive…
Sunday, 2 August 2020 -
Blended Physical and Digital Classes the Norm for MBA Programs This Fall
Ansgar Richter of RSM has been mentioned in an article that discusses how the demand for MBAs has increased and how blended physical and digital classes will be the norm.
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 -
Dean and Professor Ansgar Richter: “A ‘leader’ who does the job of leadership primarily for his or her own benefit isn’t a leader at all”
An interview with Ansgar Richter of RSM.
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 -
Dean and Professor Ansgar Richter: “A ‘leader’ who does the job of leadership primarily for his or her own benefit isn’t a leader at all”
This article contains an interview with the Dean of the RSM, Erasmus University (RSM) Ansgar Richter. He is also a Professor of Corporate Strategy, Organisation and Governance. Since becoming Dean last year he is facing…
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 -
John A. Byrne's Fireside Chat With Ansgar Richter, Dean, Rotterdam School Of Management
Video interview with Ansgar Richter, Dean of the RSM, held by John A. Byrne.
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
