Profile
Marc Kowalzick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He obtained his PhD summa cum laude from University of Mannheim in 2022.
His research interests center around the field of strategic management, with an emphasis on strategic leadership and corporate governance. In this field, he investigates when and how top executives affect organizational outcomes. As such, his current work examines how the needs, values, and dispositions of organizational leaders shape (and are shaped by) their firms‘ strategic actions, performance outcomes, and society at large.
Publications
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Kowalzick, M., & Appels, M. (2023). To Change or Not to Change? Evidence on the Steadiness of More Hubristic CEOs. Journal of Management, 49(7), 2415-2454. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221104398
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Kowalzick, M., Ahrens, J.-P., Lauterbach, J., & Tang, Y. (2023). Overconfident CEOs in Dire Straits: How Incumbent and Successor CEOs’ Overconfidence Affects Firm Turnaround Performance. Journal of Management Studies, 61(5), 1985-2032. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12962
Article (2)
Academic (2)
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Kowalzick, M., & Appels, M. (2023). To Change or Not to Change? Evidence on the Steadiness of More Hubristic CEOs. Journal of Management, 49(7), 2415-2454. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221104398
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Kowalzick, M., Ahrens, J.-P., Lauterbach, J., & Tang, Y. (2023). Overconfident CEOs in Dire Straits: How Incumbent and Successor CEOs’ Overconfidence Affects Firm Turnaround Performance. Journal of Management Studies, 61(5), 1985-2032. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12962
Courses
MiM Master Thesis
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
- Code: BMMTMIM
- ECTS: 16 Level: Master
Research Methods
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
- Code: BMRMPOC
- Level: Master
Research Clinic
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
- Code: BMRSCMIM
- ECTS: 1 Level: Master
Past courses
BSc Project Business Developers
- Study year: 2023/2024
- Code: B3T5103
- Level: Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3
Leadership Development and Training
- Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
- Code: BMME046
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master, Master
Featured in the media
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CEO overconfidence isn’t always a bad thing, research show
Summary of research that finds CEO overconfidence is not always a bad thing for companies but depends on the situation, co-authored by Marc Kowalzick.
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CEO overconfidence isn’t always a bad thing, research shows
Research from RSM Asst Prof. Marc Kowalzick finds CEO overconfidence is not always a bad thing for companies but depends on the situation.
Tuesday, 9 January 2024
