Profile
Mirko Benischke (click here for an up-to-date CV) is an Associate Professor of Global Strategy in the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He holds a PhD in International Business from the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Currently, he serves as RSM's Dean of Engagement (and Executive Education). Previously, he was the Academic Director for RSM's BSc International Business Administration (IBA) as well as the BSc Business Administration / Bedrijfskunde (BA) programs from 2020 to 2023.
Mirko's teaching interests are focused in the area of strategy, with a specific focus on strategic leadership and corporate governance as well as global strategy. He has taught a variety of courses and modules at the executive (globl executive and full-time MBA, as well as customized executive education programs), graduate, and undergraduate levels. He has been awarded the "Professor of the Year Award" twice for his undergraduate course on International Business.
His research focuses on three main themes: (1) strategic decision-making of senior executives (CEOs, top management teams, and Board of Directors), (2) internationalization strategies of multinational corporations, and (3) climate change adaptation. Since 2018, Mirko has been a high-performing member of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). His research has been awarded the prestigious Haynes Prize by the Academy of International Business and has been accepted for publication in renowned journals such as: the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, the Academy of Management Perspectives, Human Resource Management (US), Strategic Organization, and International Business Review. His research on CEOs and their role in strategic decision-making has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and RSM Discoveries (Access to affordable medicines).
Mirko is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Management Studies. Additionally, he has been invited to serve on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, and the Multinational Business Review.
Publications
Article (17)
Academic (17)
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Leroy, H., Claeys, J., Benischke, M., & Stam, D. (2024). Developing Purpose-Driven Leaders. Cutter business technology journal, 37(8), 8-15. https://www.cutter.com/article/developing-purpose-driven-leaders
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Röell, C., Arndt, F., Benischke, M., & Piekkari, R. (2024). Doing Good for Political Gain: The Instrumental Use of the SDGs as Nonmarket Strategies. Journal of International Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00723-5
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Benischke, M., Bhaskarabhatla, A., & Singh, R. (2024). The Effect of Incoming Board Interlocks With Public Firms on Private Firms’ Survival: Large-Scale Evidence From India. Journal of Management, 50(5), 1939-1971. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063231164971
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Benischke, M., & Bhaskarabhatla, A. (2024). Negative Incentives and Regulatory Capture: Noncompliance with Price Ceilings on Essential Medicines in India. Journal of Management Studies, 61(2), 336-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12885
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Andrei, A., Benischke, M., & Martin, G. (2024). Behavioral Agency and the Efficacy of Analysts as External Monitors: Examining the Moderating Role of CEO Personality. Strategic Management Journal, 45(1), 113-143. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3548
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Yoon, H., Tashman, P., Benischke, M., Doh, J. P., & Kim, N. (2024). Climate Impact, Institutional Context, and National Climate Change Adaptation IP Protection Rates. Journal of Business Venturing, 39(1), Article 106359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2023.106359
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Mallon, M. R., Guldiken, O., Benischke, M. H., Dong, F., & Nguyen, T. (2022). Is there an advantage of emergingness? A politico-regulatory perspective. International Business Review, 31(2), Article 101940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101940
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Benischke, M. H., Guldiken, O., Doh, J. P., Martin, G., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Towards a behavioral theory of MNC response to political risk and uncertainty: The role of CEO wealth at risk. Journal of World Business, 57(1), Article 101265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101265
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Benischke, M., Rietveld, J., & Slangen, A. (2022). Within-Firm Variation in the Liability of Foreignness: A Demand-Based Perspective. Journal of Management, 49(5), 1738-1765. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221094261
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Ljubownikow, G., Benischke, M., & Nadolska, A. (2021). Multimarket Contact and Target Size: The Moderating Effect of Market Concentration and Location. Strategic Organization, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/14761270211009745
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Benischke, M., Martin, GP., Gomez-Mejia, LR., & Ljubownikow, G. (2020). The Effect of CEO Incentives on Deviations from Institutional Norms in Foreign Market Expansion Decisions: Behavioral Agency and Cross-Border Acquisitions. Human Resource Management, 59(5), 463-482. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22006
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Benischke, M., Martin, GP., & Glaser, L. (2019). CEO Equity Risk Bearing and Strategic Risk Taking: The Moderating Effect of CEO Personality. Strategic Management Journal, 40(1), 153-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2974
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Doh, JP., Tashman, P., & Benischke, M. (2018). Adapting to Grand Environmental Challenges through Collective Entrepreneurship. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 33(4), 450-468. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0056
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Ang, SH., Benischke, M., & Hooi, AWL. (2018). Frequency of International Expansion through High Control Expansion Modes and Interlocked Directorships. Journal of World Business, 53(4), 493-503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2018.02.003
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Tupper, C., Guldiken, O., & Benischke, M. (2018). Capital Market Liability of Foreignness of IPO Firms. Journal of World Business, 53(4), 555-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2018.03.001
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Buckley, PJ., Doh, JP., & Benischke, M. (2017). Towards a Renaissance in International Business Research? Big Questions, Grand Challenges, and the Future of IB Scholarship. Journal of International Business Studies, 48(9), 1045-1064. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-017-0102-z
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Ang, SH., Benischke, M., & Doh, JP. (2014). The Interactions of Institutions on Foreign Market Entry Mode. Strategic Management Journal, 36(10), 1536-1553. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2295
Chapter (1)
Academic (1)
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Benischke, M. H., Doh, J. P., & Tashman, P. (2023). Multinationals and cross-sector partnerships: Building social resilience through collective entrepreneurship. In Research Handbook on International Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 242-254). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207040.00023
Activities
Additional positions (1)
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RSM BVStart date approval: 30 Sep 2022End date approval: 29 Sep 2025Place: ROTTERDAMDescription: N/A
Additional activities (7)
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Journal of Management Studies (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Editor)01 Jan 2023
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
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Journal of International Business Studies (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Member of editorial board)01 Jan 2022
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
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Journal of Management Studies (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Member of editorial board)01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
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Reviving Shareholder Democracy: The Role of Social Media in Shareholder VotingMirko Benischke (Speaker)28 Oct 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation > Oral presentation (Academic)
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Multinational Business Review (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Member of editorial board)01 Jan 2019
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
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Global Strategy Journal (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Member of editorial board)12 Sep 2018
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
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Journal of World Business (Journal)Mirko Benischke (Member of editorial board)01 Jul 2015
Activity: Editorial work (Academic)
Courses
Past courses
International Business Landscape
- Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
- Code: B3T4102
- Level: Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3
Research Clinic
- Study year: 2023/2024
- Code: BMRCSE-SM
- Level: Master
Changing Business Strategically
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BMSM09
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
Corporate Ownership and Governance
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BMSM04
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
Corporate Strategy and Growth
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BMSM03
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
Managing Business Strategically
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BMSM08
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
Behavioral Strategy
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BERMASC047
- Level: Master, PhD
IM Research clinic
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BM-IM-RC
- Level: Master
IM Research clinic
- Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
- Code: BM-IMRC
- Level: Master
OLD STYLE - Managing Business Strategically
- Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020
- Code: BMSM05
- ECTS: 4 Level: Master
Causal Inference
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BERMAMC021
- Level: Master
Content Analysis
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BERMAMC020
- Level: Master
International Business
- Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
- Code: BAP072
Introduction to Business
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BT1101
- Level: Bachelor 1, Bachelor 1
Introduction to business administration
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BK1101
- Level: Bachelor 1
Managing Strategy Execution
- Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
- Code: BMSM02
- ECTS: 5
Managing Strategy Execution
- Study year: 2017/2018, 2016/2017
- Code: BM-02SM
- ECTS: 4 Level: Master
Strategic Leadership and Corporate Governance
- Study year: 2016/2017, 2015/2016
- Code: BMME087
- ECTS: 6 Level: Master
Managing the strategy process
- Study year: 2015/2016
- Code: BM01SM
- ECTS: 6 Level: Master
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