Profile
Moritz Appels is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Mannheim in 2022.
His research illuminates how the behaviour of corporate actors shapes and is shaped by organizational and societal change, with a particular focus on the relationship between strategic leadership, social evaluations, and the broader socio-political environment. A particular focus of his work is the impact of corporate and CEO activism—e.g., speaking out on gun ownership in the U.S.—on stakeholder behaviours. He is likewise involved in understanding the environmental and dispositional antecedents of top managers’ engagement in organisational and societal change.
Publications
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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Appels, M. (2022). CEO Sociopolitical Activism as a Signal of Authentic Leadership to Prospective Employees. Journal of Management, 0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221110207
Chapter (1)
Professional (1)
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Appels, M., Edinger-Schons, L. M., Korschum, D., & Balk, L. (2020). Don’t Mix Business with Politics? : Understanding Stakeholder Reactions to Corporate Political Activism. In Schwerpunkt. : Der Purpose beeinflusst Stakeholder (Vol. 4, pp. 24-30)
Courses
Past courses
Managing People towards Flourishing and Happiness
- Study year: 2022/2023
- Code: B3T3102
- Level: Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3
Featured in the media
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‘She will only ever be the Twitter COO for Musk, at worst, his Executive PA’: How much authority will Twitter’s new CEO actually have?
Elon Musk has found his replacement as Twitter CEO.
Thursday, 11 May 2023