prof.dr. M.C. (Michaéla) Schippers

Michaéla Schippers
Full Professor
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fellow ERIM
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 2003

Michaéla Schippers is Professor of Behaviour and Performance Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She received her Ph.D from the Psychology Department at the Free University in Amsterdam.

Current research concentrates on team reflexivity, team diversity and team leadership, as well as goal-setting, academic performance (study success) and the use of team charters to improve student team performance. Other current projects concern knowledge sharing within teams and networks, virtual teams, new ways of working, behavioral operations management, and social exclusion/inclusion.

Her work has been published in journals such as Annual Review of Psychology, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Organizational Behavior, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, and Human Relations.

Dr. Schippers is co-founder of the Reflexivity Network and scientific director of the Erasmus Center of Behavioral Operations Management www.erim.eur.nl/research/centres/behavioral-operations-management/.

Work in Progress (7)

  • U. Konradt, M.C. Schippers, K. Otte & A. Fulmer (2019). Dynamics in team reflection: Diversity in ethical idealism and its relations with team coordination and performance improvements. Academy of Management Learning & Education, R&R .
  • M.C. Schippers, F. Kunze & K. Bezrukova (2019). Faultlines and team reflexivity in school management teams: The effect on student's performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, working p .
  • A.C.R. Van Riel, Z. Sasovova & M.C. Schippers (2019). Technology mediated learning: The role of information system attributes, the user and the learning experience. Academy of Management Learning & Education, working p .
  • M.C. Schippers, L. Rook, S.L. Van de Velde & E. Bendoly (2019). Team reflexivity and regulatory focus can enhance sales and operations planning effectiveness: Evidence from a business simulation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, working p .
  • E. Dolgova & M.C. Schippers (2019). The co-evolution of perceptions of competence and friendship: The effect of self-monitoring personality. Organization Science, R&R (2) .
  • M.C. Schippers, D. Morisano, E.A. Locke, Ad Scheepers & G. Latham (2019). Conscious goal reflection boosts academic performance regardless of goal domain. Contemporary Educational Psychology, working p .
  • R. Silberzahn, S. Taselli & M.C. Schippers (2019). Tendency for amorality, justification of norm violations and team performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, working p .

Publications (38)

Articles (30)

Book Contributions (3)

  • M.C. Schippers, M.A. West & A.C. Edmondson (2016). Team reflexivity and innovation. In The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Teamwork and Collaborative Processes (in press). Wiley Blackwell
  • S. De Leeuw, M.C. Schippers & S. Hoogervorst (2016). The Fresh Connection: Cross-functional integration in Supply Chain Management. In E. Bendoly, W. VanWezel & D..G. Bachrach (Eds.), Handbook of Behavioral Operations Management: Social and psychological dynamics in production and service settings . Oxford Press: Oxford
  • M.C. Schippers (2001). Reflexiviteit als hulpmiddel. In H. Korevaar, Y. Politiek & P. Spruit (Eds.), Managers en teams . Alphen aan den Rijn: Samson

Inaugural Speech

Professional Publications (4)

  • P.J. van Baalen, D. van der Meulen, J. Bouwman & M.C. Schippers (2012). Task-location optimization in the Hybrid Workspace. Tijdschrift voor Ergonomie, 37 (3), 28-32.
  • M.C. Schippers (2012). Why team reflexivity works. RSM Insight, 12 (4), 18-19.
  • M.C. Schippers, L. Rook & S.L. van de Velde (2011). Crisis performance predictability in supply chains. RSM Insight, 7 (3), 10-11.
  • M.C. Schippers, D.N. den Hartog & P.L. Koopman (2005). Reflexiviteit van teams: Ontwikkeling van een instrument. Gedrag en Organisatie, 18 (2), 83-102.

PhD Tracks (6)

Mind the Gap between Demand and Supply: A behavioral perspective on demand forecasting
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Stefanie Brix
  • Time frame: 2010 - 2016
Management of Emerging Technologies and the Learning Organization: Lessons from the Cloud and Serious Games Technology
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Andreas Alexiou
  • Time frame: 2010 - 2016
The Distance Dilemma; The effect of flexible working practices on performance in the digital workplace
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Nick van der Meulen
  • Time frame: 2011 - 2016
Flexible Working Practices: How Employees Can Reap the Benefits for Engagement and Performance
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Christina Wessels
  • Time frame: 2013 - 2017
On getting along and getting ahead: How personality contributes to social network dynamics
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Evgenia Dolgova
  • Time frame: 2007 -
PhD positions in Supply Chain Management
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Negin Jamili
  • Time frame: 2018 -

Recognitions (14)

Editorial positions (13)

  • European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

    Consulting Editor

  • Journal of Business and Psychology

    Consulting Editor

  • Small Group Research

    Consulting Editor

  • Academy of Management Review

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Organization Science

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Psychological Science

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Journal of Organizational Behavior

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Group and Organization Management

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Applied Psychology

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Journal of Organizational Change Management

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Personnel Review

    Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • The Leadership Quarterly

    Consulting Editor

Organization Memberships

Events (11)

2017
July
11
Personal Goal Setting - Old ideas and New Frontiers: Factors in Academic Achievement, Well-Being, and Leadership
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2017
June
16
IKIGAI: Reflection on life goals optimizes performance and happiness
Inaugural Address
As: Speaker, Contact
2017
June
16
Goal setting reduces inequalities and boosts student performance
Research Seminar
As: Speaker, Coordinator
2016
November
02
Goal Setting--Old ideas and New Frontiers--Factors in Substance Use and University Achievement
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2014
October
29
New Ways of Working and Organizational Health: Insights from Research & Practice
Research Seminar
As: Speaker
2014
October
15
Goal-setting, Writing About Uncertainty, Health and Productivity
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator, Contact
2013
November
11
Boarding the Same Boat from Opposite Sides – Organic and Mechanic Forms of Solidarity in Intergroup Collaboration
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2013
October
28
Personality and Belief and Personality Neuroscience
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2013
June
17
Enhancing Student Performance: The Effects and Further Development of an Online Goal-setting Intervention
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2012
December
10
Articulated Frames of the Past, Present and Future: Impact on Health and Productivity
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator, Contact
2011
May
23
Global Leadership and Virtual Teams
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator

Awards (2)

Address

Visiting address

Office: Mandeville Building T07-10
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

Postal address

Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

Research Initiatives

Work in progress

U. Konradt, M.C. Schippers, K. Otte & A. Fulmer (2019). Dynamics in team reflection: Diversity in ethical idealism and its relations with team coordination and performance improvements. Academy of Management Learning & Education, R&R.

M.C. Schippers, F. Kunze & K. Bezrukova (2019). Faultlines and team reflexivity in school management teams: The effect on student's performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, working p.

A.C.R. Van Riel, Z. Sasovova & M.C. Schippers (2019). Technology mediated learning: The role of information system attributes, the user and the learning experience. Academy of Management Learning & Education, working p.

M.C. Schippers, L. Rook, S.L. Van de Velde & E. Bendoly (2019). Team reflexivity and regulatory focus can enhance sales and operations planning effectiveness: Evidence from a business simulation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, working p.

E. Dolgova & M.C. Schippers (2019). The co-evolution of perceptions of competence and friendship: The effect of self-monitoring personality. Organization Science, R&R (2).

M.C. Schippers, D. Morisano, E.A. Locke, Ad Scheepers & G. Latham (2019). Conscious goal reflection boosts academic performance regardless of goal domain. Contemporary Educational Psychology, working p.

R. Silberzahn, S. Taselli & M.C. Schippers (2019). Tendency for amorality, justification of norm violations and team performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, working p.

Latest publication

W. Verbeke, F.D. Belschak, T. Ein-Dor, R. Bagozzi & M.C. Schippers (2019). Anxious-attached winners of a team status contest produce higher testosterone levels than avoidant-attached winners. Frontiers in Psychology, In press. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01051