dr. M. (Mirko) Benischke

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Affiliated since 2014

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

  • Academic (17)
    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

  • Academic (1)
    • 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

  • Journal of Management Studies (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Journal of International Business Studies (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Journal of Management Studies (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Reviving Shareholder Democracy: The Role of Social Media in Shareholder Voting

    Oral presentation (Academic)

  • Multinational Business Review (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Global Strategy Journal (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Journal of World Business (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Role: Co-promotor, Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Shara Darr
  • Time frame: 2017 -
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Yanze Zhang
  • Time frame: 2018 -
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Ron Maas
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2019
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Marton Janos Gera
  • Time frame: 2024 -
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Dana Hanouni
  • Time frame: 2024 -
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Klementine Klein
  • Time frame: 2024 -
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Visiting address

Office: Mandeville Building T07-15
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Netherlands