dr. M. (Mirko) Benischke

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I am an Associate Professor of Global Strategy in the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. I am also the Academic Director of both the BSc International Business Administration (IBA) as well as the BSc Business Administration / Bedrijfskunde (BA) programs. I hold a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
My teaching interests are focused in the areas of strategy, corporate governance, and international business. I have taught a variety of courses at the executive (full-time MBA and executive education), graduate, and undergraduate levels. In 2018 and 2019, I have been awarded the "Professor of the Year Award" for my undergraduate course on International Business.
My research focuses on three main themes: (1) strategic decision-making of senior executives (CEOs, top management teams, and Board of Directors), (2) multinational corporations’ internationalization strategies, and (3) climate change adaptation. In my research, I primarily draw on behavioral decision-making and institutional theories. My research has been awarded the prestigious Haynes Prize by the Academy of International Business and has been accepted for publication in the Strategic Management Journal, 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. My research has also been covered in the Harvard Business Review.
I am currently serving as Associate Editor for the Journal of Management Studies. Additionally, I'm serving on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, and the Multinational Business Review; I also serve as Representative-at-Large for the Academy of International Business Western European Chapter and previously held a similar role for the Global Strategy Interest Group (Strategic Management Society). In 2018, I became a high performing member of the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM).
Publications
Article (13)
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Academic (13)
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Benischke, M., Bhaskarabhatla, A., & Singh, R. (2023). The Effect of Incoming Board Interlocks With Public Firms on Private Firms’ Survival: Large-Scale Evidence From India. Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063231164971, https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206323116497
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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), [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), [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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Benischke, M., & Bhaskarabhatla, A. (2022). Negative Incentives and Regulatory Capture: Noncompliance with Price Ceilings on Essential Medicines in India. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12885
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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, accepted. 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
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Additional activities (5)
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Journal of Management Studies (Journal)
Editorial work (Academic)
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Journal of International Business Studies (Journal)
Editorial work (Academic)
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Multinational Business Review (Journal)
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Global Strategy Journal (Journal)
Editorial work (Academic)
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Journal of World Business (Journal)
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PhD Tracks (3)

- 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
Events (40)
Address
Office: Mandeville Building T07-15
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands