Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Heijltjes

Room: TS 49 1.102
Tel.: +31 43-3883661;
Fax.: +31 43-3884893;
Email: mg.heijltjes@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Mariëlle G. Heijltjes is professor of Managerial Behaviour and holds the positions of Associate Dean and Director of Postgraduate Education of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. Her professional interest evolves around questions that relate to the functioning of (top) managers and (top) management teams. An interest that started during her dissertation research but that further developed in her own experiences with managers, management and governance. She was co-founder and director of the first Executive MBA program that Maastricht University founded together with Haus der Technik (1998-2000) and a member of the Faculty Board where as associate dean she was responsible for all the educational programs of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Maastricht University (2001-2004). In addition to an academic interest in managerial behaviour, she enjoys working on these themes together with companies and consultants. The interaction between science and practice is an important source of inspiration for her in the development of new education and research programs.

Although holding a Master (1990) and PhD (1995) in Economics and Business Administration from Maastricht University, Mariëlle enjoys studying issues of managerial behaviour in an international context. Her most recent international affiliation was during the Spring of 2005 when she was associated with Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand as a visiting professor. She lived in Auckland for half a year together with her husband Michiel and her two sons Floris (1999) and Pepijn (2001).

Position: Professor of Managerial Behavior / Associate Dean and Director of Postgraduate Education of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics.

Specialization: The behavior of managers in organization, specifically in the context of (top) management teams, leadership and change management.

PhD: Maastricht University, 1995. Title of dissertation: ‘ Organizational Fit or Failure: Competitive Environments, Generic and Specific Strategies in Great Britain and the Netherlands’. Supervisors: Prof. dr. A. Sorge and Prof. dr. A. van Witteloostuijn

Courses: Leadership (1060M), Organizational Behavior and Leadership (executive and MBA programs, UMBS)

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Selected publications:

• Raes, A, Heijltjes, M., Glunk. U, Roe, R. (2011), The interface of top management team and middle managers: a process model, Academy of Management Review, 36.1.

• Raes, A., Heijltjes, M. & Glunk, U. (2008). A temporal perspective on conflict and trust in teams performing complex tasks. In. R.Roe, S. Clegg, & M. Waller (Eds.), Time in Organizational Research:  Approaches and Methods, London: Routledge.

• Raes, A., Glunk, U., Heijltjes, M. & Roe, R.A. (2007). Top management teams and middle managers: Making sense of leadership. Small Group Research, 38 (3), 360-386.

• Belderbos R., Heijltjes, M.G. (2005), The Determinants of Expatriation in Japanese Multinationals: Network ties and executive staffing policies in Asia, Journal of International Business Studies, 36.3, 341-354.

• Heijltjes, M.G., Olie, R., Glunk, U. (2003), Internationalization of Top Management Teams in Europe, European Management Journal, 21.1, 89-98.