dr. Leander de Schutter

Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics, Management and Organisation

Personal information

I am an Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) in the Management & Organisation department at the School of Business and Economics.

I have a PhD in Management (2024, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam). My PhD dissertation received a cum laude distinction which is only awarded to the top 5% of PhDs in The Netherlands. I also have a MSc in psychology (KU Leuven, Belgium) where I graduated magna cum laude.

In addition to my academic training, I have worked as a research assistant at the Cambridge Judge Business School (University of Cambridge) and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.

Research

I research leadership, trust, power dynamics, and decision-making in the workplace. Currently, I am working on projects about how power differences influence trust meta-accuracy and how employees can best build trust in uncertain environments. I have published articles in leading management journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Business Ethics, among others.

My research on moderation in response surface modeling was recognized at the 2024 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, where it received the Sage Publications Best Conference Paper Award in the Research Methods Division.

I also develop research tools and methods. For example, I wrote ConMET, an online app (also available as an R-package) that makes the assessment and evaluation of measurement models easier.

Teaching

I am the principal lecturer and coordinator of the HRM/OB course in the Dutch Bachelor of Business Administration. In addition, I am a tutorial teacher for the bachelor in International Business Administration. In the People in Business and Society course, we use insights from game theory and psychology to explain strategic decision-making. In the Managing People: Psychological Foundations course, we teach students about people's behavior in organizations. I also supervise bachelor and master theses.

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