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Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Prof. Christian Tröster, PhD, is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Kühne Logistics University (KLU). He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology from the University of Groningen (NL) and his PhD from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL). He has been a visiting scholar at universities such as Singapore Management University (SMU), the University of British Columbia (UBC), and Victoria University of Wellington (NZ). Prof. Tröster served on the editorial board of The Leadership Quarterly and was an associate editor of the Academy of Management Journal. Prof. Tröster uses experiments and surveys to study organizational behavior topics like leadership, social networks, and teams. His work has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of International Business Studies. He teaches intercultural communication, leadership, and organizational behavior to students and executives in top-ranked programs and delivers training to companies globally.