Prof. Dr. Stephanie Rehbock holds a doctorate in organizational psychology and is a leadership coach, keynote speaker and management consultant. Her research, teaching and consulting focus on organizational behavior and leadership development (e.g. Leading self, others and organizations; Leading in the digital age; Female leadership; Leading international teams).
Prof. Dr. Stephanie Rehbock studied Communication Science and Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich and Sciences Po Paris. She started her career in corporate development at Siemens AG, focusing on executive leadership development, and then worked for several years as a change management consultant at Accenture, including at its Shanghai office in China. In 2016, she moved into academia as a researcher and lecturer at the TUM School of Management (Technical University of Munich) to pursue her PhD and later joined Amsterdam Business School. In parallel, she worked as a trainer and coach for organizations and executives.
From 2021 to 2025, she returned to Accenture Strategy & Consulting as a Senior Manager, where she supported leading international companies in their digital transformation, particularly in HR and sales. Additionally, she led the Talent & Organization Change Management practice in the DACH region and contributed to the recruitment of new talent and the further development of employees and teams.
Professor for International Business
Bachelor International Business, Master International Business, Master Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Master International Marketing and Brand Management, Master in Finance, Master of Business Administration
Organizational Behavior, Responsible Leadership, Leadership Development, Intercultural Management, Negotiation Skills
Rehbock, S., & Knipfer, K. (2023). Wählen wir die Richtigen aus? Anforderungsdiskrepanzen vor versus nach der Berufung auf eine Professur. Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 2/2023, 128–139.
Rehbock, S. K., Hubner, S. V., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. V. (2023). What kind of leader am I? An exploration of professionals' leader identity construal. Applied Psychology, 72(2), 559–587. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389
Gloor, J. L., Rehbock, S., & Kark, R. (2023). Critical events at critical times? A gendered identity approach on the path to (sustainable) leadership. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 932998. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932998
Knipfer, K., Rehbock, S., & Hubner-Benz, S. (2022). Wie sehen sich Professor*innen in ihrer Führungsrolle? Ausprägungen der Führungsidentität und Ansatzpunkte für eine gezielte Führungskräfteentwicklung in der Wissenschaft. Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 5, 79–91.
Rehbock, S. K., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2021). What got you here, won’t help you there: Changing requirements in the pre- versus the post-tenure career stage in academia. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 569281. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569281
Rehbock, S. K., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Knipfer, K. (2021). Rate my professor: Implicit leadership theories in academia. Studies in Higher Education, 46(8), 1590–1602. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1696765
Rehbock, S. (2020). Leader and follower perspectives on leadership, identity, and career advancement: Empirical evidence from the academic context [Doctoral dissertation, Technical University of Munich].
Rehbock, S. K. (2020). Academic leadership: Challenges and opportunities for leaders and leadership development in higher education. In M. Antoniadou & M. Crowder (Eds.), Modern day challenges in academia: Time for a change (pp. 252–264). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119191.00025
Rehbock, S., Kraimer, M., Datzer, D., Gazdag, B. A., Rehbock, S., Todt, G., Chiu, C.-Y., Hoegl, M., Hofmann, Y., & Razinskas, S. (2020). Critical Events at a Critical Time: Setbacks and Shocks in Early Academic Career Stages. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.10017symposium
Rehbock, S., Gloor, J. L., & Kark, R. (2020). Early career shocks and identity work over time [Paper presentation]. Careers in Context: Theorizing in and about Turbulent Times (Academy of Management, Careers Division), Vienna, Austria.
Rehbock, S., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Knipfer, K. (2019). Rate my professor: Implicit leadership theories in academia. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2019(1), 14884. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.14884abstract
Rehbock, S., & Peus, C. (2019). Selfish start, selfless senior? Shifting expectations in academic career advancement. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2019(1), 12406. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.12406abstract
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., Hubner, S., & Peus, C. (2018). Balancing multiple roles as a professor: A typology of academic leaders [Paper presentation]. 51st Congress of the DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2018). Professors' daily job challenges – A basis for targeted leadership development in higher education [Paper presentation]. 51st Congress of the DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., Hubner, S., & Peus, C. (2018). Born researcher or political influencer? Professorial identity in higher education. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2018(1), 14300. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.14300abstract
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2017, September 13–15). Implizite Führungstheorien in der Wissenschaft – Anforderungsdiskrepanzen zwischen Aufstieg und Erfolg von Führungspersonen [Paper presentation]. 10th Conference of the Section Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Dresden, Germany.
Dutz, R., Pircher Verdorfer, A., Rehbock, S., & Peus, C. (2022, September 15). Destructive leadership in academia: Gender biases in evaluations of leader behaviors and attributed motives [Conference presentation]. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany.
Rehbock, S. (2020). Men and women's identity work in response to private- and work-shocks over time [Paper presentation]. Symposium "Critical events at a critical time: Setbacks and shocks in early academic career stages," 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada.
Rehbock, S. (2020, August). Critical events at a critical time: Setbacks and shocks in early academic career stages [Symposium]. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Vancouver, Canada.
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., Hubner, S., & Peus, C. (2019). The role of power in leader identity construal [Paper presentation]. 4th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Leadership Symposium (IPLS), Corfu, Greece.
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2018). Gendered requirements in STEM careers [Poster presentation]. Frauen in der digitalen Zukunft: Stereotype durchbrechen, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rehbock, S., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2018). Why you should move up like a man, but lead like a lady: Gendered requirements in academic careers [Paper presentation]. Conference of the Commission Personnel Management (Wissenschaftliche Kommission Personal) of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Munich, Germany.
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