Prof. dr. F.D. (Frank) Belschak
Faculty of Economics and Business
Sectie Leadership & Management
Photographer: FEB
Visiting address
- Plantage Muidergracht 12
- Room number: M1.38
Postal address
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Postbus 15953
1001 NL Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Position
Professor of Leadership and Change
Research programme
Management
Human Resource Management-Organizational BehaviourResearch interests
Proactivity at work
Leadership
Machiavellianism & Narcissism
Change Management
Personal Selling and Sales ManagementDissertation title
Stress in Organizations: Development and Validation of an Integrative Organizational Stress Model (University of Cologne, Germany)
Prizes and honours
2nd place, Class of 2008 Faculty Teaching Award; Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Amsterdam. Nominated as Lecturer of the Year 2009 for the University Teaching Award by the Faculty Association Economics and Business Studies of the University of Amsterdam. Winner of the Editors' Reviewer of the Year 2019 Award, Journal of Management Studies.
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Teaching
Teaching activities
Current year
MSc Business Administration: Leadership
MSc Business Administration: Theories of Leadership and Management
MSc Business Administration: Cases in LeadershipPrevious years
BSc Organisatiepsychologie / Organizational Psychology
BSc Projekt 3: Wetenschappelijk Atelier / Academic Research Project
MSc Leadership
MSc Change Management
MSc Management Consulting
MBA Current Issues in Marketing
MBA Human Resource Management
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Publications
2024
Pircher Verdorfer, A., Belschak, F. D., & Bobbio, A. (2024). Felt or Thought: Distinct Mechanisms Underlying Exploitative Leadership and Abusive Supervision. Journal of Business Ethics, 192(2), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05543-5 [details]
2022
- Schmitt, A., den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2022). Understanding the initiative paradox: The interplay of leader neuroticism and follower traits in evaluating the desirability of follower proactivity. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 31(2), 186-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2021.1950690 [details]
- Van Gerven, E. J. G., De Hoogh, A. H. B., Den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2022). Gender differences in the perceived behavior of narcissistic leaders. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 809193. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.809193 [details]
2021
- Sun, H., Verbeke, W. J. M. I., Belschak, F., van Strien, J., & Wang, L. (2021). Investigating managers’ fine-grained evaluation processes in organizations: Exploring two dual-process perspectives. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, Article 649941. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.649941 [details]
- de Hoogh, A. H. B., den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2021). Showing one's true colors: Leader Machiavellianism, rules and instrumental climate, and abusive supervision. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42(7), 851-866. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2536 [details]
2020
- Belschak, F. D., Jacobs, G., Giessner, S. R., Horton, K. E., & Bayerl, P. S. (2020). When the Going Gets Tough: Employee Reactions to Large‐Scale Organizational Change and the Role of Employee Machiavellianism. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 41(9), 830-850. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2478 [details]
- Related datasets
- Belschak, F. D., Jacobs, G., Horton, K. E., Bayerl, P. . & Giessner, S. R. (20-4-2021). Belschak et al JOB 2020-SPSS Data Set.sav. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.14452716.v1
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- den Hartog, D. N., de Hoogh, A. H. B., & Belschak, F. D. (2020). Toot Your Own Horn? Leader Narcissism and the Effectiveness of Employee Self-Promotion. Journal of Management, 46(2), 261-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318785240 [details]
2019
- Masih, J., Belschak, F., & Verbeke, W. (2019). Mood configurations and their relationship to immune system responses: Exploring the relationship between moods, immune system responses, thyroid hormones, and social support. PLoS ONE, 14(5), Article e0216232. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216232 [details]
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- journal.pone.0216232
- Supplementary files
- pone.0216232.s001
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- Schippers, M. C., Rauch, A., Belschak, F. D., & Hulsink, W. (2019). Entrepreneurial Intentions of Teams: Sub-Dimensions of Machiavellianism Interact with Team Resilience. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 2607. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02607 [details]
- Wolsink, I., Den Hartog, D. D., Belschak, F. D., & Oosterwijk, S. (2019). Do You Feel Like Being Proactive Today? Trait-Proactivity Moderates Affective Causes and Consequences of Proactive Behavior. PLoS ONE, 14(8), Article e0220172. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220172 [details]
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- Do You Feel Like Being Proactive Today
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- pone.0220172.s001
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- Wolsink, I., den Hartog, D. N., Belschak, F. D., & Sligte, I. G. (2019). Dual cognitive pathways to voice quality: Frequent voicers improvise, infrequent voicers elaborate. PLoS ONE, 14(2), Article e0212608. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212608 [details]
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- journal.pone.0212608
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- pone.0212608.s001
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2018
- Bagozzi, R. P., Verbeke, W. J. M. I., Belschak, F., & van Poele, M. (2018). Facial attractiveness as a function of athletic prowess. Evolutionary Psychology, 16(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704918801369 [details]
- Belschak, F. D., Muhammad, R. S., & Den Hartog, D. N. (2018). Birds of a feather can butt heads: When Machiavellian employees work with Machiavellian leaders. Journal of Business Ethics, 151(3), 613-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3251-2 [details]
- Belschak, F. D., den Hartog, D. N., & de Hoogh, A. H. B. (2018). Angels and demons: The effect of ethical leadership on Machiavellian employees' work behaviors. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1082. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01082 [details]
- Nevicka, B., de Hoogh, A. H. B., den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2018). Narcissistic Leaders and Their Victims: Followers Low on Self-Esteem and Low on Core Self-Evaluations Suffer Most. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1-14. Article 422. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00422 [details]
- Verbeke, W. J., Belschak, F., Ein-Dor, T., Bagozzi, R. P., & Schippers, M. (2018). Exploring the effect of attachment styles and winning or losing a status contest on testosterone levels. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1051. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01051 [details]
2017
- Schmitt, A., Belschak, F. D., & Den Hartog, D. N. (2017). Feeling Vital after a Good Night's Sleep: The Interplay of Energetic Resources and Self-efficacy for Daily Proactivity. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(4), 443-454. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000041 [details]
- Verbeke, W., Belschak, F., Bagozzi, R. P., Pozharliev, R., & Ein-Dor, T. (2017). Why Some People Just “Can’t Get No Satisfaction”: Secure versus Insecure Attachment Styles Affect One’s “Style of Being in the Social World”. International Journal of Marketing Studies, 9(2), 36-55. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijms.v9n2p36 [details]
2016
- Bagozzi, R. P., Belschak, F., Verbeke, W., & Gavino, J. R. (2016). Salesperson Self-Regulation of Pride: Effects on Adaptability, Effort, and Citizenship Behaviors between Independent-Based and Interdependent-Based Cultures. Spanish Journal of Marketing - ESIC, 20(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reimke.2016.01.002 [details]
- Schmitt, A., den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2016). Transformational Leadership and Proactive Work Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model Including Work Engagement and Job Strain. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 89(3), 588-610. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12143 [details]
- Verbeke, W., Bagozzi, R. P., & Belschak, F. D. (2016). The role of status and leadership style in sales contests: A natural field experiment. Journal of Business Research, 69(10), 4112-4120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.03.040 [details]
- Verbeke, W., Bagozzi, R. P., van den Berg, W., Worm, L., & Belschak, F. D. (2016). Sales presentation anxiety, cortisol levels, self-reports, and gene-gene interactions. Journal of Marketing Behavior, 2(2-3), 225-252. https://doi.org/10.1561/107.00000036 [details]
2015
- Belschak, F. D., den Hartog, D. N., & Kalshoven, K. (2015). Leading Machiavellians: how to translate Machiavellians’ selfishness into pro-organizational behavior. Journal of Management, 41(7), 1934-1956. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206313484513 [details]
- Schmitt, A., den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2015). Is outcome responsibility at work emotionally exhausting? Investigating employee proactivity as a moderator. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 20(4), 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039011 [details]
- Verbeke, W. J. M. I., Belschak, F. D., Bagozzi, R. P., & De Rijcke, Y. B. (2015). Postgame testosterone levels of individuals in team-based status games are affected by genetic makeup, gender, and winning versus losing. Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 8(3), 135-159. https://doi.org/10.1037/npe0000041 [details]
2014
- Boon, C., Belschak, F. D., den Hartog, D. N., & Pijnenburg, M. (2014). Perceived Human Resource Management Practices: Their Effect on Employee Absenteeism and Time Allocation at Work. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 13(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000101 [details]
- Jacobs, G., Belschak, F. D., & den Hartog, D. N. (2014). (Un)ethical behavior and performance appraisal: the role of affect, support, and organizational justice. Journal of Business Ethics, 121(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1687-1 [details]
- Verbeke, W. J. M. I., Pozharliev, R., van Strien, J. W., Belschak, F., & Bagozzi, R. P. (2014). "I am resting but rest less well with you." The moderating effect of anxious attachment style on alpha power during EEG resting state in a social context. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, Article 486. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00486 [details]
2013
- Bagozzi, R. P., Verbeke, W. J. M. I., Dietvorst, R. C., Belschak, F. D., van den Berg, W. E., & Rietdijk, W. J. R. (2013). Theory of mind and empathic explanations of Machiavellianism: a neuroscience perspective. Journal of Management, 39(7), 1760-1798. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206312471393 [details]
2012
- den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2012). When does transformational leadership enhance employee proactive behavior? The role of autonomy and role breadth self-efficacy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(1), 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024903 [details]
- den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2012). Work engagement and Machiavellianism in the ethical leadership process. Journal of Business Ethics, 107(1), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1296-4 [details]
2011
- Verbeke, W., Belschak, F. D., Bagozzi, R. P., & Wuyts, S. (2011). Gaining access to intrafirm knowledge: an internal market perspective on knowledge sharing. Human Performance, 24(3), 205-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2011.580804 [details]
2010
- Bagozzi, R. P., Belschak, F., & Verbeke, W. (2010). The role of emotional wisdom in salespersons' relationships with colleagues and customers. Psychology & Marketing, 27(11), 1001-1031. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20370 [details]
- Belschak, F. D., & den Hartog, D. N. (2010). Pro-self, prosocial, and pro-organizational foci of proactive behaviour: Differential antecedents and consequences. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83(2), 475-498. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317909X439208 [details]
- Belschak, F. D., den Hartog, D. N., & Fay, D. (2010). Exploring positive, negative and context-dependent aspects of proactive behaviours at work. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83(2), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317910X501143 [details]
- Belschak, F., & den Hartog, D. (2010). Being proactive at work - blessing or bane? The Psychologist, 23(11), 886-889. http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=23&editionID=194&ArticleID=1746 [details]
2009
- Belschak, F. D., & den Hartog, D. N. (2009). Consequences of positive and negative feedback: the impact on emotions and extra-role behaviors. Applied Psychology, 58(2), 274-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00336.x [details]
- Haferkamp, A., Fetchenhauer, D., Belschak, F., & Enste, D. (2009). Efficiency versus fairness: the evaluation of labor market policies by economists and laypeople. Journal of Economic Psychology, 30(4), 527-539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2009.03.010 [details]
- Katzer, C., Fetchenhauer, D., & Belschak, F. (2009). Cyberbullying in Internet-Chatrooms: wer sind die Täter?: ein Vergleich von Bullying in Internet-Chatrooms mit Bullying in der Schule aus der Täterperspektive. Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie, 41(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1026/0049-8637.41.1.33 [details]
- Katzer, C., Fetchenhauer, D., & Belschak, F. (2009). Cyberbullying: who are the victims? A comparison of victimization in internet chatrooms and victimization in school. Journal of Media Psychology, 21(1), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105.21.1.25 [details]
2008
- Belschak, F. D., Jacobs, G., & den Hartog, D. N. (2008). Feedback, Emotionen und Handlungstendenzen: Emotionale Konsequenzen von Feedback durch den Vorgesetzten. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie A&O, 52(3), 147-152. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089.52.3.147 [details]
- Verbeke, W. J., Belschak, F. D., Bakker, A. B., & Dietz, B. (2008). When intelligence is (dys)functional for achieving sales performance. Journal of Marketing, 72(4), 44-57. https://doi.org/10.1509/jmkg.72.4.44 [details]
2007
- den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2007). Personal initiative, commitment and affect at work. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80(4), 601-622. https://doi.org/10.1348/096317906X171442
2006
- Belschak, F. D., Verbeke, W., & Bagozzi, R. (2006). Coping with sales call anxiety: The role of sale perseverance and task concentration strategies. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 34(3), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092070306286535
2005
- Fetchenhauer, D., Jacobs, G., & Belschak, F. (2005). Belief in a Just World, Causal Attribuations, and Adjustment to Sexual Violence. Social Justice Research, 18(1), 25-42.
2004
- Belschak, F., & Verbeke, W. (2004). Door trots gedreven: De effecten van trots op de prestaties van verkopers. Gedrag en Organisatie, 17(6), 430-447.
- Belschak, F., Jacobs, G., & Grimmer, W. (2004). Die Bedeutung des Leistungsmotivs fuer das Stresserleben in Leistungssituationen. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 6(4), 45-55.
- Jacobs, G., Belschak, F., & Krug, B. (2004). Social Capital in China: The Meaning of Guanxi. In B. Krug (Ed.), China's Rational Entrepreneurs: The Development of the New Private Sector (pp. 166-188). Routledge.
- Verbeke, W., Belschak, F., & Bagozzi, R. (2004). The Adaptive Consequences of Pride in Personal Selling. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 32(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092070304267105
2002
- Belschak, F. D., & Fischer, L. (2002). Die Praezision der Gefuehle. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 4(3), 29-42.
- Fischer, L., Brauns, D., & Belschak, F. (2002). Zur Messung von Emotionen in der angewandten Forschung. Pabst Science.
2023
- Belschak, F. D., & Jacobs, G. (2023). The Role of Time in Organizational Change. In S. Oreg, A. Michel, & R. Todnem (Eds.), The Psychology of Organizational Change: New Insights on the Antecedents and Consequences of Individuals' Responses to Change (2nd ed., pp. 42-66). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086721.005 [details]
2017
- Belschak, F. D., & den Hartog, D. N. (2017). Foci of Proactive Behavior. In S. K. Parker, & U. K. Bindl (Eds.), Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations (pp. 169-190). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315797113 [details]
- den Hartog, D. N., & Belschak, F. D. (2017). Leadership and employee proactivity. In S. K. Parker, & U. K. Bindl (Eds.), Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations (pp. 411-433). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315797113 [details]
2015
- Belschak, F. D., & den Hartog, D. N. (2015). Führung und Machiavellismus. In J. Felfe (Ed.), Trends der psychologischen Führungsforschung (pp. 343-354). (Psychologie für das Personalmanagement). Hogrefe. [details]
2009
- Bagozzi, R. P., Verbeke, W., & Belschak, F. (2009). Self-conscious emotions as emotional systems: the role of culture in shame and pride systems. In R. S. Wyer, C.-Y. Chiu, & Y.-Y. Hong (Eds.), Understanding culture: theory, research, and application (pp. 393-409). Psychology Press. [details]
2006
- Fischer, L., & Belschak, F. D. (2006). Objektive Arbeitszufriedenheit? Oder was messen wir, wenn wir nach der Zufriedenheit mit den Arbeit fragen. In L. Fischer (Ed.), Arbeitszufriedenheit (pp. 80-108). (Wirtschaftspsychologie; No. 25). Hogrefe.
2024
- van Gerven, E. J. G. (2024). When you can't follow the leader: Inconsistency: Its antecedents and outcomes. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
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- Thesis (complete) (embargo until 18 June 2026)
- Front matter
- Chapter 1: General introduction and overview
- Chapter 2: The dark side of variability: Developing a measure of leader inconsistency (embargo until 18 June 2026)
- Chapter 3: Gender differences in the perceived behavior of narcissistic leaders
- Chapter 4: Your unpredictability is making me sick!: The relationship between inconsistent leader behavior and follower mental health (embargo until 18 June 2026)
- Chapter 5: Anger at observing inconsistency: The effects of favorability and identification (embargo until 18 June 2026)
- Chapter 6: General discussion (embargo until 18 June 2026)
- Literature; English summary; Nederlandse samenvatting; List of Authors; Dankwoord
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2018
2021
- Belschak, F. D., Jacobs, G., Horton, K. E., Bayerl, P. . & Giessner, S. R. (20-4-2021). Belschak et al JOB 2020-SPSS Data Set.sav. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.14452716.v1
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Journal of Organizational Behavior
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Journal of Organizational Behavior
Pircher Verdorfer, A., Belschak, F. D., & Bobbio, A. (2024). Felt or Thought: Distinct Mechanisms Underlying Exploitative Leadership and Abusive Supervision. Journal of Business Ethics, 192(2), 363-383.