Caroline Witte

Caroline Witte is an assistant professor at the department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. Her research interest cover international business, strategy and development economics. She is particularly interested in how firms manage their business in in fragile economies. In her research, she asks: ‘How can firms in fragile economies take advantage of a volatile institutional context?’ And more generally: ‘How can firms exploit the opportunities created by risk, uncertainty and discontinuous shocks?’.

Before joining RSM, Caroline was assistant professor of strategy and international management at the Department of Strategy and Innovation of the Copenhagen Business School. She has a PhD from the Erasmus School of Economics. Her PhD disseration was awarded the prestigious Dissertation Award of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) University College Maastricht (2009 — 2012)
• The Australian National University (2011 — 2011)
• VWO Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden (2003 — 2009)

Companies

• Assistant Professor in Global Strategy Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2020)
• Assistant Professor in International Business at Department of Strategy and Innovation Copenhagen Business School (2017 — 2020)
• PhD Candidate Economics & Applied Econometrics Erasmus School of Economics (2013 — 2017)
• Chair PhD Council Erasmus Institute of Management (2013 — 2014)
• Graduate Intern Panteia (2013 — 2013)
• Dutch Teacher Stichting Studiebegeleiding Leiden (2012 — 2013)
• External Communications Manager Entrepreneurial Inspiration Days (EID) UniPartners Rotterdam (2012 — 2013)
• Student Assistent Recruitment University College Maastricht (2010 — 2012)
• Member Financial Advisory Board SV KoKo (2009 — 2011)