Ursula Glunk, PhD, Senior Lecturer

 

Maastricht University

School of Business and Economics

Dept. of Organization and Strategy

P.O. Box 616

6200 MD Maastricht

The Netherlands

Tel.:     ++31 43 3883794

Fax:     ++31 43 3884893

Email:  U.Glunk@maastrichtuniversity.nl

 

 

Ursula Glunk is an expert in leadership development, team development and coaching at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. She combines a strong academic grounding in organizational studies and psychology with advanced knowledge in experiential learning and coaching. Ursula has been working with professional teams and executives from large multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurial start-ups, United Nations organizations, NGOs, educational institutions, and public organizations. It is her passion to foster co-creation, wisdom and engagement in organizations. This passion inspires all aspects of her work, be it as a leadership developer, team developer, executive coach, coach trainer, lecturer or researcher. It also explains her continuous engagement for innovation in management education.

Portfolio of Activities

Leadership Development

Ursula designs, coordinates and leads customized leadership development programs (Executive MBA and in-company). In these programs, participants strengthen their leadership impact. They deepen their insights in patterns of human behavior, expand their repertoire of skills, and develop their courage to connect with and act from their core. Technically speaking, the programs combine interactive lectures, training workshops, transfer assignments, and coaching. Metaphorically speaking, they engage mind, body and heart. For designing and delivering leadership development programs, Ursula regularly co-creates with Koraal Consulting.

Individual and Team Coaching

Ursula coaches professionals, executives, entrepreneurial teams, and (top) management teams. She applies coaching as an effective means to support transformational learning and deep change.

Coach Training

Next to her work at Maastricht University, Ursula belongs to the training faculty of CTI, a large international coach-training institute, accredited by the International Coach Federation. She co-leads training courses for coaches across Europe. This work provides her with the opportunity to continuously sharpen her coaching skills and attitude. It also allows her to meet great colleagues.

Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching

Ursula develops, coordinates and teaches courses for International Business students (e.g., Management of Organizations and Marketing, Communication and Leadership Skills, Managers@Work) and supervises Master theses on topics related to leadership or team management. This work allows her to stay up to date with current developments in management thinking and practice. Furthermore, she enjoys the possibility to create productive learning environments, to transfer her knowledge and to discuss relevant management topics with the generation of future leaders.

Research

Her research focuses on leadership paradoxes and dynamics faced by top and middle managers. Action research accompanies leadership and team development for companies if desired.

Innovating Management Education

Ursula has served in various university commissions and functions to improve educational practice. She writes and presents papers on the future of Management Education and implements these ideas where possible.

Educational and Professional Background

Ursula holds an MSc in Psychology from Mannheim University (Germany) and a PhD in Organizational Studies from Tilburg University (The Netherlands). She is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC) and accredited by the International Coach Federation as Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience in the field of Organizational Behavior. In 2010, she received the excellent educator award of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. Her research has been published in academic journals, such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Development, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, International Review of Entrepreneurship, and Small Group Research. From 2004 to 2007 she served as program director of the Master of Science Program in International Business at Maastricht University (a period when the program was growing from 50 to 500 students). From 2005 to 2006 she was program director of a Management Development Program for non-academic staff of Maastricht University. Together with colleagues, she introduced the Personal Development Trajectory in the Master of Science Program in International Business (2005) and the Leadership Development Trajectory in the EMBA program (2006), both including coaching.

 

 

Recent Publications

Raes, A., Heijltjes, M., Glunk, U., & Roe, R.  (2011). The interface of top management team and middle managers: A process model. Academy of Management Review, 36, 102-126.

Glunk, U. & Follini, B. (2011) Polarities in executive coaching. Journal of Management Development, 30, 222-230.

Glunk, U. & Smits, M. (2010). Awakening world-changing leadership through Management Education. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 39, 87-91.

Glunk, U. & van Gils, A. (2010). Social entrepreneurship education: A holistic learning initiative. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 8, 113-132.

Raes, A., Heijltjes, M., Glunk, U., & Roe, R. (2009). Exploring temporal patterns of conflict and trust in teams. In: R. Roe, M. Waller, and S.R. Clegg (Eds.), Time in Organizational Research. London: Routledge, 127-148.

Glunk, U. & Heijltjes, M. (2009). A flying team: On the value of studying temporal aspects of team processes and performance strategies. In: F.R.H. Zijlstra, A. van Iterson & L.A. ten Horn (Eds.), Time Changes Work. Liber Amicorum for Robert A. Roe. Maastricht: University Press, 158-166.

Berends, P., Glunk, U., & Wüster, J. (2008). Personal mastery in Management Education. A case description of a personal development trajectory in graduate education. In: N.P. Barsky, M. Clements, J. Ravn and K. Smith (Eds.), Advances in Business Education. Berlin: Springer, 117-129.

Schwieren, Ch. & Glunk, U. (2008). Mechanisms underlying nationality-based discrimination in teams: A field experiment testing predictions from social psychology and microeconomics. Small Group Research, 39, 643-672.

Raes, A., Heijltjes, M., Glunk, U., & Roe, R. (2008). The interface of top management team and middle managers: A process model. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Raes, A., Glunk, U., Heijltjes, M., & Roe, R. (2007). Top management team and middle managers: Making sense of leadership. Small Group Research, 37, 360-386.

Glunk, U. (2007). Organizational performance. In: S. Clegg (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. London: Sage, 1149-1153.

 Recent Conference Presentations

Cuijpers, M., Glunk, U. & Heijltjes, M. (2011). Dual allegiance in the management team. Paper presented at the 71st Academy of Management Conference: West Meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Raes, A., Roe, R., Glunk, U. & Heijltjes, M. (2011). An integrative review of top management team processes and emergent states and relations to outcomes. Paper presented at the 71st Academy of Management Conference: West Meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Cuijpers, M., Heijltjes, M. & Glunk, U. (2010). Management team and organizational sub-unit identification in management team processes. Paper presented at the 70th Academy of Management Conference: Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, Montréal, Canada.

Glunk, U. & Smits, M. & van Gils, A. (2010). Crisis as an opportunity for social entrepreneurship: Awakening social leaders through education. Paper presented at the EFMD Entrepreneurship Conference: Entrepreneurs as Agents of Creativity in Times of Crisis. Paris, France.

Glunk, U. & Smits, M. (2009). Awakening world-changing leadership through Management Education. Paper presented at the Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Cuijpers, M.; Raes, A.; Glunk, U.; Heijltjes, M.; Roe, R. (2009). Top manager’s leadership toward middle managers in a team context. Paper presented at the 14th EAWOP Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Cuijpers, M., Heijltjes, M., Glunk, U., & Roe, R. (2008). The role of boundary spanning in management team interaction processes: A dual identity perspective. Paper presented at the third annual Conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, Kansas City, USA.

Raes, A., Heijltjes, M., Glunk, U., & Roe, R. (2008). The interface of top management team and middle managers: A process model. Paper presented at the 68th Academy of Management Meeting: The Questions We Ask. Anaheim, USA.

Glunk, U. & Berends, P. (2007). Developing moral awareness in Management Education: The neglect of courage and authenticity. Paper presented at the 14th EDINEB Conference: Preparing Business Professionals for the Changing Global Workplace. Vienna, Austria.

Glunk, U., Raes, A., Heijltjes, M., & Roe, R. (2007). Middle managers’ views on top management team performance. The crucial role of moral leadership. Paper presented at the 67th Academy of Management Meeting: Doing Well by Doing Good. Philadelphia, USA.