Prof. dr. D.A. (Daan) Stam

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 2004

Daan Stam is Endowed Professor of Innovation Management at the department of Technology and Operations Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research interests include leadership and communication, in particular in innovation and operational settings. Daan Stam is a member of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies. His research is published in such academic outlets as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organization Science, Journal of Operations Management, The Leadership Quarterly and Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Publications

  • Academic (26)
    • Beretta, M., Deichmann, D., Frederiksen, L., & Stam, D. (2025). Do you see what I see? How expertise and a decision-maker role influence the recognition and selection of novel ideas. Research Policy, 54(1), 1-14. Article 105139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105139

    • Leroy, H., Claeys, J., Benischke, M., & Stam, D. (2024). Developing Purpose-Driven Leaders. Cutter business technology journal, 37(8), 8-15. https://www.cutter.com/article/developing-purpose-driven-leaders

    • Dragoni, L., Leroy, H., Peng, A., & Stam, D. (2023). Welcoming Fireside Chats to the Field of Leadership. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 30(2), 133-136. https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518231157122

    • Gochmann, V., Stam, D., & Shemla, M. (2022). The boundaries of vision communication—The effects of vision-task goal-alignment on leaders' effectiveness. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52(5), 263-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12855, https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12855

    • Raithel, K., van Knippenberg, D., & Stam, D. (2021). Team Leadership and Team Cultural Diversity: The Moderating Effects of Leader Cultural Background and Leader Team Tenure. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 28(3), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518211010763

    • Agatz, N., Fan, Y., & Stam, D. (2021). The impact of green labels on time slot choice and operational sustainability. Production and Operations Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13368

    • Giessner, S., Stam, D., Kerschreiter, R., Verboon, D., & Salama, I. (2020). Goal-setting reloaded: The influence of minimal and maximal goal standards on task satisfaction and goal striving after performance feedback. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 228-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.08.004

    • Stam, D., & Boons, M. (2019). Crowdsourcing for innovation: How related and unrelated perspectives interact to increase creative performance. Research Policy, 48(7), 1758-1770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.04.005

    • Venus, M., Stam, D., & Knippenberg, D. (2018). Visions of change as visions of continuity. Academy of Management Journal, 62(3), 667-690. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2015.1196

    • Stam, D., Knippenberg, D., Wisse, B., & Nederveen Pieterse, A. (2018). Motivation in words: promotion- and prevention-oriented leader communication in times of crisis. Journal of Management, 44(7), 2859-2887. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206316654543

    • Houwelingen, G., Stam, D., & Giessner, S. (2017). So close and yet so far away: A psychological distance account of the effectiveness of leader appeals. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47(12), 665-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12469

    • de Vries, J., de Koster, R., & Stam, D. (2016). Safety Does Not Happen by Accident: Antecedents to a Safer Warehouse. Production and Operations Management, 25(8), 1377-1390. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12546

    • de Vries, J., de Koster, R., & Stam, D. (2016). Exploring the role of picker personality in predicting picking performance with pick by voice, pick to light and RF-terminal picking. International Journal of Production Research, 54(8), 2260-2274. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2015.1064184

    • de Vries, J., de Koster, R., & Stam, D. (2016). Aligning order picking methods, incentive systems, and regulatory focus to increase performance. Production and Operations Management, 25(8), 1363-1376. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12547

    • Deichmann, D., & Stam, D. (2015). Leveraging transformational and transactional leadership to cultivate the generation of organization-focused ideas. The Leadership Quarterly, 26(2), 204-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.10.004

    • Boons, M., Stam, D., & Barkema, H. (2015). Feelings of Pride and Respect as Drivers of Ongoing Member Activity on Crowdsourcing Platforms. Journal of Management Studies, 52(6), 717-741. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12140

    • de Vries, J., de Koster, R. B. M., & Stam, D. (2015). Making the Right Pick: Aligning Order Picking Methods, Incentive Systems and Regulatory Focus to Increase Picking Performance. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(3), 585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.144

    • Stam, D., Lord, RG., van Knippenberg, D., & Wisse, B. (2014). An image of who we might become: Vision communication, possible selves, and vision pursuit. Organization Science, 25(4), 1172-1194. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2013.0891

    • van Dierendonck, D., Stam, D., Boersma, P., de Windt, N., & Alkema, J. (2014). Same difference? Exploring the differential mechanisms linking servant leadership and transformational leadership to follower outcomes. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 544-562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.11.014

    • Stam, D., De Vet, A., Barkema, H., & de Dreu, CKW. (2013). Suspending group debate and developing concepts. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(S1), 48-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12063

    • Venus, M., Stam, D., & van Knippenberg, D. (2013). Leader emotion as a catalyst of effective leader communication of visions, value-laden messages, and goals. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 122(1), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2013.03.009

    • Ellemers, N., Sleebos, E., Stam, D., & de Gilder, D. (2011). Feeling included and valued: How perceived respect affects positive team identity and willingness to invest in the team. British Journal of Management, 24(1), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00784.x

    • de Koster, R., Stam, D., & Balk, B. (2011). Accidents happen: The influence of safety-specific transformational leadership, safety consciousness, and hazard recucing systems on warehouse accidents. Journal of Operations Management, 29(7-8), 753-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2011.06.005

    • Stam, D., van Knippenberg, D., & Wisse, B. (2010). The role of regulatory fit in visionary leadership. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(4), 499-518. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.624

    • Stam, D., van Knippenberg, D., & Wisse, B. (2010). Focusing on followers: The role of regulatory focus and possible selves in visionary leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 21(3), 457-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.03.009

    • Nederveen Pieterse, A., van Knippenberg, D., Schippers, M., & Stam, D. (2010). Transformational and transactional leadership and innovative behavior: The moderating role of psychological empowerment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(4), 609-623. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.650

  • Professional (6)
    • Stam, D. (2017). Leadership communication in times of crisis. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 29(1), 12-14. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/98613

    • Stam, D., de Vet, A., Barkema, H., & Dreu, CKW. (2014). Why quiet reflection improves development performance. RSM Insight, 17(1), 14-15. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50722

    • van Dierendonck, D., & Stam, D. (2014). Exploring the differentials between servant and transformational leadership. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 18(2), 16-17. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77107

    • Venus, M., Stam, D., & van Knippenberg, D. (2013). The value of emotion in visionary leadership. RSM Insight, 15(3), 8-10. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/50328

    • de Koster, R., Stam, D., & Balk, B. (2011). Accidents will happen: Do hazard-reducing systems help? Logistics and Transport, 1(12), 63-66.

    • de Koster, R., Stam, D., & Balk, B. (2011). Accidents will happen: do hazard-reducing systems help? RSM Insight, 5(1), 8-11. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/39944

  • Academic (2)
    • van Knippenberg, D., & Stam, D. (2014). Visionary Leadership. In D. V. Day (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations (pp. 241-259). Oxford University Press.

    • de Vries, J., de Koster, R., & Stam, D. (2014). Experimentally Investigating The Performance Of Various Order Picking Methods In Different Behavioral Contexts. In J. Smith, K. Ellis, R. Koster, de, S. Lavender, B. Montreuil, & M. Ogle (Eds.), Progress in Material Handling Research: 2014 (pp. 1-17). CICMHE.

  • Internal (1)
    • Stam, D. (2008). Managing dreams and ambitions. A psychological analysis of vision communication. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).

  • Popular (1)
    • Stam, D. (2019). Leading for Innovation. Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). Inaugural Addresses Research in Management Series http://hdl.handle.net/1765/117229

  • Academic (1)
    • De Vries, J., De Koster, R., & Stam, D. (2014). Aligning order picking methods with incentive systems and pickers for performance. Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain, ILS 2014, Breda, Netherlands.

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    Editorial work (Academic)

Working Together Alone in the Online Crowd: The effects of social motivations and individual knowledge backgrounds on participation and performance of members of online crowdsourcing platforms
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Mark Boons
  • Time frame: 2007 - 2014
Implementation and Impact of ISO 9001
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Basak Manders
  • Time frame: 2011 - 2015
People, Politics, and Innovation: A Process Perspective
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Lameez Alexander
  • Time frame: 2008 - 2014
Demystifying Visionary Leadership: In search of the essence of effective vision communication
  • Role: Daily Supervisor, Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Merlijn Venus
  • Time frame: 2009 - 2013
Unlocking Business Model Innovation
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Jaco Smit
  • Time frame: 2009 - 2016
The Ups and Downs of Hierarchy: The causes and consequences of hierarchy struggles and positional loss
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Maartje E. Schouten
  • Time frame: 2010 - 2016
Mind the Gap between Demand and Supply: A behavioral perspective on demand forecasting
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Stefanie Brix
  • Time frame: 2010 - 2016
Something to Rely On: The Influence of Stable and Fleeting Drivers on Moral Behavior
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Gijs van Houwelingen
  • Time frame: 2010 - 2015
The Emergence of Team Creativity: A social network perspective
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Yingjie Yuan
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2017
Make Minorities Great Again: A contribution to workplace equity by identifying and addressing constraints and privileges
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Jasmien Khattab
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2017
We are (all) the champions: The effect of status in the implementation of innovations
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Balazs Szatmari
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2016
Behavioral Operations in Logistics
  • Role: Daily Supervisor, Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Jelle de Vries
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2016
A Test of Time: A temporal and dynamic approach to power and ethics
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Laura M. Giurge
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2017
Empowering Leadership and Employees’ Achievement Motivations: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientations in the Empowering Leadership Process
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Tobias Dennerlein
  • Time frame: 2013 - 2017
Making sense of sensitivity in the workplace: Coping with contextual information in innovation and social networks
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Qi Zhang
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2023
Tug-of-War: Why and when teams get embroiled in power struggles
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Lisanne van Bunderen
  • Time frame: 2013 - 2018
Advancing Research on Innovation Management: open PhD Position
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Mohamadreza Hoseinpour
  • Time frame: 2018 -
Overcoming Resource Constraints: The Role of Creative Resourcing and Equity Crowdfunding in Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Roxana Turturea
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2018
Firms and the State: An Examination of Corporate Political Activity and the Business-Government Interface
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Omar El Nayal
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2019
: Challenges of Early Stage Entrepreneurs: The Roles of Vision Communication and Team Membership Change
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Timo van Balen
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2019
Coordination & Control in Contemporary Organizations
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Jun Xiao
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2021
With New Eyes: The Recognition of Novelty and Novel Ideas
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Davide Bavato
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2020
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
Advancing Research on Innovation Management
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Lydia Gross
  • Time frame: 2020 -
A Configural Approach to Understanding Voice Behavior in Teams
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Jing Wu
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2020
Accelerating Leadership Development: An evidence-based perspective
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Pisitta Vongswasdi
  • Time frame: 2016 - 2020
Consumers in the Age of AI: Understanding Reactions Towards Algorithms and Humans in Marketing Research
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Gizem Yalcin
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2022
READY, SET, GO(AL)! New Directions in Goal-Setting Research
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Jorrit Alkema
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2022
IoT – Inducing Organizational Transformation?
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Katharina Badenhausen
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2022
Betting on high-quality ideas – The effect of employee roles in creativity evaluation, and forecasting.
Betting on high-quality ideas – The effect of employee roles in creativity evaluation, and forecasting.
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Saritha Saraswathy
  • Time frame: 2021 -
Leadership Development for a VUCA World: How to Thrive and Not Just Survive in the Energy Transition
Leadership Development for a VUCA World: How to Thrive and Not Just Survive in the Energy Transition
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Siraj Kabir
  • Time frame: 2021 -
Evidence Based Management (EBMgt) as value driver for Strategic HR in Leadership Development executive programmes
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Raj Reddy Konduru
  • Time frame: 2020 -
Using Imagination to Measure Innovation: The Effect of Roleplay on Innovation Assessment and Selection
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Arabella Pollack
  • Time frame: 2020 -
A new boss takes charge. The process to becoming - or failing to become - the new leader.
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Ana Maria Sierra-Maya
  • Time frame: 2018 -
Parttime PhD programme
Parttime PhD programme
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Ivan Burov
  • Time frame: 2023 -
New Forms of Leadership
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Folkert Mulder
  • Time frame: 2017 -
Visionary Leadership and the Pursuit of Organizational Visions
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Begüm Bilgin
  • Time frame: 2019 - 2024
The Triad of Innovation: Exploring Management Innovation, Business Model Innovation, and Ownership in Unlocking Firms’ Innovative Potential
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Agnieszka Genc
  • Time frame: 2014 -
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