Dr. Marlene Vock

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Marlene Vock is a faculty member at the University of Amsterdam within the Faculty of Economics and Business, specializing in Marketing. Her academic work focuses on sustainability and consumer psychology, exploring the factors that hinder sustainable consumer behavior and the responses of consumers to firms' responsible and irresponsible practices. She co-supervises PhD projects related to these topics and is an advisory board member of the faculty's 'A Sustainable Future' platform. Marlene teaches several courses, including a Master's elective on Sustainable Ethical Marketing, where students evaluate the role of marketing in contemporary issues such as pollution, resource depletion, and obesity. Previously, she has been affiliated with notable institutions such as the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Amsterdam Business School. She holds a PhD in International Strategy & Marketing and has completed her university teaching qualification certificate (BKO).

Research Interests

Experience

Visiting Scholar

2019-01-01 — 2019-06-01

Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder • Boulder, USA

Conducted research in marketing and consumer studies.

PhD Student Research Assistant

2012-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration • Vienna, Austria

Assisted in research relevant to marketing and economics.

Courses

Sustainable Ethical Marketing Marketing Conscious Marketing Theories of Marketing Consumer Behavior Strategic Management & Marketing Marketing & Strategy Empirical Research in Sustainable Management Fundamentals of Marketing

Requirements for University of Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:92
GMAT
Total Score
Required:560
Overall
Required:560
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in a relevant field Mathematics and Statistics proficiency Micro- and Macro-economics courses
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's Diploma and Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation Letter
  • English Language Proficiency Certificate
  • GMAT or GRE score report
Specialization Notes

Includes departments like Economics, Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing.