Dr. Rouven Kanitz

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rouven Kanitz is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Change at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He received his Ph.D. in Management from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. Before entering academia, Rouven worked in the medical technology industry as a management consultant, focusing on strategic change projects. His research emphasizes helping organizations navigate change processes in effective and sustainable ways, with a specific focus on the human side of change. This includes how leaders manage change through specific interventions to address human responses and resistance. Additionally, Rouven investigates how digital technologies present new opportunities and risks in managing change and how they shape the future of change management. His work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Research Interests

Courses

Changing Mature Business Master Thesis

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.