Marketa Rickley
Areas of Expertise
Research: explores the antecedents and consequences of leadership selection and dismissal; applies artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to global leadership and cross-cultural management
Biography
Marketa Rickley is an Associate Professor of Management at UNC Greensboro. Her research explores the antecedents and consequences of leadership selection and dismissal, incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning to leadership prediction and international human resource management. Professor Rickley’s research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Management and Global Strategy Journal. Her work has been recognized with several honors from the Academy of Management, such as the International Management Division Best Paper Award. Professor Rickley teaches Strategic Management in the MBA program and Introduction to Generative AI in the undergraduate program. She is a recipient of the UNC Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics Teaching Excellence Award.
Education
Ph.D., Boston University
MBA, University of Iowa
BBA, University of Iowa
Research/Publications
Li, L., Hasse, V., & Rickley, M. (2026). Organizational separateness and general manager turnover: Behavioral theory in the international context. Global Strategy Journal, in press.
Stackhouse, M. & Rickley, M. (2026). From personality traits to types: A person-centered framework of global leadership. Journal of Business Research, 214(September), 116264.
Taras, V., Rickley, M., Alon, I., Dong, L., & Malmin, H. (2025). Predictors of cultural intelligence: Automated machine learning vs. PLS-SEM. Journal of International Management, 31(5), 101290.
Thams, Y. & Rickley, M. (2024). Are foreign-born CEOs held to a higher performance standard? The role of national origin in CEO dismissals. Global Strategy Journal, 14(3), 578-603.
Stackhouse, M., Rickley, M., Liu, Y., & Taras, V. (2024). Homogeneity, heterogeneity, or independence? A multilevel exploration of Big Five personality traits and cultural values in 40 nations. Personality and Individual Differences, 230, Article 112795, 1-13.