Nicolas T. Deuschel
Education
Ph.D. in Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources concentration) from IE University (Spain)
M.Sc. in Management from the University of Oxford, Said Business School (United Kingdom)
B.Sc. in International Business Administration from the RSM Erasmus University (Netherlands)
Research Interests
Organizational transformation and change, creativity, governance and leadership
Selected publications
Deuschel, N. T., Langan, R., & Mât, C. (2026). Should You Appoint An Interim CEO?: It’s riskier than you think. Here’s when it makes sense and who to choose. Harvard Business Review, 104(3), 96–105.
Langan, R., & Deuschel, N. (2024). Interim CEO Successions: Implications for CEO Successor Selection and Subsequent Firm Performance. Organization Science.
Nicolas (Till) Deuschel is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Department of Business Administration at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering (Germany) and International Business Administration (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), and a master’s degree in Management from the University of Oxford (Saïd Business School). He received his Ph.D. in Management, with a concentration in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, from IE University. He also holds a US patent on AI assisted predictive change methodology using chatbot interfaces.
Before moving into academia, Nicolas worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in London and Roland Berger in Zurich on projects for global clients across Europe. At Swiss Re, he served as Global Vice President of Human Resources Strategy and was part of the extended leadership team. He has also worked with startups and acted as an expert on due diligence and transformation projects.
Deuschel, N. T., Langan, R., & Mât, C. (2026). Should You Appoint An Interim CEO?: It’s riskier than you think. Here’s when it makes sense and who to choose. Harvard Business Review, 104(3), 96–105.
Langan, R., & Deuschel, N. (2025). Internal Disruption: Examining the Relationship Between Interim CEO Successions and Executive Turnover. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 33(5), 1009–1023.
Langan, R., & Deuschel, N. (2024). Interim CEO Successions: Implications for CEO Successor Selection and Subsequent Firm Performance. Organization Science.
Deuschel, N. T., Langan, R., & Rodríguez Gómez-Rico, C. (2024). 3 Reasons Change Initiatives Fail — and How to Ensure Yours Succeeds. Harvard Business Review Online.
Mayo, M., Kakarika, M., Mainemelis, C., & Deuschel, N. T. (2017). A metatheoretical framework of diversity in teams. Human Relations, 70(8), 911–939.
Conference papers and proceedings
Rodríguez Gómez-Rico, C., & Deuschel, T. N. (2024). Beyond Dualities: The Influence of Regulatory Focus & Paradox Mindset on Workplace Ambidexterity. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024(1), 15543.
Deuschel, T. N. (2022). Different Forms of Creativity? Regulatory Focus & Cognitive Processes on Novelty and Usefulness. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1), 17024.
Deuschel, T. N., Paine, J. W., & Zhou, J. (2018). Solving Complexities in Creativity Research: Towards a Holistic Understanding across Levels. Academy of Management Proceedings (symposium).
Deuschel, T. N. (2016). Expanding theories of individual creativity in teams: an integrated model. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1), 13095.
Patent
Thornley, R., Raven, M., & Deuschel, N. (2024). Artificial intelligence methods and systems for improving user adaptability using textual communication. U.S. Patent US12026630B2.