Dr. Maxim Egorov is an interim professor of Responsible Leadership at Munich Business School, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin (LEIZ) at Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, as well as at the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich. Dr. Egorov also works as an independent consultant, executive coach and trainer, supporting individuals, companies and scientific organizations in their development and transformation processes. He holds a PhD from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management, with a research focus on ethical leadership and leadership development. Dr. Egorov also earned a diploma in psychology from the University of Koblenz-Landau.
His extensive academic career includes roles as a research associate, senior lecturer, leadership trainer and executive coach at the TUM Executive Education Center, University of St. Gallen and further business schools. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Egorov has significant experience in the consulting sector. He was a partner and member of the executive team at Manres AG, Zurich and Berlin, for many years, where he was responsible for the client business. Furthermore, he serves as an editor at the “Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln” journal. His research has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Business Ethics, encyclopedias and edited books, where he has contributed extensively to the field of ethically-oriented leadership development.
Professor of Responsible Leadership
Bachelor of International Business, Master of International Business, MBA in General Management
Responsible Leadership, Business Ethics and Sustainable Business, Soft Skills and Personal Development
Köhler, L. J. E., Steinberg, U., Egorov, M., Peus, C., & Gollwitzer, M. (2025). Combining moral foundations and justice sensitivity perspectives to understand political orientation. Social Psychology, 56(3), 122–139. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000579
Egorov, M., Kalshoven, K., Picher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2020). It’s a Match: Moralization and the Effects of Moral Foundations Congruence on Ethical and Unethical Leadership Perception. Journal of Business Ethics, 167(4), 707–723. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04178-9
Egorov, M. (2020). Ethikorientierte Führung und Führungskräfteentwicklung: Eine Weichenstellung für den Führungsalltag in Hochschulen und Wissenschaft. Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 2020(4), 25-27.
Egorov, M., Picher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2019). Taming the Emotional Dog: Moral Intuition and Ethically-Oriented Leader Development. Journal of Business Ethics, 160(3), 817–834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3876-4
Egorov, M. (2019). Moral Intuition: A Novel Perspective on Ethically-Oriented Leadership and Ethically-Oriented Leader Development. Dissertation, Technical University of Munich.
Egorov, M., & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2021). Leadership Moral Foundations. In D. C. Poff & A. C. Michalos (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics (pp. 1226-1230). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22767-8_59
Egorov, M., & Picher Verdorfer, A. (2020). Moral Intuition and Moral Leader Development. In M. Sinclair (Ed.), Handbook of intuition research as practice (pp. 157–166). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979757.00020
Cichor, J. E., Egorov, M., & Plecher, D. (2020). Character Design and Interaction: Effects on Social Presence in Virtual Reality. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1), 14824. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.14824abstract
Egorov, M., Cichor, J. E., & Plecher, D. (2019). Führungskräfteentwicklung in der digitalisierten Arbeitswelt: Ein Virtual Reality-basierter Ansatz. In 11th Conference of the Section of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology. September 25–27, 2019, Braunschweig, Germany.
Egorov, M., & Steinberg, U. (2019). Moral Foundation Sensitivity: A Perspective-specific Moral Foundation Approach. In Academy of Management Proceedings. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9–13, 2019, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.13307abstract
Egorov, M., & Steinberg, U. (2018). On the Interplay Between Power Motivation, Justice Sensitivity, and Gender. In 51st Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). September 15–20, 2018, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Egorov, M., Steinberg, U., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2018). What Values Count in Digitization: Results of a Survey Among German Business Leaders. In Digitization and Business Ethics Conference. April 12–13, 2018, Munich, Germany.
Egorov, M., Kalshoven, K., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2017). Look Before You Leap: Moral Intuition, Moral Foundations Congruence and (Un)Ethical Leadership. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.17214abstract
Egorov, M., Steinberg, U., & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2016, January). Moral Foundations and Justice Sensitivity: Role and Perspective Do Matter. Paper presented at the 3rd Israel Organizational Behavior Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Steinberg, U., & Egorov, M. (2016, January). Linking Power Motivation to Moral Foundations. Paper presented at the 3rd Israel Organizational Behavior Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2016, January). Moral Intuition and Ethical Leadership Development: A New Perspective. In Academy of Management Proceedings. 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.18147abstract
Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2015, May). Game-Changer: Video Games as a New Avenue in Ethically-oriented Leadership Development. Paper presented at the 17th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway.
Egorov, M., Knipfer, K., Schmid, E., Peus, C., & Fischer, P. (2019, September 25-27). Digitalisierung und Führungskräfteentwicklung: Herausforderungen erkennen – neue Lösungswege beschreiten. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie (AOW) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Braunschweig, Germany.
Egorov, M. (2019). Ethical and Unethical Leadership: So Far, so Good – Where Are We Heading Next? In Wittenberg Interdisciplinary Business Ethics Conference (WIBEC). May 15–17, 2019, Wittenberg, Germany.
Egorov, M., & Steinberg, U. (2018, September). On the interplay between power motivation, justice sensitivity, and gender [Paper presentation]. 51st Congress of the DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
Egorov, M., & Schmid, E. (2018, September). Let's play: A Virtual Reality Based Avenue to Leadership Development [Paper presentation]. 51st Congress of the DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Frankfurt, Germany.
Egorov, M., Steinberg, U., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2018). What values count in digitization: Results of a survey among German business leaders [Paper presentation]. Digitization and Business Ethics Conference, Munich, Germany.
Steinberg, U., Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2017, September). What values matter to German business leaders in the digital transformation: Results from a national survey [Poster presentation]. Conference Disrupt Yourself – Work, Leadership and Organizations in the Digital Age, Munich, Germany.
Egorov, M., Kalshoven, K., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2017, August). Look Before You Leap: Moral Intuition, Moral Foundations Congruence and (Un)ethical Leadership [Paper presentation]. 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Egorov, M., Kalshoven, K., & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2017, May 18). We need a match: The impact of leader-follower (in)congruence of moral foundations on ethical leadership perception and ethical leadership development [Paper presentation]. 18th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland.
Egorov, M., Schmid, E., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2016, September). What's the Value: Moral Foundations and Different Leadership Styles [Paper presentation]. 50th Congress of the DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie), Leipzig, Germany.
Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2016, August). Moral Intuition and Ethical Leadership Development: A New Perspective [Paper presentation]. 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, United States.
Steinberg, U., & Egorov, M. (2016, January). Assessing the Link Between Power Motivation and Moral Foundations. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA, United States.
Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2015, November). Moral Intuition and Ethical Leadership: A New Perspective on Leadership Development [Paper presentation]. Workshop 'Moral Behavior in Social Interaction' at the Conference 'Institutions for Moral Behavior', Utrecht, Netherlands.
Egorov, M., Pircher Verdorfer, A., & Peus, C. (2015, May). Game-changer: Video games as a new avenue in ethically-oriented leadership development [Paper presentation]. 17th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Egorov, M., Baumert, A., & Rothmund, T. (2009, September). Schuld, Scham und Selbstreaktionen: Zusammenhang moralischer Emotionen mit Veränderungen im impliziten moralischen Selbstwert [Paper presentation]. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie, Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Baader, M., Egorov, M., Renerte, B., Tanner, C., Wagner, A. F., & Witt, N. (2025). The unintended effects of ethical decision aids in organizations. Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 25-18, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 1041/2025. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5136031
Egorov, M., Hattendorf, K., Heidbrink, L., Peus, C. & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2019). Führungskräftebefragung 2019, Wertekommission – Initiative Werte Bewusste Führung e. V.
Egorov, M., Hattendorf, K., Heidbrink, L., Peus, C. & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2018). Führungskräftebefragung 2018, Wertekommission – Initiative Werte Bewusste Führung e. V.
Egorov, M., Hattendorf, K., Heidbrink, L., Peus, C. & Pircher Verdorfer, A. (2017). Führungskräftebefragung 2017, Wertekommission – Initiative Werte Bewusste Führung e. V.
Egorov, M. interview in Köpfe in der Personalentwicklung. (2024). Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 2024(2), 114-119.
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Egorov, M. interview in Köpfe in der Personalentwicklung. (2024). Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 2024(2), 114-119. (30.04.2024)
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