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Michael Liersch

Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations
Joined Stern: 2008
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Tisch Hall
40 West 4th Street, Room 701C
New York, NY 10012
Email: mliersch@stern.nyu.edu
Research, publications, honors, and more
Teaches Research Interests
  • Management and Organizational Analysis
  • Managerial Decision Making
  • Time Perception in Organizations
  • Disclosure Policies
  • Behavioral Employee Compensation
Academic Background
A.B., Economics, 1998 Harvard University
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, 2007 University of California, San Diego
Biography
Michael Liersch joined New York University Stern School of Business as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations in August 2008. He teaches “Management and Organizational Analysis.”

Professor Liersch's research interests include decision making, time perception, disclosure policies, and compensation, especially as they apply to organizational and management contexts. He has published work in Psychological Science and Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes. He has also presented papers at both national and international business and decision-making conferences, and has been awarded numerous travel and research grants.

Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Liersch taught “Organizational Leadership” at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, and assisted teaching courses in negotiation, organizations strategy and human resources management, and cognitive psychology at both the Rady School and in the psychology department at the University of California, San Diego. He has also worked as a management consultant, a strategy and development analyst, and a senior corporate and business development manager.

Professor Liersch received his A.B. in Economics from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.