Livia Markoczy

Livia Markoczy is an Associate Professor of Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas (since 2005). Her academic journey includes roles at institutions like University of California, Riverside (2000–2005), Cranfield University (1994–2000), and Budapest University of Economic Sciences (1986–1994). She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (1995) and a BA in Economics from Budapest University of Economic Sciences (1983).

Her research focuses on behavioral decision-making, particularly managerial personality and cognition's impact on strategic decisions. She explores decision-making in organizational, group, and institutional contexts, emphasizing ethical dilemmas and emotional influences. Notable work includes studies on organizational citizenship behavior, research-practice gaps in supply chain management, and consumer credit card adoption psychology.

Dr. Markoczy has advised numerous PhD students, including Carmel de Nahlik, Penny Brown, and Steve Regan. She has served on critical university committees such as the Strategic Planning Committee, Academic Promotion Committee, and various search committees for faculty positions. Her professional memberships span prestigious organizations like the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, and Society for Judgment and Decision Making.

Her projects include explorations into cognitive biases (e.g., base-rate fallacy), cooperative behavior models, and institutional governance in post-communist economies. She has contributed to conferences with presentations on topics ranging from symmetry in time travel metaphors to women's decision-making patterns.