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About Me
I study institutions and am especially intrigued by (the management of) strategic change processes in complex environments. Within strategic entrepreneurship, my specific research expertise lies in the study of strategic choice for prosocial organizing aided by technology. As an engaged scholar, most of my research projects are externally funded and executed in interdisciplinary teams often including practitioners. This teamwork has resulted in over 1,5M EUR acquired research funding for the university, several research awards, and publications in (interdisciplinary) journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Social Science & Medicine and Advances in Colloid and Interface Science.
I have (co-)designed, coordinated, and provided education at all levels on topics such as Innovation & Entrepreneurship, (Qualitative) Research Methodology, and Enterprising Skills, and for multiple UT programmes, including the executive masterclass on Change Management & Leadership. Since I started mid-2017 as programme director of the BSc and MSc in (International) Business Administration, we sharpened the profiles of our (I)BA programmes, involved and supported lecturers in teaching innovation and continuous improvement, and build relations with strategic partners both in-and outside the university. This led to improved student satisfaction, increased student inflow, larger company involvement, and two new double degrees with international partner universities WWU Münster and the University of Trento.
Cooperation is key in academia and I contribute in this respect by involvement in various internal and external committees, outreach activities, and reviewing for academic journals and funding agencies. Examples are my membership of the UT Minor Committee and the editorial board of Technological Forecasting & Social Change. In recognition of my contribution to the BMS faculty, I received the faculty Cooperation Award early 2022. Since 2018, I am a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (RSA).