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Staff members with discipline Business

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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LEAN Six Sigma Green en Blackbelt
Agile / Scrum projectmanagement
Digital education and learning
drs. ing. B.S. (Bas) Baalmans
Contact
b.s.baalmans rug.nl
Function
Managing Director / Lecturer
public policy, financial regulation, inclusive finance, inclusive education
A. (Alta) Baasanjav, MA
Contact
a.linsi-baasanjav rug.nl
Function
Education development officer
Corporate entrepreneurship / Intrapreneurship / Corporate venturing
Entrepreneurship in healthcare & medical field / Orphan drug ventures
dr. O. (Olga) Belousova
Contact
o.belousova rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor (tenured)
prof. dr. T.H.A. (Tammo) Bijmolt
Contact
t.h.a.bijmolt rug.nl
+31 50 36 37319
Function
Full Professor, Chairman of the department
Field / Discipline
Organizational change; information systems; implementation; health care, eHealth.
prof. dr. A. (Albert) Boonstra
Contact
albert.boonstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 37289
Function
Professor of Information Management
Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Franchise
dr. M.J. (Maryse) Brand
Contact
m.j.brand rug.nl
+31 50 36 37492
Function
Associate Professor
E.O. (Bert) de Brock
Contact
e.o.de.brock rug.nl
+31 50 36 37315
Function
Professor Business Information Modelling
Innovation Adoption, Value Appropriation, Digital Business Models,  E-Commerce, Digital Transformation, Digital Platforms, Digital Innovations, Artificial Intelligence, Motion Picture Industry, Videogame Industry, Music Industry, Social Media &... read more
dr. T.L.J. (Thijs) Broekhuizen
Contact
t.l.j.broekhuizen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33777
Function
Associate Professor
Governance, Corporate finance, Bankruptcy.
prof. dr. O. (Oscar) Couwenberg
Contact
o.couwenberg rug.nl
Function
Professor of Corporate Governance
Field / Discipline
Management accounting and control
prof. dr. ir. P.M.G. (Paula) Dirks
Contact
p.m.g.dirks rug.nl
+31 50 36 33768
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Corporate Venturing, Inter-Organizational Relationships, Networks
dr. J. (Jitse) Duijsters
Contact
j.duijsters rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Innovation Management & Strategy
Corporate governance; Executive compensation; Formal and informal institutions
prof. dr. H. (Hans) van Ees
Contact
h.van.ees rug.nl
Function
Professor corporate governance and institutions
Industrial Product Development and Product Strategy, Quantitative Methods
prof. dr. ir. J.M.L. (Jo) van Engelen
Contact
j.m.l.van.engelen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33830
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Business Models for a Circular Economy, Circular Entrepreneurship
dr. ir. N.R. (Niels) Faber
Contact
n.r.faber rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2423
Function
Assistant Professor
Digital Transformation, Digital Business Models, Digital Innovation
N.E. (Nicolai) Fabian, Dr
Contact
n.e.fabian rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Researching for business sustainability in the areas of Dynamic Capabilities, Strategic Management, and Business Models
E.M. (Eric) Fath-Kolmes
Contact
e.m.fath-kolmes rug.nl
Function
S. (Sandy) Fidder, MSc
Contact
s.fidder rug.nl
Function
Bestuurssecretaris HR & Health
Field / Discipline
dr. A.J. (Arjan) Frederiks
Contact
a.j.frederiks rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
drs. J.P.W. (Hans) van Gestel
Contact
j.p.w.van.gestel rug.nl
+31 50 36 39420
Function
Projectmanager
Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, Ownership Structure and Family Control, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility, Carbon Disclosure and Carbon Emission and Finance.
H. (Halit) Gonenc, Dr
Contact
h.gonenc rug.nl
+31 50 36 34237
Function
Associate Professor, Program Director MSc International Financial Management
Field / Discipline
Business ethics, Sustainability, Epistemology, Argumentation theory, Philosophy of Science
J.A.M. (Job) de Grefte
Contact
j.a.m.de.grefte rug.nl
+31 6 2159 0724
Function
Assistant Professor Business Ethics and Sustainability
Digital marketing, marketing attribution, ad blocking, (online) customer journey, (online) advertising, mobile marketing, customer relationship management, customer feedback metrics, text mining
dr. E. (Evert) de Haan
Contact
evert.de.haan rug.nl
+31 50 36 32802
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Culture, Communication & Leadership 
Shakespeare, Presentism & Performance
Ethnic and Racial Studies
dr. C.P.A. (Coen) Heijes
Contact
c.p.a.heijes rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
prof. dr. G.J. (Jan) van Helden
Contact
g.j.van.helden rug.nl
+31 50 36 37355
Function
Emeritus Professor
Corporate governance, financial reporting, corporate reporting
prof. dr. R.B.H. (Reggy) Hooghiemstra
Contact
r.b.h.hooghiemstra rug.nl
+31 50 36 33772
Function
Professor in Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance
Field / Discipline
Methods:
Discrete Event Simulation
Agent Based Simulation
Mathematical Modelling
Optimization
Hybrid modeling

Topics:
Production Planning
Supply Chain Planning

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexanderHübl
A. (Alexander) Hübl, Dr
Contact
a.hubl rug.nl
+31 50 36 37385
Function
Lecturer
Measuring of research output, Current Research Information Systems (PURE), Impact of research, Information and Data literacy,
Educational effectiveness, Information and Data Retrieval, Knowledge Management, Research Data Management.
drs. B. (Bert) Huizing
Contact
b.huizing rug.nl
+31 50 36 33257
Function
Academic Information Specialist & Data Steward
Innovation, business development, entrepreneurship, marketing, e-commerce and strategy
dr. K.R.E. (Eelko) Huizingh
Contact
k.r.e.huizingh rug.nl
+31 50 36 33779
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Corporate Governance; CEOs, Top Management Teams and Boards; Business Groups
No picture available
Contact
p.m.infantes.sanchez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Social complexity, agent based simulation, innovation diffusion, opinion dynamics
dr. W. (Wander) Jager
Contact
w.jager rug.nl
+31 6 3618 4622
Function
Associate Professor, Managing director of Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies (GCSCS)
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Circular Economy
Sustainable Agriculture
prof. dr. G. (Gjalt) de Jong
Contact
g.de.jong rug.nl
+31 58 205 5000
Function
Professor Sustainable Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy
Field / Discipline
Non-financial information, integrated reporting and assurance
prof. dr. A.E.M. (Nancy) Kamp-Roelands, RA
Contact
a.e.m.kamp-roelands rug.nl
Function
Professor non-financial information, integrated reporting and assurance - C.R. Rao foundation
Field / Discipline
Sustainable Consumption, Consumer Psychology, (Sustainable) Marketing Management
S.K. (Sven) Kilian, PhD
Contact
s.kilian rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Field / Discipline
ing. R.G.J. (Jeroen) Kuper
Contact
r.g.j.kuper rug.nl
+31 50 36 33768
Function
Universitair docent Accountancy & Internal Control
Digital Transformation and Strategy
D.J. (David) Langley, Prof
Contact
d.j.langley rug.nl
Function
Full Professor
Entrepreneurial Education
No picture available
Contact
j.loef rug.nl
Function
PhD student
communication, personal leadership, coaching
drs. G.W.M. (Gerni) Luttikhuis
Contact
g.w.m.luttikhuis rug.nl
Function
lecturer, facilitator, coach
Field / Discipline
No picture available
Contact
m.e.majchrowicz rug.nl
Function
Project coordinator
Sustainable business models, energy citizenship, rural and regional development, community empowerment, community, rural resilience
dr. ing. M. (Marianna) Markantoni
Contact
m.markantoni rug.nl
+31 50 36 33512
Function
Lecturer of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship
Leadership, innovation, innovation networks.
J.M. (Jesús) Mascareño Apodaca, Dr
Contact
j.m.mascareno rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Teamwork; work characteristics; team member characteristics; team composition; performance management
prof. dr. H.B.M. (Eric) Molleman
Contact
h.b.m.molleman rug.nl
+31 50 36 33846
Function
Professor
Institutional investors, investor time horizon, corporate tax avoidance, corporate governance
dr. J. (Jos) Offerein
Contact
j.offerein rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. D.J. (Damien) Power
Contact
d.power rug.nl
Function
Professor Emeritus
Field / Discipline
J.B.J. (Julia) Prömpeler
Contact
j.b.j.prompeler rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Pre-M&A Processes and Organizational Learning, International Business, Research Methods.
P. (Padma) Rao Sahib, Dr
Contact
p.rao.sahib rug.nl
+31 50 36 33724
Function
Associate Professor
dr. M.H.F. (Maurice) Ridder de van der Schueren
Contact
m.h.f.ridder.de.van.der.schueren rug.nl
+31 50 36 37205
Function
Assistant professor business administration and researcher empirical sociology
Asset management, insurance, pension and wealth, with a focus in investment theory, asset allocation and macroeconomics
R.M. (Roelof) Salomons
Contact
r.m.salomons rug.nl
Function
Professor by special appointment - Investment Theory and Asset Management (C.R. Rao Stichting)
Field / Discipline
No picture available
Contact
m.sanders rug.nl
Function
Controller
Sustainable Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility
B. (Borhan) Sayedy, PhD
Contact
b.sayedy rug.nl
+31 50 36 33685
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Prof. Schultze's research explores the complex relationship between digitalization and practices in everyday (work) life. While she has studied the work practice implications of knowledge management technology and of Internet-based self-service technology... read more
U. (Ulrike) Schultze, Prof
Contact
u.schultze rug.nl
Function
* Retail marketing expertise: grocery retailing in general, retail branding & format development, category management & the retail-mix, shopping behavior, online food retailing and quick commerce.* Brand marketing expertise: branding & positioning,... read more
prof. dr. L.M. (Laurens) Sloot
Contact
l.m.sloot rug.nl
+31 50 36 33686
Function
Distinguished professor of Entrepreneurship in Retailing (0,2 fte) & program director Executive MBA (food & retail track, 0,3 fte)
dr. E. (Edin) Smailhodzic
Contact
e.smailhodzic rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Finance, Derivative Instruments
dr. P.P.M. (Peter) Smid
Contact
p.p.m.smid rug.nl
+31 50 36 33668
Function
Director of education
Field / Discipline
Management accounting and control; organisational change
dr. M.P. (Martijn) van der Steen
Contact
m.p.van.der.steen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33993
Function
Associate Professor of Management Accounting
See: www.inthelead.net
Leadership, organizational change, self-managing teams, management development, gender and leadership, top management teams, middle management.
prof. dr. J.I. (Janka) Stoker
Contact
j.i.stoker rug.nl
+31 50 36 33837
Function
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, Director centre of expertise In the LEAD
Marketing Analytics; Unstructured Data; Quantitative Marketing; Sustainability
No picture available
Contact
kai.tan rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Business-to-Business Marketing, Customer Value Marketing, Defensive Marketing,  Service/Customer Excellence, Customer Delight, Service Garantees
dr. J.P.R. (Jean-Pierre) Thomassen
Contact
j.p.r.thomassen rug.nl
Function
lecturer
Field / Discipline
Management accounting and Management Control
dr. S. (Sandra) Tillema
Contact
s.tillema rug.nl
+31 50 36 34539
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
drs. M.W. (Marten) Venemans
Contact
m.w.venemans rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Marketing, Retailing, Sustainable Behavior, Big Data 
prof. dr. P.C. (Peter) Verhoef
Contact
p.c.verhoef rug.nl
+31 50 36 37320
Function
Dean, Professor
Field / Discipline
Business ethics, creativity and innovation, goals and motivation, leadership and management, multisource feedback, performance management and evaluation.
dr. T. (Tim) Vriend
Contact
t.vriend rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Operations Management, Operations Strategy, Clinical pathways, Patient logistics.
prof. dr. J. (Jan) de Vries
Contact
jan.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 33859
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
* Cooperation/collaboration within and between teams, work groups, and organizations (i.e., boundary spanning).
* Resilience, adaptability, and disruption management of teams and organizations;
* Team management, interventions, design, and composition;
*...
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dr. T.A. (Thom) de Vries
Contact
thom.de.vries rug.nl
+31 50 36 39377
Function
Associate professor
Auditing and assurance; financial and non-financial information; sustainability; corporate social responsibility; Corporate Reporting
prof. dr. D.A. (Dick) de Waard
Contact
d.a.de.waard rug.nl
+31 50 36 33776
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
dr. G.A. (Gera) Welker
Contact
g.a.welker umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3512
Function
Consultant Implementation
Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Econometrics, Marketing Model Building, Time series analysis, State Space Modeling, Kalman Filtering, Diffusion modelling, Database Marketing, Privacy, Pharmaceutical marketing, Statistical Quality Control, Six Sigma
prof. dr. J.E. (Jaap) Wieringa
Contact
j.e.wieringa rug.nl
+31 50 36 37093
Function
Full professor of Research Methods in Business
Subdisciplines
Sociology of organizations - sociology of work - sociological theory - economic sociology - sociology of aging

Topics
Sustainable cooperation - governance - organizational control - organizational change - administrative reform -...
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R.P.M. (Rafael) Wittek, Prof
Contact
r.p.m.wittek rug.nl
+31 50 36 36469
Function
Full Professor
Litigating in Dutch courts on cross-border claims of a private-law nature. International (mass) damage claims and international contracts. Dutch and European private international law, international civil procedural law, international commercial... read more
prof. mr. dr. M.H. (Mathijs) ten Wolde
Contact
m.h.ten.wolde rug.nl
+31 50 36 35785
Function
professor of Private law, Private International Law, International Transport Law
Field / Discipline
D. (Di) Yan, MSc
Contact
d.yan rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Business Ethics
Integrity Management
Financial Management
dr. R.O.S. (Raymond) Zaal
Contact
r.o.s.zaal rug.nl
+31 50 36 33658
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
M.J.R. (Marjolein) Zwerver
Contact
m.zwerver rug.nl
+31 6 1521 3225
Function
Head of Business Office
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