Established in 1998, the department of Business-Society Management (B-SM) at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University was the first of its kind within a European business school. The B-SM Department offers a social science-based perspective on managerial and organizational issues at the interface between business and society.

Our world-class research and education focus on how business can contribute to addressing the great societal challenges of our time, such as climate change and social inequality.

Marius van Dijke, Department Chair

Marius van Dijke

Staff of the department are involved in teaching at the under- and post-graduate level, including bachelor programmes, the full-time MBA and specialized and executive master programmes. The department also delivers the school’s flagship Master programme on Global Business and Sustainability. The Master programme is one of the longest running programmes in the world in the area of business and society management and continues to deliver graduates that are in high demand in today’s business world.
 

Sustainability and corporate responsibility

Students who come through our teaching programmes form a deep understanding of how through responsible forms of business activity - including new forms of inclusive business models, stakeholder partnerships and social entrepreneurship - they can actively contribute to the health and sustainability of the societies in which they operate whilst as a base condition still run viable businesses. Our programmes point not just to the limits to economic growth within our planet’s boundaries, but we strive to make a positive change by equipping our students with ways of experimenting with new ‘circular’, ‘inclusive’, ‘shared value’ - in short more sustainable - business models that can grow exponentially to shape new social and environmental value chains.
 

Multi-disciplinary faculty

Within the department, we have multi-disciplinary faculty who turn their specialist expertise into tangible solutions for businesses and into transformational experiences in the classroom. Areas of expertise range from sustainability and climate change to social enterprise, stakeholder communication, cross-sector partnerships, philanthropy, ethics and corporate governance. Our faculty is also strongly rooted in theory which allows them analyze complex issues and wicked problems and to develop novel answers to pressing business and societal questions.
 

Practical Impact and Outreach

Besides high quality research and education, we actively engage with the business community and civic society actors, involving them in our education programmes whilst ensuring at the same time that the work that we do has the widest possible impact on business and society. We have dedicated research centers, including the Partnership Resource Centre, the Centre for Eco-Transformation, the Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy the Centre for Behavioral Ethics and the Corporate Communication Centre, that work with business leaders to turn our research into positive change.

About our research

Research expertise

Research of the Department of Business-Society Management examines the mutual impact of business and society upon each other. The broad objective is to reach a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities arising at the interface of business and society. Strategic and sustainable solutions are the aim.

Multidisciplinary research focuses on several areas:

  • The relationship between business and society: Issues around sustainability, philanthropy, international relations, reputation.
  • Behavioural ethics: Issues around decision-making, ethics, leadership.
  • Legitimacy: Issues around governance, stakeholder well-being, accountability, ecology.

Centres and Experts

Much of the high profile, relevant research of the B-SM Department is focused in Centres of Expertise and other projects. These centres encourage network building among scholars who are working in the many research themes of the department, providing cutting-edge research, ideas publications related to business and society management. Support for this research may come from companies, the European government, grants or sponsored Chairs.

The current Centres of Expertise associated with B-SM faculty members:

Scientific Director: Dr. Marius van Dijke

The ECBE fosters and promotes fundamental laboratory and field research in behavioural ethics that has implications for a wide variety of fields such as management, law, and social sciences in general.

Director: Marijke Baumann

This Centre is focused on corporate communication as a management instrument that harmonises all consciously used forms of internal and external communication as effectively and efficiently as possible in order to achieve a positive corporate reputation.

Scientific Director: Dr. Steve Kennedy

The broad aim of this Centre is to reach a clearer understanding of the management challenges posed by climate change and search for credible management solutions to achieving global sustainability.

Academic Director: Prof. dr. Rob van Tulder

The PrC is a flexible learning and research network; it functions as the centre of a (virtual) network of professionals, academics and practitioners around the world to share, retrieve and build up knowledge and experience to enhance the impact of cross sector partnerships on addressing complex or ‘wicked’ problems in particular around sustainable development. The latter entails processes of selecting appropriate partnerships and increasing their efficiency, impact and effectiveness.

Publications

2024

  • Ouacha, M. (2024). Receiving by giving: The examining of cross-border diasporic and bi-cultural philanthropy. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Bunders, D. (2024). Gigs of their own: can platform cooperatives become resilient? [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Notenboom, M. L., Van Hoof, L., Schuermans, A., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Rega, F. R., & Taverne, Y. J. H. J. (2024). Aortic Valve Embryology, Mechanobiology, and Second Messenger Pathways: Implications for Clinical Practice. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 11(2), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11020049
  • Meccanici, F., Notenboom, M. L., Meijssen, J., Smit, V., Van De Woestijne, P. C., Van Den Bosch, A. E., Helbing, W. A., Bogers, A. J. J. C., Takkenberg, J. J. M., & Roos-Hesselink, J. W. (2024). Long-term surgical outcomes of congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis and microsimulation study. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 65(1), Article ezad360. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad360
  • Zhu, B., Guo, J., de Jong, M., Liu, Y., Zhao, E., & Jing, G. (2024). Predicting city branding choices made by Chinese metropolitan cities: examining the impact of geographic context and national plans. Journal of Place Management and Development. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-04-2023-0042
  • Yu, N., Dong, Y., de Jong, M., & Yue, J. (2024). How do new university presidents affect research performance? Measuring the impact of pervious career paths in China. Research Policy, 53(2), Article 104946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104946
  • Versteegt, L., van Dijke, M., & van den Bos, K. (2024). Physical distancing during the COVID-19 crisis: The roles of threat and moralization. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 54(3), 162-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13021
  • Veen, K. M., Koudstaal, T., Hendriks, P. M., Takkenberg, J. JM., Boomars, K. A., & van den Bosch, A. E. (2024). Prognostic value of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and CTEPH: A longitudinal study. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 51, Article 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101342
  • van Klingeren, F., & De Moor, T. (2024). Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 14(1), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00444-5
  • Untereiner, E., Toboso-Chavero, S., Fariñas, A. V., Madrid-Lopez, C., Villalba, G., & Durany, X. G. (2024). Predicting willingness to pay and implement different rooftop strategies to characterize social perception of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Environmental Research Communications, 6(1), Article 015004. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad1b65
  • Solinger, O. N., Heusinkveld, S., & Cornelissen, J. P. (2024). Redefining concepts to build theory: A repertoire for conceptual innovation. Human Resource Management Review, 34(1), Article 100988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100988
  • Petrovics, D., Huitema, D., Giezen, M., & Vis, B. (2024). Scaling mechanisms of energy communities: A comparison of 28 initiatives. Global Environmental Change, 84, Article 102780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102780
  • Morell-Delgado, G., Talens Peiró, L., & Toboso-Chavero, S. (2024). Revealing the management of municipal textile waste and citizen practices: The case of Catalonia. Science of the Total Environment, 907, Article 168093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168093
  • Marti, E., Lawrence, T. B., & Steele, C. W. J. (2024). Constructing Envelopes: How Institutional Custodians Can Tame Disruptive Algorithms. Academy of Management Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2019.1343
  • Lashitew, A. A., Branzei, O., & van Tulder, R. (2024). Community Inclusion under Systemic Inequality: How For-Profit Businesses Pursue Social Purpose. Journal of Management Studies, 61(1), 230-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12907
  • Lam, H., Giessner, S. R., Shemla, M., & Werner, M. D. (2024). Leader and leadership loneliness: A review-based critique and path to future research. Leadership Quarterly, Article 101780. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2024.101780
  • Herrmann, A. M., Polzin, F., Held, L., & Dimov, D. (2024). Follow the money: funding acquisition processes of nascent ventures. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 36(3-4), 341-365. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2298997
  • Gaara, A., Kaptein, M., & Berens, G. (2024). It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals' ethical dilemmas. Public Relations Review, 50(1), Article 102418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102418
  • De Schutter, L., & De Cremer, D. (2024). How Counterfactual Fairness Modelling in Algorithms Can Promote Ethical Decision-Making. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 40(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2247624
  • De Jong, M., Joss, S., & Taeihagh, A. (2024). Smart city development as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, Article 123299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123299
  • Cabana, G. C., & Kaptein, M. (2024). Team ethical culture as a coupling mechanism between a well-implemented organizational ethics program and the prevention of unethical behavior in teams. Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12661
  • Barnes, J., Hansen, P., Kamin, T., Golob, U., Darby, S., van der Grijp, N. M., & Petrovics, D. (2024). Creating valuable outcomes: An exploration of value creation pathways in the business models of energy communities. Energy Research and Social Science, 108, Article 103398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103398
  • Athanasopoulou, A., Marti, E., Risi, D., & Schlindwein, E. (Accepted/In press). How Companies Restrain Means–Ends Decoupling: A Comparative Case Study of CSR Implementation. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13043

2023

  • De Moor, T. (2023). Shakeholder society? Social enterprises, citizens and collective action in the community economy.
  • Kaptein, M. (Author). (2023). Teleurgesteld over die nieuwe bestuurscultuur? Elk land krijgt de bestuurscultuur die het verdient. Web publication/site, Nederlands Dagblad. https://www.nd.nl/opinie/columns/1157664/teleurgesteld-over-die-nieuwe-bestuurscultuur-elk-land-krijgt-d
  • Kaptein, M. (Author). (2023). The seven competencies of ESG leaders. Web publication/site https://the-european.eu/story-30470/the-seven-competencies-of-esg-leaders.html
  • van Tulder, R., Giuliani, E., & Álvarez, I. (2023). International Business and the Sustainable Development Goals. Emerald, 17. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1745-8862202317
  • De Bruin Cardoso, I., Kaptein, M., & Meijs, L. C. P. M. (2023). The NGO Halo Effect: How Moral Goodness can Explain Unethical Behavior. ERIM Report Series
  • Kalvapalle, S. (2023). Breaking the conduit: A relational approach to communication in management and entrepreneurship. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Huizinga, K. (2023). The quest for effective regulatory enforcement: A goal-displacement perspective. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Carpentier, P. (2023). A new frontier for the study of the commons: Open-source hardware. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Lückerath-Rovers, M., van Ees, H., Wuisman, I., & Kaptein, M. (Eds.) (2023). Jaarboek Corporate Governance 2023-2024. (14 ed.) Wolters Kluwer.
  • De Moor, T. (2023). Shakeholder society? Social enterprises, citizens and collective action in the community economy. Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). ERIM Inaugural Address Series Research in Management
  • Cornelissen, J. (2023). Foreword by Joep Cornelissen. In Handbook on Digital Corporate Communication (pp. xiii-xiv). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Gaara, A., Kaptein, M., & Berens, G. (2023). It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals’ ethical dilemmas. In 73rd Annual ICA Conference
  • van Tulder, R. (2023). The way forward: Mapping the governance logic of international CSR pathways. In Research Handbook on International Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 480-501). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207040.00039
  • Pires de Almeida, A. F., van Tulder, R., & Rodrigues, S. (2023). Walking the Talk: Making the SDGs Core Business – An Integrated Framework. In International Business and the Sustainable Development Goals (#17 ed., Vol. PIBR series, pp. 49-82). Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1745-886220230000017004
  • Luidens, S., Berens, G., & Reshef, R. (Accepted/In press). Encouraging Sustainable Behavior among Hotel Employees. In P. Foroudi, & M. Jerez-Jerez (Eds.), Technological Adoption and Digital Business Strategy in the Time of the Crisis Emerald Group Publishing.
  • Gubby, H. (2023). IP education: An ethics and sustainability perspective. In Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management (pp. 146-153). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • De Moor, T. (2023). The revival of the commons: Social ‘innovation’ or old-fashioned correction mechanism? In Encyclopedia of Social Innovation (pp. 331–335). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373358.ch59
  • de Jong, M., & Sun, L. (2023). Eco and low-carbon, smart and sponge: Potential and delusion in realising environmental benefits from sustainable city branding. In Handbook on China's Urban Environmental Governance (pp. 186-200). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803922041.00019
  • de Haas, H., & de Bree, M. (2023). Modern Leadership in Regulation; Lessons from Moral Education. In N. Pfeffermann, & M. Schaller (Eds.), New Leadership Communication—Inspire Your Horizon (1 ed., pp. 235-248). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34314-8_19
  • de Bree, M., & Stoopendaal, A. (Accepted/In press). A regulatory perspective on organizational integrity. In Handbook of organizational integrity Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Bridoux, F., & Stoelhorst, JW. (2023). Stakeholder governance: On overcoming the problems in the traditional narrative of capitalism. In T. Talaulicar (Ed.), Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics (pp. 25–47). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880603.00010
  • Bridoux, F., & Stoelhorst, J. W. (2023). Stakeholder governance: On overcoming the problems in the traditional narrative of capitalism. In Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics (pp. 25-47). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Berens, G. (Accepted/In press). Organizational Trust. In K. Podnar (Ed.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Corporate Communication Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Yacoub, M. H., Notenboom, M. L., Melina, G., & Takkenberg, J. J. M. (2023). Surgical Heritage: You Had to Be There, Ross: The Comeback Kid. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.pcsu.2023.10.001
  • Schuermans, A., Boerma, M., Sansoni, G. A., Van Den Eynde, J., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Helbing, W. A., Geva, T., Moons, P., Van De Bruaene, A., & Budts, W. (2023). Exercise in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 109(13), 984-991. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321850
  • Ouacha, M. (2023). Book review: Şebnem Eroğlu. Poverty and International Migration. A Multi-Site and Intergenerational Perspective. International Review of Social History, 68(2), 328 - 331. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859023000275, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859023000275
  • van der Straaten, K., Narula, R., & Giuliani, E. (2023). Publisher Correction: The multinational enterprise, development, and the inequality of opportunities: A research agenda. Journal of International Business Studies, 54(9), 1641. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00628-9
  • Thijssen, C. G. E., Dekker, S., Bons, L. R., Geenen, L. W., Gökalp, A. L., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Mokhles, M. M., Bekkers, J. A., Boersma, E., Bouwens, E., van Kimmenade, R. R. J., & Roos-Hesselink, J. W. (2023). Reply to letter to the editor: “Novel biomarkers associated with thoracic aortic disease”. International Journal of Cardiology, 388, Article 131104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.05.054
  • Rodrigues, S. B., & Child, J. (2023). The role of corporations in addressing non-market institutional voids during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of an emerging economy. Journal of International Business Policy, 6(1), 115-132. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-022-00141-0
  • Phillips, S. D., Bies, A., Guo, C., Smith, D. H., Til, J. V., Milofsky, C., Smith, S. R., Bielefeld, W., Burlingame, D., Handy, F., Brudney, J., Meijs, L., Carman, J., & Piatak, J. (2023). NVSQ: The First Fifty Years, and Beyond. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(1_suppl), 12S-28S. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231152528
  • Notenboom, M. L., Bekkers, J. A., & Takkenberg, J. J. M. (2023). A left-shift in the diameter for prophylactic aneurysmectomy: The right decision for all? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(2), e61-e62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.034
  • Bauwens, T., Reike, D., & Calisto-Friant, M. (2023). Science for sale? Why academic marketization is a problem and what sustainability research can do about it. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 48, Article 100749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100749
  • Zisopoulos, F. K., Steuer, B., Abussafy, R., Toboso Chavero, S., Liu, Z., Tong, X., & Schraven, D. (2023). Informal recyclers as stakeholders in a circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 415(137894), Article 137894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137894
  • Zisopoulos, F. K., Noll, D., SIngh, S., Schraven, D., de Jong, M., Fath, B., Goerner, S., Webster, K., Fiscus, D., & Ulanowicz, R. (2023). Regenerative economics at the service of islands: Assessing the socio-economic metabolism of Samothraki in Greece. Journal of Cleaner Production, 408(137136), Article 137136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137136
  • Ziegler, R., Bauwens, T., Roy, M. J., Teasdale, S., Fourrier, A., & Raufflet, E. (2023). Embedding circularity: Theorizing the social economy, its potential, and its challenges. Ecological Economics, 214, Article 107970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107970
  • Xu, J., & Cornelissen, J. (2023). Disequilibrium and complexity across scales: a patch-dynamics framework for organizational ecology. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), Article 211. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01730-x
  • Werner, M. D., Punzi, M. C., & Turkenburg, A. J. K. (Accepted/In press). Period Power: Organizational Stigma, Multimodality, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Menstrual Products Industry. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12974
  • Wang, B., de Jong, M., van Bueren, E., Ersoy, A., & Meng, Y. (2023). Transit-Oriented Development in China: A Comparative Content Analysis of the Spatial Plans of High-Speed Railway Station Areas. Land, 12(9), Article 1818. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091818
  • Voigt, K. R., Gökalp, A. L., Papageorgiou, G., Bogers, A. J. J. C., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Mokhles, M. M., & Bekkers, J. A. (2023). Male-Female Differences in Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: 25-Year Single Center Results. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 35(2), 300-308. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.01.002
  • Vellema, S., Schouten, G., & Knorringa, P. (2023). Connecting the Concepts of Frugality and Inclusion to Appraise Business Practices in Systems of Food Provisioning: A Kenyan Case Study. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 36(3), Article 16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-023-09913-x
  • van Zanten, J. A., & Rein, B. (2023). Who owns (un)sustainable companies? Examining institutional determinants of sustainable investing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 422, Article 138542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138542
  • van Werven, R., Cornelissen, J., & Bouwmeester, O. (2023). The Relational Dimension of Feedback Interactions: A Study of Early Feedback Meetings Between Entrepreneurs and Potential Mentors. British Journal of Management, 34(2), 873-897. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12615
  • van Maurik Matuk, F. A., Verschuuren, B., Morseletto, P., Krause, T., Ludwig, D., Cooke, S. J., Haverroth, M., Maeesters, M., Mattijssen, T. J. M., Keßler, S., Lanza, T. R., Milberg, E., Ming, L. C., Hernández-Vélez, C. A., da Silva, K. M. T., Souza, M. P. V., Fernandes, J. W., & dos Reis Carvalho, B. L. (2023). Advancing co-production for transformative change by synthesizing guidance from case studies on the sustainable management and governance of natural resources. Environmental Science and Policy, 149, Article 103574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103574
  • van Klingeren, F., & Buskens, V. (2023). Graduated sanctioning, endogenous institutions and sustainable cooperation in common-pool resources: An experimental test. Rationality and Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10434631231219608
  • van Houwelingen, G., & van Dijke, M. (2023). Investing to gain others’ trust: Cognitive abstraction increases prosocial behavior and trust received from others. PLoS ONE, 18(4 April), Article e0284500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284500
  • van Dijke, M., & Leunissen, J. M. (2023). Nostalgia in organizations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49, Article 101540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101540
  • van der Straaten, K., Narula, R., & Giuliani, E. (2023). The multinational enterprise, development, and the inequality of opportunities: A research agenda. Journal of International Business Studies, 54(9), 1623-1640. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00625-y
  • Thijssen, C. G. E., Dekker, S., Bons, L. R., Geenen, L. W., Gökalp, A. L., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Mokhles, M. M., Bekkers, J. A., Boersma, E., Bouwens, E., van Kimmenade, R. R. J., & Roos-Hesselink, J. W. (2023). Novel biomarkers associated with thoracic aortic disease. International Journal of Cardiology, 378, 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.02.006
  • Song, Y., de Jong, M., Stead, D., & Liu, Z. (2023). Developing Xiong’an New Area: A new regime for space production in China’s national technopole? Global Public Policy and Governance, 3(3), 292-308. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43508-023-00076-z
  • Reynolds, N. S., & Lander, M. W. (2023). From Building and Preserving to Eroding Trust: A Multi-level Analysis. Group and Organization Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011231190155
  • Reshef, R., & Gutschow, M. (2023). YidTakNL Corpus: 18th– 19th Centuries Regulations of the High German Jewish Community in Holland. Journal of Open Humanities Data, 9(29), 1-6. Article 29. https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.161
  • Prats López, M., Rijpma, A., Moor, T. D., & Reijerink, J. (Accepted/In press). Behind the Crowdsourcing Platform: Assessing Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Instruments. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231212839
  • Pillai, K. G., Sharma, P., Cornelissen, J., Zhang, Y., & Nair, S. R. (2023). Theorising the dark side of interorganizational relationships: an extension. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 38(12), 2578-2588. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-01-2021-0041
  • Pazienza, M., de Jong, M., & Schoenmaker, D. (2023). Why Corporate Sustainability Is Not Yet Measured. Sustainability (Switzerland), 15(7), Article 6275. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076275
  • Noori, N., Hoppe, T., De Jong, M., & Stamhuis, E. (2023). Transplanting good practices in Smart City development: A step-wise approach. Government Information Quarterly, 40(2), Article 101802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101802
  • Morseletto, P., & Haas, W. (2023). A call for high-quality data to foster a decisive transformation towards a circular economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 197, Article 107092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107092
  • Morseletto, P. (2023). Sometimes linear, sometimes circular: states of the economy and transitions to the future. Journal of Cleaner Production, 390, Article 136138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136138
  • Meccanici, F., Bom, A. W., Knol, W. G., Gökalp, A. L., Thijssen, C. G. E., Bekkers, J. A., Geuzebroek, G. S. C., Mokhles, M. M., van Kimmenade, R. R. J., Budde, R. P. J., Takkenberg, J. J. M., & Roos-Hesselink, J. W. (2023). Male-female differences in thoracic aortic diameters at presentation of acute type A aortic dissection. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 49, Article 101290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101290
  • McGuire, J., De Cremer, D., Hesselbarth, Y., De Schutter, L., Mai, K. M., & Van Hiel, A. (2023). The reputational and ethical consequences of deceptive chatbot use. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 16246. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41692-3
  • Mato-Santiso, V., Rey Garcia, M., Meijs, L., & Krasnopolskaya, I. (2023). Valuing and enhancing episodic volunteerability for sustainable volunteer management. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 1-25. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080521X16895878077994
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  • Ma, W., de Jong, M., Zisopoulos, F. K., & Hoppe, T. (2023). Introducing a classification framework to urban waste policy: Analysis of sixteen zero-waste cities in China. Waste Management, 165, 94-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.04.012
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  • Kaptein, M. (2023). Developing a framework for determining when a company should introduce a new ethical norm. Business and Society Review, 128(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/basr.12297
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The department of Business-Society Management contributes to the curriculum of both the Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration (IBA) programme and the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Bedrijfskunde) programme.

Masters in Global Business & Sustainability

Understanding the global challenges of sustainability is a vital skill for any future leader.  Sustainability issues such as climate change, global inequality, social injustice and resource scarcity are amongst those central to the corporate strategy of today’s multinational businesses.  These concerns of the wider society undoubtedly carry threats to the way in which many businesses currently operate, but they equally present new business opportunities to provide solutions and take advantage of a rapidly changing business world.

Our MSc Global Business & Sustainability is designed specifically for a new generation of leaders with the capacity to think critically about the sustainability challenges facing business and society both locally and globally.  In this programme we bring students into close contact with the global frontrunners in corporate sustainability, with governmental organisations and with the non-profit sector.   Our graduates gain theoretical knowledge alongside enhance managerial capabilities and skills to prepare for an international business career with meaningful impact in a wide variety of sectors.

Should you have any questions related to the content of our programme, please do not hesitate to visit us or to contact our MScBA coordinator, who will be happy to answer any of your questions.   

– Dr. Marius van Dijke. - department chair

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