Giorgio Touburg , MSc

Academic Researcher

Department of Organisation and Personnel Management

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Human Resource Excellence

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Giorgio Touburg is a postdoctoral researcher at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).

He has a background in sociology (urban studies), obtaining both his bachelor’s and master’s degree from Erasmus University. He is finishing his dissertation on performativity in management theory and practice.

Prior to joining RSM, he conducted and coordinated research on knowledge migration. He has published articles and book reviews in both Dutch and international peer-reviewed journals.

At RSM, Giorgio has taught and coordinated a course on cross-cultural management and lectured about Dutch culture. Before joining RSM, he taught classes on academic skills, urban sociology, organizational sociology, and globalization.

He is currently employed on PROPHETS, an EU-wide research consortium that studies online radicalization.

In addition to his work at RSM, Giorgio frequently writes op-ed pieces and columns.

Professional experience

Academic Researcher

Erasmus University Rotterdam
RSM - Rotterdam School of Management
Department of Organisation and Personnel Management

Publications

Key Publications (3)

G. Touburg (2016). Why Managers Should Not Treat Nationality as ‘Software of the Mind’. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge. Retrieved from http://discovery.rsm.nl/articles/detail/259-why-managers-should-not-treat-nationality-as-software-of-the-mind/
G. Touburg (2016). National Habitus: An Antidote to the Resilience of Hofstede’s ‘National Culture’? Journal of Organizational Change Management, 29 (1), 81-92. doi: 10.1108/JOCM-11-2015-0219
J.P.L. Burgers & G. Touburg (2013). International Mobility of Professional Knowledge from the Global South: Indian IT Workers in the Netherlands. Global networks : a journal of transnational affairs, 13 (4), 517-534. doi: 10.1111/glob.12012

Professional Publications (5)

G. Touburg (2019). Geert Hofstede: verguisd of gevierd? Sociologie Magazine, 27 (1), 10-11. [go to publisher's site]
G. Touburg (2018). Talking Globalisation into Being. (blog). CESAM Blog. (available: 14 Aug 2018).
G. Touburg (2016). Why Managers Should Not Treat Nationality as ‘Software of the Mind’. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge. Retrieved from http://discovery.rsm.nl/articles/detail/259-why-managers-should-not-treat-nationality-as-software-of-the-mind/
H.B. Entzinger & G. Touburg (2011). Terug naar Curaçao? Hoog opgeleide Curaçaoënaars voor de keuze. (Extern rapport). Rotterdam: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam [go to publisher's site]
G. Touburg (2010). Soft Skills, Tacit Ties: An Explorative Case Study about the Relationship between Knowledge Types and Migration Patterns (Report for the IHS). (Intern rapport). Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Scholarly Publications (11)

G. Touburg & J.P.J.M. Essers (2019). Mythologizing Management: A Mythographic Analysis of the Case Method. 11th International Critical Management Studies Conference: Milton Keynes (2019, juni 28).
G. Touburg & J.P.J.M. Essers (2018). Mythologizing Management: A Mythographic Analysis of the Case Method. 7th International Conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research: Barcelona (2018, maart 26).
G. Touburg (2016). National Habitus: An Antidote to the Resilience of Hofstede’s ‘National Culture’? Journal of Organizational Change Management, 29 (1), 81-92. doi: 10.1108/JOCM-11-2015-0219
G. Touburg & R. Veenhoven (2015). Mental Health Care and Average Happiness: Strong Effect in Developed Nations. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 42 (4), 394-404. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0579-8
J.P.L. Burgers & G. Touburg (2013). International Mobility of Professional Knowledge from the Global South: Indian IT Workers in the Netherlands. Global networks : a journal of transnational affairs, 13 (4), 517-534. doi: 10.1111/glob.12012
G. Touburg & C.I.S.G. Lee (2013). Tacit Knowledge Transfer through Global Narratives. 5th International Conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research: Barcelona (2013, maart 25).
G. Touburg (2013). Culture and Actionable Knowledge: Proximities and Transfers. 12th Annual IACCM Conference: Rotterdam (2013, juni 20).
J.P.L. Burgers & G. Touburg (2012). De overkomst van kenniswerkers uit niet-westerse landen naar geavanceerde economieën: Indiase IT professionals in Nederland. Sociologie, 8 (2), 248-268. doi: 10.5117/SOC2012.2.BOHE
G. Touburg (2012). Boekbespreking. [Bespreking van het boek Integratie én uit de gratie? Perspectieven van Marokkaans-Nederlandse jongvolwassenen]. Mens en Maatschappij, 87(4), 439-442. doi: 10.5117/MEM2012.4.TOUB
G. Touburg (2011). Soft Skills, Tacit Ties: Exploring the Role of Non-Geographical Proximities in International Knowledge Transfer. RC21 Annual Conference: Amsterdam (2011, juli 8).
J.P.L. Burgers, G. Touburg & W. Sonneveld (2011). Indiase kenniswerkers binnen Capgemini: het bedrijf als 'nabijheid'. Dag van de Sociologie: Ghent (2011, mei 26).

Semi Scientific Publications (37)

G. Touburg (2017). Stemmen met gebalde vuisten. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (6), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Academic Correctness. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (5), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Academische correctheid. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (5), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Let's Get Rid of the Bloody Things. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (10), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Hard reset. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (9), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Hard Reset. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (9), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Afschaffen die hap. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (10), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Deze column zal je verbazen! Erasmus Magazine, 20 (7), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Geleende tijd. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (8), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Borrowed Time. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (8), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Voting with Clenched Fists. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (6), 15.
G. Touburg (2017). Hoe De Correspondent racisten legitimeert en critici de mond snoert. (blog). Frontaal Naakt. (available: 24 Mar 2017).
G. Touburg (2017). This Column Will Change Your Life! Erasmus Magazine, 20 (7), 15.
G. Touburg (2016). Intolerant Atheism. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (4), 11.
G. Touburg (2016). It's All Gone Pea-Shaped! Erasmus Magazine, 20 (3), 15.
G. Touburg (2016). Snertwerk. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (3), 15.
G. Touburg (2016). Gonorrhea or Cholera. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (2), 15.
G. Touburg (2016). Gesubsidieerd apenkooien. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (1), 15.
G. Touburg (2016). Schiebroek. In J. Kerklaan & O. Vijfvinkel (Eds.), Groots Rotterdam scheurkalender 2017. Duiven: DrukwerkMAX
G. Touburg (2016). Spamfilter. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (10), 11.
G. Touburg (2016). Reality check. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (9), 8.
G. Touburg (2016). Innovatie. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (8), 34.
G. Touburg (2016). Rijdende trein. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (7), 8.
G. Touburg (2016). Dubbel genaaid. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (6), 8.
G. Touburg (2016). Echokamers. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (5), 8.
G. Touburg (2016). Hoe de media zich inspannen om Jeremy Corbyn uit te schakelen. (blog). Frontaal Naakt. (available: 25 Aug 2016).
G. Touburg (2016). Daan Roosegaarde bij College Tour: narcist of slachtoffer? (blog). Joop. (available: 21 Feb 2016).
G. Touburg (2016). Wild and Subsidised Fun. Erasmus Magazine, 20 (1), 15.
G. Touburg (2015). Quiet Forces. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (4), 20.
G. Touburg (2015). Zelffelicitatie. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (3), 8.
G. Touburg (2015). Trots. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (2), 8.
G. Touburg (2015). Guilt trip. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (1), 8.
G. Touburg (2015). Stille krachten. Erasmus Magazine, 19 (4), 20.
G. Touburg (2015). Hypocriete borstklopperij. (blog). Republiek Allochtonië. (available: 14 Jan 2015).
G. Touburg (2015). Saskia Sassen: "Rotterdam niet als bedrijfskundige managen": interview met socioloog Saskia Sassen. (blog). Vers Beton. (available: 29 Jun 2015).
G. Touburg (2014). Ordehandhavers op CS zijn lemmings. (blog). Vers Beton. (available: 16 Jul 2014).
G. Touburg (2014). Golf van afschuw over Wilders: too little, too late. (blog). The Post Online. (available: 23 Mar 2014).

Recognitions

Editorial positions (6)

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Occasional Reviewer
BMC Public Health

Occasional Reviewer
Sociologie

Occasional Reviewer
SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Occasional Reviewer
Academy of Management Proceedings

Ad Hoc Reviewer
BMJ Open

Occasional Reviewer

Side positions (8)

IMISCOE
RC21
NSV
IACCM
ERIM PhD Council

Vice-chairman
Vers Beton

Member of the scientific editorial team
Erasmus Magazine

Columnist
AOM

member

Media

Media items

'Docent = eikel', universiteiten klaar met snoeiharde studentenkritiek

Giorgio Touburg, PhD Candidate at RSM, has given his opinion in an article bij NOS. The article states that some universities are debating whether to change their course evaluation method, as some evaluations by students seem to…
NOS.nl Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Hoe De Correspondent racisten legitimeert en critici de mond snoert

Sometimes understanding contact between opposing beliefs leads to something beautiful. As Abdel Karim El Fassi showed in his trilogy about the political tensions in the country in talks with several "ordinary citizens". The…
Frontaal Naakt Friday, 24 March 2017
Deze column zal je verbazen! This column wil change your life!

In the USA "fake news" is a topic of much debate. Many commentators blame websites like Breitbart for Trump's victory. Breitbart's headlines include gems such as "Birth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy" and "Gay Rights…
Erasmus Magazine Thursday, 23 March 2017
Stemmen met gebalde vuisten

Giorgio Touburg mainly sees 'cynical politics determined by focus groups'. "So when you enter a polling station, please take some time to consider what is really arousing your anger."
Erasmus Magazine Thursday, 23 February 2017
Voting with clenched fists

Giorgio Touburg mainly sees 'cynical politics determined by focus groups'. "So when you enter a polling station, please take some time to consider what is really arousing your anger."
Erasmus Magazine Thursday, 23 February 2017
Reacties op motie Duisenberg: ‘Er heerst een verstikkende consensus op de universiteit’

A majority of the House wants to know if there is self-censorship and lack of diversity of perspectives "at Dutch universities. EM asked three scientists what they think of such research including Giorgio Touburg.
Erasmus Magazine Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Intolerant atheism

'By allowing only one interpretation of the Quran, some atheists ironically commit the same mistake as the fanatics they claim to be combatting'
Erasmus Magazine Wednesday, 21 December 2016
It’s all gone pea-shaped!

A dear member of Mr Touburg's family, said some time ago that the company for which they worked was in a downward spiral. Cutbacks and layoffs appeared inevitable, leading to the necessary unrest among workers. Hence, a group of…
EM Friday, 25 November 2016
Snertwerk

A dear member of Mr Touburg's family, said some time ago that the company for which they worked was in a downward spiral. Cutbacks and layoffs appeared inevitable, leading to the necessary unrest among workers. Hence, a group of…
EM Friday, 25 November 2016
Gonorrhea or Cholera

An analysis of the election campaigning in America and the consequences of such.
Erasmus Magazine Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Gesubsidieerd apenkooien

Giorgio Touburg columnist and former sorority member, discusses student associations as cultural heritage.
Erasmus Magazine Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Hoe de media zich inspannen om Jeremy Corbyn uit te schakelen

An article written by Giorgio Touburg regarding how people and the media conspired to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from becoming priminister and reduce his power.
Frontaal Naakt Thursday, 25 August 2016
Spam filter

Columnist Giorgio Touburg notices a flyer ban for political parties on the EUR camps, but at the same time companies and people of certain persuasions can speak out freely.
Erasmus Magazine Saturday, 23 July 2016
Promovendi op het podium

Theater Walhalla organized an event where promovendi could take the stage to answer any questions of the public. Giorgio Touburg was one of them answering questions on cultural diversity in companies.
TU Delta Monday, 27 June 2016
Innovatie

Giorgio Touburg provides a critical analysis of the often positive connotation of innovation and Uber. This often overshadows the negative effects innovations such as Uber might cause.
Erasmus Magazine Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Daan Roosegaarde bij College Tour: narcist of slachtoffer?

Giorgio Touburg starting the discussion on whether Daan Roosegaarde posed as a narcissist or a victim at the College Tour event.
Joop.nl Sunday, 21 February 2016
Driemaal Scheepsrecht: de gelukkige Rotterdammer?

A Whatsapp discussion on the current affairs in Rotterdam, focusing on the news that residents in Rotterdam are the happiest in the Netherlands. Giorgio Touburg is one of the participants.
Vers Beton Friday, 19 February 2016
Dubbel genaaid

Giorgio Touburg on the discussion of how much the goverment should intervent with innovation as private and public interests intertwine.
Erasmus Magazine Wednesday, 17 February 2016