Students visit baker, data company and NEC: how sustainable are they?
How sustainable are companies in Nijmegen? First-year business administration students visited numerous companies in the city to find out. Student Mart Polman and associate professor of Strategic Management Stefan Breet tell us more.
Pressure on infrastructure can only be sustained if demand changes
The pressure on infrastructure cannot be sustainably resolved by increasing supply. Something needs to change in terms of demand. That is the core of the SPINES research project, for which Radboud researchers have received 1.2 million euros.
“My research helps me to remain hopeful”
Together with colleagues from Switzerland, Bareerah Hafeez Hoorani, Assistant Professor in Qualitative Research, is developing a methodology to get to the heart of complex problems.
1.2 million euros for SPINES research project to strengthen infrastructure
Roads, the electricity grid, drinking water: the Dutch infrastructure is creaking at the seams. Supply can barely keep up with demand, but it keeps trying. Is there another way? That question is central to the SPINES research project.
Why you should listen to your own people as an organisation in unstable times
Organisations that want to successfully adapt to a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment would do well to utilise the knowledge of their own employees. This is evident from research conducted by Mirjam Goudsmit and others.
'Consumers should not have to think about whether a child made their trousers'
Working conditions in the garment industry are degrading, but there is now a major shift in how Western companies deal with this. Nora Lohmeyer is researching how these companies are implementing new regulations around human rights due diligence.
NSvP Valorisation Grant for research into the value of practically trained professionals in Learning Communities
This year's NSvP PhD Valorisation Grant has been awarded to Wouter van Zwol, who, together with Amber Kornet (Saxion University of Applied Sciences), is starting a project focused on a current social labour market issue.
Research into more effective interorganisational collaboration in complex societal challenges
In their paper, Van de Sande, Lauche, Blazevic and Ziggers investigate how organisations can collaborate more effectively across organisational boundaries when tackling complex societal challenges.
In the lecture hall or online: students perform equally well
For academic performance, it doesn’t matter whether students attend a lecture in person, stream it, or watch it later. The key is that they choose for themselves and actively participate. This is shown by research from Tilburg and Radboud University.
Beatrice van der Heijden receives Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award
The Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award is presented annually to the author(s) of the outstanding refereed article in Human Resource Development Quarterly. Van der Heijden has received this award, among others, for the year 2024.
Residential care communities: the future of elderly care under the microscope
Residential care communities are a booming business. What are the preconditions for this new organisational form? Lander Vermeerbergen and Patrick Vermeulen have started two research projects to get a handle on this.
The hidden costs of war: restoring agricultural lands will cost billions
The war in Ukraine is not only taking lives but also destroying vast areas of farmland. Together with colleagues, Killian McCarthy, associate professor of Strategy, mapped and quantified the damage.
'We ensure resource security in the region'
With the ‘Circular Top Region Arnhem Nijmegen’ project, associate professor Sjors Witjes and director of Lifeport@ Kristie Lamers hope to drive the transition to a circular economy.
Vera Blažević appointed Professor of Digital Marketing
As of February 15, 2025, Vera Blažević has been appointed Professor of Digital Marketing at the Nijmegen School of Management.
Why do supermarket shelves sometimes stay empty on purpose?
Conflicts between manufacturers and supermarkets are increasingly common, resulting in shelves being left empty more often. How do these conflicts arise, what are the consequences and what can parties do when in conflict?
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Keeping truck drivers on the road requires good managers
The transport sector is under pressure. Absenteeism among truck drivers is high, the labour market tight. Wouter van Zwol, PhD candidate in strategic personnel management, investigates how to keep truck drivers sustainably employable.
University lecturer Claudia Gross to be heard in AD podcast about IM Mastery Academy
The six-part podcast ‘The insane promise’ by the AD and affiliated regional newspapers tells the story of parents and young people who were influenced by IM Mastery Academy.
Dirk Vriens, Lorenz Verelst and Patrick Vermeulen monitor project ‘De Buurt als Ecosysteem'
Radboud University researchers Dirk Vriens, Lorenz Verelst and Patrick Vermeulen will monitor the recently launched project De Buurt als Ecosysteem.
How can municipalities improve their organisation?
Due to an increase in tasks, a tight labour market, less budget and citizens who are becoming more vocal, municipalities are struggling with the structure of their organisation. Anne-Linde Oldenhof investigates how structure relates to costs.
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Sjors Witjes publishes book ‘Framing the Economy of the Future’
Sjors Witjes, associate professor of Strategy at Nijmegen School of Management, has published the book ‘Framing the Economy of the Future’ in collaboration with Niels Faber, of Hanzehogeschool and associate professor at the University of Groningen.
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